Hazel Hayes (born 21 January 1985) is an Irish YouTube filmmaker, author, and presenter. She is known for her interview series, ''Tipsy Talk'', on her YouTube channel (formerly ''ChewingSand'') as well as her series and short films. Her

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, ''Out Of Love'', was published in 2020.

Early life and education

Hayes was born and raised in

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. She has an older sister and two older brothers. She graduated from

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in 2007, where she served as deputy president of the Student Union, with a

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in Journalism. She then took classes at the Irish Writers' Centre.

Career

Hayes began her career working for

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and then

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as a manager before becoming a YouTuber herself. Hayes began her interview series, ''Tipsy Talk'' in 2013 in which she interviews popular creators and later celebrities whilst intaking alcohol. She is also known for her short films and web series. Her 2014 short film, ''Dementia,'' was nominated for and won a work shop competition with

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. Later, in 2017, she directed Fullscreen series ''Prank Me'' starring

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. The series earned her an Excellence in Storytelling award at the 2017

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. Other works includes her vlogs ''Time of the Month'', web series ''Unnecessary Otter'', pilot ''Hot Mess'', and short films ''Super Brainy Zombies'' and ''Septem''. She has since directed

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's music video for her song "Human" in 2018 and later 'I Kissed Someone (It Wasn't You)' and

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's 2019 "Disappointment" music video. In November 2018, Hayes announced her debut novel, ''Out of Love'', a romance novel she would publish through Unbound. It was announced on its release date in June 2020 that Rabbit Track Pictures had picked up the rights to the novel, with Hayes writing and Kitty Kaletsky overseeing the film adaption. Hayes began hosting Prime Video Club alongside Munya Chawawa for

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in April 2020, a series discussing various series and films on the platform.

Personal life

Hayes moved to

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in 2012 and lived with musician Dodie Clark for many years. She has since moved. Hayes came out as bisexual in 2020.

Bibliography

*''Out of Love'' (2020)

Filmography

Series

*''Unnecessary Otter'' (2014) *''PrankMe'' (2017)

Short films

*''Super Brainy Zombies'' (2014) *''Dementia'' (2014) *''Septem'' (2015) *''Sexy Torture Chamber'' (2015) *''Not the John Lewis Christmas Advert'' (2015) *''Happy'' (2016) *''Hot Mess'' (2016) *''Anxious'' (2018)

Music videos

*"Human" (2018) -

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*"Disappointment" (2019) -

*"I Kissed Someone (It Wasn't You)" (2021) -

Awards and nominations

Won

competition for ''Dementia''.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hayes, Hazel Living people 1985 births 21st-century Irish women writers Alumni of Dublin City University Irish expatriates in England Irish film directors Irish women novelists Irish YouTubers Irish women film directors LGBT YouTubers