Tanya Hennessy (born 1985) is an Australian digital content creator, comedian, writer and television presenter who works in Australia. Hennessy taught drama and worked in theatre as a stage manager at the

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before switching to a career in radio announcing. She worked for

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and the

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commercial radio stations in

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and

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. She is best known for her comedy videos including ''Everyday Makeup Tutorial'', ''Get A Real Job'' and ''Things People Say'' on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram, and as a celebrity competitor in the Australian version of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!''

Youtube Career

Tanya Hennessy started he
youtube channel
7th February 2015. Hennessy's first public video was
Tanya Hennessy WELCOME
and uploaded on the 18th September 2015. She now has over 21 million views on her youtube channel in total and strives to reach 50,000,000.

Career

Hennessy performed in the television series ''Drunk History Australia'' and ''The Unboxing'', and appeared as herself in ''

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'', ''The Daily Talk Show'' and ''

Chris & Julia's Sunday Night Takeaway ''Chris & Julia's Sunday Night Takeaway'' (frequently referred to as ''Sunday Night Takeaway'' or simply ''Takeaway'') is an Australian television variety show, presented by Chris Brown and Julia Morris. It premiered on Network 10 on 24 February ...

''. Hennessy hosted ''The Bachelor: UNPACKED'' on Channel 10 and guest hosted on ''

Studio 10 ''Studio 10'' is an Australian morning talk show on Network 10. The show airs between 8:30am and noon on weekdays and a highlights show airs between 9:30am and noon on weekends. ''Studio 10'' is broadcast live from Network 10 Studios in Pyrm ...

'' and '' The Loop''.

Awards and nominations

Radio

Stage

Filmography

Podcasts

Books

* 2018: ''Am I Doing This Right?: Life Lessons from the Encyclopedia Bri-Tanya'' by Tanya Hennessy () * 2020: ''Help Self: Learn from my mistakes so you can make different ones!'' by Tanya Hennessy () * 2021: ''Drum Roll Please, It's Stevie Louise'' by Tanya Hennessy ()

External links

References

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