Hannah Lisa Witton (born 19 February 1992) is an English-German

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, broadcaster, and author. Witton creates video blogs and informational content which is mostly based around relationships, sex and sexual health; liberation and welfare issues; literature; and travel. Witton's debut book, ''Doing It'', concentrating on sex and relationships, was released for European readers on 6 April 2017 and in America on 3 July 2018. Her second book, ''The Hormone Diaries: The Bloody Truth About Our Periods'', was released in June 2019.

Early life and education

Though she grew up in England, Witton lived in

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for one year as a child. She is Jewish. Her godfather is the actor

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. She attended Loreto Sixth Form College in

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, Manchester, and then the

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where she studied a degree in History and was especially interested in sexual history. Witton's video ''History of Homosexuality'' was a 2013 finalist in

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and

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Very Short Film competition.

Career

In 2017 Witton won a UK Blog Award, and in 2018 a Blogosphere Award as ''Vlogger of the Year''. Witton is the sole director of Snake People Media Ltd incorporated on 18 March 2016.

YouTube

Witton began creating YouTube videos on 17 April 2011 as Hannah "Girasol". She is known for her videos helping young women with sexual health and relationships. She moderated the Gender panel at Summer in the City 2014. Witton was named one of eight Girls' Champions as part of the BBC's 100 Women campaign in November 2016. Hannah Witton is one of the three members of the internet-based reading club, known as "Banging Book Club". She and two colleagues, fellow Youtubers Lucy Moon and Leena Norms, read one book every month and then discuss the book together on a podcast published on

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, and (partially) Witton's YouTube channel. They sometimes invite guests to their podcast. The books often include themes related to sex, relationships, and feminism. Witton started her second Youtube channel, "More Hannah", at the end of 2019 to post lifestyle and productivity content. Her main channel has featured series like The Hormone Diaries where she is currently documenting her fertility journey in trying to conceive.

Writing

Witton's first book, ''Doing It!: Let's Talk About Sex'', was released on 6 April 2017 in Europe and in America on 3 July 2018. The book concentrates on sex and relationships including personal experiences, and won a SitC 2017 award. In 2019, ''Untendrumherumreden'', the German translation, was published. Her second book, ''The Hormone Diaries: The Bloody Truth About Our Periods'', covering experiences of

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and education around it, was released in June 2019.

Podcast

In May 2019, Witton launched a podcast ''Doing It with Hannah Witton'' focusing on sex, relationships, taboos and our bodies. The podcast follows an interview format where Witton invites a guest to talk about a topic where they have expertise, in conversation. The podcast is distributed by

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, and was nominated in the podcast category in the 2020 Global Awards.

TV and radio

Witton presented the

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sex and relationships show ''Love Fix'' in February 2016. Witton was a guest presenter for

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on issues to do with sex and relationships, and has been a guest on various BBC radio talk segments on many occasions. Witton had a weekly radio show ''The Hannah Witton Show'' and co-presented an episode of The

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Show on internet radio station

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, and has presented the

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''.

Personal life

After a bad flare of

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, Witton underwent

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in January 2018. In December she was a panelist in the "Sex and Science" discussion for the Yogscast Jingle Jam charity. Witton proposed to Daniel "Dan" Leadley, older brother of fellow Youtuber and singer-songwriter Bethan Leadley, in August 2019. They married in September 2020. In November 2021, Witton confirmed that the couple were expecting their first child together, due in late April 2022. Witton gave birth to her son, weighing 9lb, on 30 April, via "an unplanned but very calm c-section"; adding that he spent his first night receiving neonatal care. In 2022, Witton became a German citizen, in addition to her British citizenship.

Bibliography

* ''Doing It: Let's Talk About Sex...'' (Wren & Rook 2017, ) * ''The Hormone Diaries: The Bloody Truth About Our Periods'' (Wren & Rook 2019, )

References

External links

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