The YouTube prankster who gatecrashed the BAFTAs has revealed how he evaded safety by merely placing on a excessive vis jacket to finish up on stage with the forged of Oppenheimer, MailOnline can reveal.
Raphyun Lizwa, 21, mentioned he deliberate the stunt from his bed room at his mom’s residence in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire – and was shocked that he was in a position to pose as a safety guard to get on stage subsequent to Cillian Murphy and producer Emma Thomas as they accepted the award for Best Film – with Prince William wanting on.
The YouTube prankster says he was by no means questioned by actual safety members.
Speaking solely to MailOnline, he mentioned: ‘So I got here into the BAFTAs, I walked in, my plan was to stroll as a safety guard.
‘I merely simply wore a Hi Vis, appeared for an entrance, and simply bought in. I had a swimsuit beneath and I had a Hi Vis on prime,’ he advised MailOnline.
YouTube prankster Raphyun Lizwa is pictured on stage on the BAFTAs with the forged of Oppenheimer after evading safety to get into the occasion by simply carrying a hello vis jacket
Raphyun, 21, who makes use of the YouTube moniker Lizwani, videoed himself moving into the star-studded occasion in London the place there was a bunch of star together with Prince Williams
The prankster advised MailOnline how he thought up the stunt in his bed room at his mum’s home in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Raphyun Lizwa, 21, mentioned he deliberate the stunt from his bed room at his mom’s residence in Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire
‘The confidence I had with it. You have to recollect folks at work are simply standing round – you see somebody and you are not going to actually assume I’ve to see his credentials. The Hi Vis, that yellow jacket, the vest, type of [has] sufficient quantity. So when you’re at work, getting paid £12.00 an hour, it is similar to ”oh, one other employees member.”’
Lizwani, who lives at residence along with his mom, mentioned he deliberate the complete stunt from the consolation of his bed room.
‘I stay at residence – I deliberate it from my room. Sometimes I’d go exterior, and when you take a look at my previous movies there’re occasions when I’ll analysis, it simply relies upon actually,’ he mentioned.
‘How I plan it from my room is not extraordinarily detailed. It’s so fundamental you would not even perceive. I’d actually lie on my mattress or lie at my desk, go on Twitter, kind in BAFTA, take a look at a few photographs after which go yeah I’d go there tomorrow.
‘People assume I’m at residence and I’m this mastermind genius, who has all these blue prints on my wall, that is by no means the case. Like it is not that detailed.’
Lizwani was seen smirking as he bought up on stage among the many forged and crew of Oppenheimer, showing to belong among the many crowd of stars.
‘Obviously it was nerve-racking however I really feel like as quickly as I stepped onto the stage it type of simply went away,’ he mentioned.
‘I did not actually converse to anybody, I did not actually say something, however primarily with the BAFTAs was simply me strolling in and being assured actually.
‘I would like folks to know just like the message behind me doing these movies, is not like, I’m not like a menace who’s attempting to harm folks, or attempting to […] injure folks.’
The prankster has accomplished a variety of stunts beforehand, moving into the Premier League match between Watford and Tottenham – and the Ballon d’Or ceremony
Lizwani says nobody stopped him as he made his approach by the the stage believing he was meant to be there
Lizwani gave a sly smile as he stood behind producer Emma Thomas whereas she gave her acceptance speech
Lizwani, who lives at residence along with his mom, mentioned he deliberate the complete stunt from the consolation of his bed room
He continued: ‘I simply need to do one thing that exhibits when you’re assured and also you act such as you’re meant to be someplace, and also you’re simply assured in no matter you need to do, you possibly can most likely pull it off.
‘I’m not nobody particular, I’m not well-known or wealthy, I’m a standard particular person, but it surely’s simply that I had the boldness to stroll in there and simply stroll on stage like I owned it, and everybody type of simply went with it.’
Speaking extra about his outfit for the stunt, Lizwani mentioned he did not deliver a bag as he did not need to increase any alarm bells.
‘I did not haven’t any bag with me. I did not deliver a bag. Seeing somebody are available with a bag can increase some type of alarm like what is going on on, so I made certain to not deliver any bag with me,’ he mentioned.
‘That was by no means my intention, I did not need to try this, I did not need to increase any type of suspicion.’
‘Something like going to the BAFTAs which is in London – it is 30 minute prepare trip – I’d simply plan it a bit. Like if I do not get in it is not like omg the world’s over, I’ll simply get on a prepare again residence.’
Speaking about how he pulls off different stunts, Lizwani mentioned: ‘If I used to be to stroll right into a constructing over right here, like a safe constructing just like the Santander constructing […] I might simply nod at one of many safety guards and ask them how their day’s been, I’d even make a joke like how a lot do you get in an hour I’m getting £12.00 an hour. And simply them having that small interplay.’
MailOnline has contacted BAFTA for remark.