Who is Lewis Clark?
Lewis Clark is a content creator from south west London who came to prominence with fitness content in 2022, soon after he was released from prison after 8 years in early 2022.
Lewis Clark’s Content Creator Career
Lewis Clark started creating fitness content from his days in prison. Following on from this he launched a YouTube channel based around this and comedy.
GYMBARZ
In April 2022 Lewis Clark launched GYMBARZ, a YouTube channel in which his flagship show involves him interviewing personalities and taking part in workouts. He has also published a documentary based around his life story, created by KRN TV.
Lewis Clark’s Media Appearances
Lewis Clark has shared aspects of his life story on a number of different platforms.
- KRN TV (2022)
- Chiso Lifts (2022)
- Anything Goes with James English (2022)
- The Taboo Room (2022)
- RTM Podcast (2022)
- Paul Stansbury Podcast (2022)
- Switchback (2022)
- Anything Goes with James English (2022)
- More to the Endz (2023)
- Eventful Lives (2023)
- The BlueTick Show (2023)
- Real Talk Tru Stories (2023)
Lewis Clark’s Personal Life
Lewis Clark’s Life
Lewis Clark grew up Battersea in south London. He and his family moved between south London and Surrey in his youth before settling on Patmore Estate in Battersea.
Lewis grew up with his mum, older brother Terry and younger brother Alphie. His father was in prison for much of his youth (after having been involved in an armed robbery in Hatton Garden and other cases). His father encouraged him to find a trade, despite his own criminal activity. His older brother was involved in crime too.
Lewis attended St. George’s Primary School, where he met future rapper Timbar.
He has admitted that he struggled through school and left before sitting his GCSEs age 15.
Among Lewis’ associates as a youth was the rapper Blade Brown.
Lewis used to box, after leaving prison. He participated in two white collar bouts and was nicknamed Iron at the time.
In 2009 Lewis witnessed the shooting of his older brother Terry and his friend in a gang related incident. At the time Lewis believed his brother had died after being hit by multiple bullets. Terry survived the incident. Lewis was also present when a bouncer was shot in the head and killed next to him in his local area. As a result of both shootings Lewis has suffered from PTSD.
Lewis earned personal training qualifications in prison and gained further qualifications in the time since his release.
Lewis met his current partner while in prison – she approached him via Instagram. He has a daughter from a previous relationship.
Lewis Clark’s Criminal History
Lewis was involved in selling cannabis from at least age 14. Much of the dealing was conducted on a pedal bike in the local area.
From 2002 to 2010 Lewis was a member of the local O-Tray 1 (031) gang. Other prominent members include Tanna (who was also a founding member of PDC in Brixton). The gang was also closely associated with the G-Street, a music collective which included local people involved in street crime. G-Street is named after Gaskell Street, where many of the gang members were from.
In 2005 Lewis was arrested for his first botched robbery attempt and received a three-year sentence and spent 18 months inside. Within six weeks of his release he was arrested for possession of controlled substances with intent to supply and was sentenced for 10 months in prison. Soon after he was at a studio with a number of people including Flow Dan when he was arrested and later charged with murder. He was ultimately found not guilty.
In 2014 Lewis and his father were involved in a cash-in-transit robbery. Despite evading police at the time, they were charged several months later. Lewis received a 17-year sentence, for which he served 8 years in prison. The first year of the sentence was spent with his father as his cellmate. He was released in January 2022.
Lewis has spent time in prisons including Feltham, Portland, Rochester, Belmarsh, Brixton, Wandsworth, Wormwood Scrubs, Highpoint, Coldingley, Spring Hill, High Down and Onley. In his time he met a number of personalities including Tiny Boost and Bouncer. The latter had attempted to steal his drug supply from him years prior.
Lewis has spoken about meeting and befriending people he used to have gang rivalries with whilst in prison.
Lewis admits that he regrets the decisions he made in his youth, particularly the gang warfare which to some extent has continued to another generation in the area. Many of his friends and his father have received life sentences.
