Announced after his Ibiza trip in August 2017, he is now dating a Dukinfield teacher and longtime friend, Lydia Hewitt-Lee. Tom and Lydia are now split up but good friends, simply due to Tom requiring time in the USA and Lydia having a full time traditional job meaning they couldn’t spend time together.

Syndicate earns about $1 million per year for this full-time ‘gameplay’ gig. With fans flocking to his channel to get a slice of his commentary and his gaming skills, Syndicate’s enviable career has reached new heights.

In November, Tom announced he was leaving the show to study music production, with Lydia revealing her decision to walk away a few weeks later. Lydia’s spokesperson has confirmed the split to the Mail but declined to release a statement.

Career. Cassell started his YouTube channel, TheSyndicateProject, on 3 September 2010. The channel was originally built on Halo and Modern Warfare 2 let’s play videos, but came to prominence with the release of the Call of Duty: Black Ops “zombies” mode and his subsequent videos featuring the gamemode on his channel.

3BlackDot was co-founded in 2013 by Canadian gaming personality Evan Fong (VanosssGaming), who remains active on the social media, merchandise and brand partnership side. YouTubers Adam Montoya (SeaNanners) and Tom Cassell (Syndicate) are fellow co-founders, with Luke Stepleton and Angelo Pullen.

Now, four years on, Tom is busy hanging out with A-listers in Los Angeles and working on his very trendy clothing line. Tom, who used to play professional football for Millwall and Portsmouth, runs an apparel brand called MERGe.

Lydia Bright has rekindled her romance with Lee Cronin – which will be the third time that the new parents have got back together. The former TOWIE star, 30, welcomed her new daughter Loretta at the end of February and has detailed her and Lee’s journey back to romance as they “try to make a go of things.”