Louis Theroux has filmed an interview with Harrison Sullivan, the social media influencer known as HSTikkyTokky, for a documentary on toxic masculinity that confronts the creator’s lavish online persona, alleged scams and an outstanding criminal matter in the United Kingdom.
Footage published by the Daily Mail and subsequently circulated on social media shows Theroux pressing Sullivan and the influencer’s mother, Elaine Sullivan, about repeated online claims that Sullivan earns "£20 million a year," his public remarks about women and homosexuality, and the legal case against him for a crash involving a McLaren sports car. During the exchange Sullivan says, "Call me racist, call me a misogynist, call me homophobic, call me a scammer – I'm all those things," and later adds, "Say what you want about me, I am that. Cool. I don't care." Theroux repeatedly challenges those statements and asks Sullivan whether he genuinely sees himself as those things; Sullivan denies being homophobic while asserting controversial views about parenting and sexual orientation.
Theroux’s interview also captures moments of tension when Elaine Sullivan intervenes to defend her son and threatens to end the interview when Theroux raises the unresolved criminal case. Surrey Police have confirmed the inquiry into a collision in Virginia Water on March 24, 2024, remains active and said Sullivan is wanted after failing to attend a scheduled appearance at Guildford Magistrates’ Court last November. The charges reported in media coverage include dangerous driving, failure to stop and report an accident, use of a handheld mobile phone while driving and driving without insurance. Authorities encouraged Sullivan to hand himself in.
The Daily Mail and other outlets have reported that Sullivan abruptly left the U.K. last year after the crash and that debt collectors have visited his former family home in Brentwood, Essex. Neighbours described seeing short-term displays of luxury cars and bailiffs at the address. Media reports say Sullivan and his mother now appear to be living in Dubai, where posts on Elaine Sullivan’s social media show travel and designer purchases.
Sullivan has built a following on platforms including TikTok by posting lifestyle and fitness content, and later by marketing trading advice and investment channels. He has repeatedly promoted channels on WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal that offer so-called trading tips and daily “moves,” promising followers large returns. The Financial Conduct Authority issued a warning in March that a firm associated with Sullivan may be providing or promoting financial services without permission and advised the public to avoid dealing with it. Threads on Reddit and other online forums have flagged the channels as potential scams.
Companies House records cited in media reports indicate that Sullivan has registered several businesses that have since been dissolved. One company named in reports, HS Solutions Ltd, was incorporated on Oct. 10, 2024, and dissolved on July 8, 2025. Media investigations suggest some of the ostentatious possessions Sullivan displays online — supercars, private jets and rented properties in Ibiza and Marbella — may have been short-term hires used to create a false impression of wealth.
In the Theroux interview Sullivan at times livestreamed while being filmed, and later accused Theroux of inappropriate associations, including a claim linking Theroux to Jimmy Savile and to “the Epstein files,” assertions that Theroux and his representatives have publicly denied. Theroux previously has said he felt "strange feelings of guilt and responsibility" after filming Savile for a 2000 BBC documentary, a matter he has publicly discussed.
Sullivan’s online posts include claims that he has substantial cryptocurrency and property holdings, and that he retired his mother and bought relatives housing in Dubai. In other content he has acknowledged moments of financial difficulty; in March 2023 he posted that he was "broke" and later launched a paid account on an adult platform, saying at the time that the move was partly to silence critics who alleged his lifestyle was a fabrication. In interviews and videos Sullivan has said he aims to “give back” to his community and to teach followers how to achieve similar lifestyles.
Theroux’s film is understood to examine a broader culture of so‑called "toxic masculinity" among online creators. Theroux, a documentarian who has investigated subjects ranging from Scientology to high-profile criminal cases, appears to use the Sullivan episode to probe how influencers market aspirational lifestyles and the potential harm to impressionable audiences. There is no confirmed release date for the documentary, which reports say is intended for a streaming platform.
The Theroux footage and subsequent reporting have prompted renewed scrutiny of Sullivan’s public persona, his commercial activities and his legal status in the U.K. Surrey Police reiterated that their investigation into the March 2024 collision is ongoing and that Sullivan is wanted in connection with the case. Financial regulators have warned consumers to be cautious about unregulated investment advice promoted online.
The confrontation in the documentary underscores tensions between creators who monetize aspirational lifestyles and authorities and journalists seeking to verify those claims. Theroux’s interview with Sullivan and his mother captures both the performance of wealth online and the questions — legal, financial and ethical — that can follow when those performances are pulled apart.