Britain's Got Talent judge KSI has sparked outrage after a resurfaced video shows him joking about hitting pregnant women. The 32-year-old former boxer, rapper, and YouTuber, whose real name is Olajide Olayinka Williams Olatunji, first appeared on the ITV competition in February 2025 as a guest panelist before returning this year as a permanent replacement for Bruno Tonioli, who left due to scheduling conflicts.
The controversial clip, originally posted in 2017, features KSI's mother, Yinka Olatunji, urging him to use a condom. In response, KSI says, 'If she gets pregnant I'll just punch the baby.' When his mother scolds him, he adds, 'I'm kidding, I'm kidding, I'm not going to do that, Jesus.'
Domestic violence charity Women's Aid condemned the remarks. Veronica Oakeshott told The Sun: 'Comments like this are never acceptable to make, even if it is meant as a joke. It's a sad truth that pregnant women are even more likely than other women to experience domestic abuse. Such 'jokes' make this kind of criminal behaviour, which women do experience, seem less serious, and indeed life-threatening, than it is.'
A source close to KSI told the tabloid: 'The video dates back nearly a decade and like many people — as they have grown older — KSI looks back on that time with deep regret and recognises his language was both stupid and wrong. KSI has grown and matured significantly since then, and those words do not reflect whatsoever who he is today and the values he holds.'
The video was removed from KSI's YouTube channel after The Sun approached him for comment. This is not the first time KSI's past has caused controversy. In 2023, he used a racial slur during a Countdown-themed game show. In 2013, he faced a sexism scandal after making lewd comments to women at a gaming convention, including asking one woman 'where are your breasts?' He was also criticized for videos where he called women 'sluts' and was accused of trivializing rape.
In 2020, KSI admitted regretting some of his earlier videos, telling The Guardian: 'Obviously I'm not proud of it. But whenever you post something on the internet, it's there forever. So you can hide from it, pretend it doesn't exist. Or, you know, hit it head on, realise why it was a mistake.'
Metro.co.uk has approached KSI for further comment on this story.
