Love Island star goes viral after explosive debate with Joe Rogan on his podcast and reinventing himself with new career

LOVE Island star Chris Williamson has gone viral almost a decade after he entered the villa – thanks to a theory about the Giza pyramids.

Chris, who also appeared on dating show Take Me Out, has completely reinvented himself following his reality star days and is now a millionaire.

The club promoter-turned-entrepreneur, 37, has earned the bulk of his fortune through his podcast, Modern Wisdom.

The podcast has a staggering 3.5million subscribers on YouTube alone, with millions more listeners on other streaming services, and it has seen Chris interview more than 100 New York Times bestsellers.

But Chris has now been propelled to an even wider audience following a debate about the ancient Egyptian pyramids.

Swapping sides, Chris appeared on Joe Rogan‘s hugely successful podcast – The Joe Rogan Experience – and they ended up chatting about a new and wild debate.

It has been claimed in a bombshell study that an ancient city is lying underneath the Pyramids of Giza.

Researchers claimed to have made the“groundbreaking” discoveryafterusing Synthetic Aperture Radartechnologyto explore what lies below them.

However, one of Egypt‘s top ancient history experts has slammed the underground city claims as “fake news”.

Chris said to US podcaster Joe: “Talking of pyramids, this new pyramid s*** that's come out is insane.”

Joe replied: “This is insane. So apparently, through the use of radar, they have discovered that there are enormous structures underneath the Great Pyramid that go kilometres deep into the earth with coils.

“So enormous pillars and these coils. They don't understand what it is. But whatever this is, it is a uniform structure.

“There are several pillars and all of this is very, very, very, weird.

Chris chipped in: “They are 600m descending down, there's cylinders and there's more stuff below it.

“And then there's additional structures inside of it. Yeah, that was crazy.”

Chris' chat with Joe has now been viewed more than 1.6million times on YouTube in less than three days.

Commenting on the podcast, one fan said: “Chris Williamson is a top-tier guest who really brings out the best from Joe.”

Another added: “Feels like Chris is interviewing Joe. His tact of reversing the questions and listening to Joe give his opinion is absolutely brilliant.”

Flying Eze told last month about Chris' incredible transformation from reality star club promoter to a successful millionaire and interviewer.

Chris appeared in the first series of Love Island, starring alongside Josh Ritchie,Hannah ElizabethandLuis Morrison, in 2015.

He coupled up with three women in two weeks but, ultimately, it didn’t work out for them and he was dumped from the villa.

Chris does not look back fondly on his time on Love Island, stating in a chat with Saida Khan he was “pretty bored” and having an ‘”existential crisis” while in the villa.

Love Island winners - where they are now

EVERY year Love Island opens its doors to more sexy Islanders who are hoping for a holiday romance that could turn into more.

Here we take you through all of the Love Island winners so far and what their relationship statuses are now:

2025 – The second series of All Stars saw Gabby Allen and Case O'Gorman scoop the crown. STATUS: Still together.

2024 – The summer Love Island saw Mimii NgulubeandJosh Oyinsanwere crowned the winners. STATUS: Broken up.

2024 – The first ever All stars spin off show was won by Molly Smith and Tom Clare. STATUS: Still together.

2023 – Jess Harding and Sammy Root took home the 50k, and won the summer 2023 Love Island. STATUS: Broken up.

2023 – The first series of 2023 saw Sanam Harrinanan and Kai Fagan crowned Love Island winners in South Africa. STATUS: Still together.

2022 – Davide Sanclimenti and Ekin-Su CülcüloÄŸlu's time in the villa was anything but a smooth ride, but they managed to win the public's hearts – and the ITV2 reality show. STATUS: Broken up.

2021 – Liam Reardon and Millie Court were announced winners of Love Island 2021. STATUS: Still together.

2020 – The first ever winter Love Island saw Paige Turley and Finn Tapp crowned winners after falling in love on the show. STATUS: Broken up.

2019 – Series 5 saw Tommy Fury and Molly-Mae Hague runners up to winners Greg O'Shea and Amber Gill, who met in the last few days of the series. STATUS: Broken up.

2018 – It wasn't surprising fan favourites Jack Fincham and Dani Dyer won the show, as they were strong throughout. But sadly things didn't last. STATUS: Broken up.

2017 – Kem Cetinay and Amber Davies had lots of ups and downs in the villa but went on to win. STATUS: Broken up.

2016 – Nathan Massey and Cara De La Hoyde were together from the start of the series, and since they won the show they've had two kids and are married. STATUS: Still together.

2015 – Despite poor Jess Hayes being Max Morley's second choice on the show, they did win – but they didn't last as a couple. STATUS: Broken up.

He told the BBC: “I was living this persona of the professional party boy – the big name on campus, the guy with the hair out front [of the club], that wanted people to need him, that thought he had found the culture and industry he belonged in.

“Then I got on to Love Island and had nowhere to hide from people who were the person I was pretending to be.

“I was there with people who were genuinely extroverted, outgoing, party people. And I was just playing a role...

“I'd convinced myself [Love Island] was something that made me finally belong. And I didn't belong.”