Hannah Witton
Hannah Witton | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Manchester, United Kingdom[1] | 19 February 1992
Nationality | British |
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Website | http://hannahwitton.com/ |
YouTube information | |
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Years active | 2011–present |
Genre(s) | Vlogging, information |
Subscribers | c. 468,000[3] |
Total views | 51 million[2][3] |
Associated acts | Emma Blackery, Dodie Clark, Lucy Moon, Luke Cutforth |
Last updated: 21 May 2018 |
Hannah Witton is a British YouTuber, broadcaster, and author. Witton creates video blogs and informational content, mostly based around relationships, sex and sexual health, liberation and welfare issues, literature, and travel.[4] Witton's debut book, Doing It, concentrating on sex and relationships, was released on 6 April 2017.[5]
Personal life
Witton was born in Manchester. Though she grew up in England, Witton lived in Austin, Texas for one year as a child. She attended the University of Birmingham where she studied for a degree in History, and was especially interested in sexual history. Witton's video History of Homosexuality was a 2013 finalist in The Guardian and Oxford University Press Very Short Film competition.[6]
After a bad flare of ulcerative colitis, she underwent ileostomy at the end of 2017.[7]
Career
YouTube
Witton began creating YouTube videos on 17 April 2011 as Hannah "Girasol".
In November 2016, Witton was named one of eight Girls' Champions as part of the BBC's 100 Women campaign.[8] This was in recognition of her videos helping young women with sexual health and relationships.
Writing
Witton's first book was released on 6 April 2017, titled Doing It!, under the Wren and Rook imprint. The book concentrates on Sex and Relationships, including Hannah's own experiences and those of her friends. It rose to be Amazon UK's number 1 best seller in the Social Issues category.[5]
Radio
Witton was a guest presenter for BBC Radio 5 Live on issues to do with sex and relationships[9], and has been a guest on various BBC radio talk segments on many occasions. Witton had a weekly radio show The Hannah Witton Show on internet radio station Fubar Radio,[10] and has presented the BBC Radio 1 segment The Internet Takeover.[11]
Television
Witton presented ITV2 sex and relationships show Love Fix in February 2016.[12]
References
- ^ Witton, Hannah (3 April 2013). "hannahwitton". Twitter. Twitter. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "Hannah Witton - YouTube". Retrieved 21 May 2018..
- ^ a b "About hannahwitton". YouTube.
- ^ Witton, Hannah. "About - Hannah Witton Blog". Hannah Witton. Hannah Witton. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ a b Witton, Hannah. "My Book". Hannah Witton Blog. Hannah Witton. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ Witton, Hannah. "About - Hannah Witton Blog". Hannah Witton. Hannah Witton. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ Witton, Hannah. "I spent 4 weeks in hospital". YouTube. Hannah Witton. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "100 Women: Meet our Girls' Champions". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ "Why Doesn't Anyone Wear Condoms on TV". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ "The Hannah Witton Show". Fubar Radio. Fubar Radio. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ "The Internet Takeover With Hannah Witton". BBC Radio 1. BBC. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ "Hannah Witton To Present ITV's Love Fix". TenEighty. TenEighty. Retrieved 7 January 2017.