Russell Hartley is controversial.
Some people regard Russell as crude because he doesn't sugar coat his dating stories and leaves in all of the gritty details. Some Youtube vloggers, dedicated to hating people on the internet, make videos to express how much they do not enjoy his content and call him names.
Russell regards his more critical viewers as "super fans" because they view and share his content the most.
Love him or hate him, Russell is someone that people cannot stop watching.