Who is Colin Furze and how many Guinness World Records does the YouTube star hold?

Publish date: 2024-05-08

COLIN Furze is an inventor, stuntman and internet personality who has broken five world records and amassed more than a billion views on his YouTube channel.

The zany inventor loves to come up with ideas and build them into unconventional contraptions such as a 2m-tall social-distancing bike, a car fitted with James Bond-style flame throwers, vacuum-cleaner shoes and the world's fastest loo.

Who is Colin Furze?

Furze is a former plumber who from an early age has been fascinated by science and gifted in the art of building. As a child, he had already begun making underground dens and treehouses.

Using his experience in plumbing and engineering, he joined the short-lived series Gadget Geeks on Sky 1 and has since been building quirky DIY inventions and gadgets.

Now 41, Furze, from Stamford, Lincolnshire lives with his wife Charlotte Stapling and son Jake.

He discovered YouTube in 2007 and started sharing his inventions via the platform starting off with his wall of death ramp.

Furze also created a secret bunker 10ft under his back garden in partnership with Sky 1's new show 'You, Me and the Apocalypse', which airs on Wednesdays at 9pm.

He spent two months building the 16ft x 20ft man cave underneath the garden of his modest semi-detached house.

He also won Cuprinol's Shed of the Year 2020 for his back garden shed, situated above the bunker - where he has his workshop.

How many Guinness World Records does Colin Furze have?

Furze has broken five world records, according to his website.

They include world's largest bonfire, longest motorcycle, fastest mobility scooter, fastest pram and fastest dodgem.

He wrote: "As you can see from the records I've achieved, I like to push the boundaries on what is expected of usual events, vehicles and travel systems."

Who is Colin Furze's wife?

Colin Furze has been dating Charlotte Stapling since 2006.

Charlotte Stapling said she is used to watching her boyfriend create mad-cap contraptions but the mother says she doesn't fancy testing out his new 50mph pram just yet.

Does Colin Furze have children?

The pair have one son together, named Jake. He is already the beneficiary of his dad's wild ideas and inventions.

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Furze has built his son a giant Star Wars AT-ACT in their back garden.

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