Ashton Hall in Nigeria
If you’ve been on the internet at any point since February 2025, you’ve most likely seen or read about Ashton Hall. He’s the American fitness influencer who broke the internet with a viral video of his hilariously insane 4 a.m. morning routine (mouth tape, ice-water face plunges, banana peels rubbed on his skin, and a very specific brand of sparkling water) all timestamped with military precision. The clip racked up hundreds of millions of views, got parodied by everyone and their mama, and turned Hall into one of the most memed men on the internet, currently with almost 19 million Instagram followers.
Since then, Hall has leaned all the way into the internet-famous-guy-goes-places pipeline, taking his format on the road. After a viral trip to India earlier in 2026, he announced a continent-wide “African Ashton Hall” search and kicked off a two-week Africa tour, touching down first in Ghana and is currently in Nigeria.
He’s been in the country for about a day now. Here’s everything he’s been up to so far.
When Ashton Hall landed in Nigeria, he got welcomed with a cultural dance troop, as is custom for Nigerians for some reason.
He also joined them to dance while draped in a Nigerian flag. Because why the hell not?
He got yelled at by the car spotter people who seemingly stand by the side of the road and scream at every cool car they see.
They were probably expecting more than a fist bump in return, though.
Got quizzed on his knowledge of Nigerian pidgin English slangs.
“Give it to me in a sentence” is very much giving Akeelah and the Bee.
Got hoisted in the air without warning at an event organised by Nigerian fitness influencers.
I love how mentally-prepared he seemingly is for anything. Anybody else would’ve thought they were being attacked.
Got yelled at again by hella noisy bodybuilder and fitness influencer, Jack Manuel.
Visiting Nigeria as a famous streamer must be so stressful. From their POV, I imagine it’s just people screaming at you from every corner.
Was asked to “bless” an army of area boys and ended up doing so, but not in the way they wanted.
LMFAO!
Got dared to carry a 104kg sack of maize out of a truck.
You know the real winner here? The person whose job it was to bring out that sack. They were able to get free labour out of Ashton under the guise of entertainment. Work smarter, not harder.
Was talked into going on a midnight run/silent disco on the streets of Lagos with a pack of muscle bros.
I pity the fool who tries to rob this crew.
Was forced to reveal who his trainer is.
Who knew Meshkiey had a secret fitness trainer career? Guess you can’t judge a book by its cover. If you want a body like Ashton’s, do as Meskiey said: “Drink water, lift weights, and eat your meat.”
Met Don Jazzy.
That’s it. Meeting THEE Don Jazzy is enough of an honour.
Had to turn down a group of kids who challenged him to a race with the caveat that if they win, he’ll give them $1,000.
They saw multiple people beat him in races online and came here trying to finesse. LMAO!
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What do you think about Ashton Hall’s time in Nigeria so far?
