Hazel Hayes

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Hazel Hayes
Personal information
Born (1985-01-21) 21 January 1985 (age 39)
Donaghmede, Dublin, Ireland
Education Dublin City University (BA)
Occupation(s)Media personality, filmmaker, author
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2011–present
GenreLifestyle
Subscribers238,000 [1]
Total views28,551,768 [1]
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers2014
Last updated: 2021-06-05

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 debut novel, Out Of Love, was published in 2020. [2]

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Early life and education

Hayes was born and raised in Donaghmede, a suburb of north Dublin. She has an older sister and two older brothers. She graduated from Dublin City University in 2007, where she served as deputy president of the Student Union, with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. She then took classes at the Irish Writers' Centre. [3]

Career

Hayes began her career working for Google and then YouTube as a manager before becoming a YouTuber herself. [4]

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 Guillermo del Toro. Later, in 2017, she directed Fullscreen series Prank Me starring Corey Fogelmanis. The series earned her an Excellence in Storytelling award at the 2017 Buffer Festival. [5] Other works includes her vlogs Time of the Month, web series Unnecessary Otter, pilot Hot Mess, and short films Super Brainy Zombies and Septem. [6]

She has since directed dodie's music video for her song "Human" in 2018 [7] and later 'I Kissed Someone (It Wasn't You)' [8] and Anna Akana's 2019 "Disappointment" music video. [9] [10]

In November 2018, Hayes announced her debut novel, Out of Love, a romance novel she would publish through Unbound. [11] 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. [12]

Hayes began hosting Prime Video Club alongside Munya Chawawa for Amazon Prime Video in April 2020, a series discussing various series and films on the platform. [13]

Personal life

Hayes moved to London in 2012. She lived with musician Dodie Clark [14] for many years.

Hayes came out as bisexual in 2016. [15]

Bibliography

Filmography

Series

Short films

Music videos

Awards and nominations

Won Guillermo del Toro competition for Dementia.

YearAssociationCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2012 Shorty Awards IrelandHazel HayesNominated [16]
2016 Summer in the City AwardsYouTuber Series of the YearTime of the MonthNominated
2016 Summer in the City AwardsShort film of the YearSeptemNominated
2017 Summer in the City AwardsFilm of the YearHot MessNominated
2017 Buffer Festival Excellence in StorytellingPrankMeWon
2018 Streamy Awards DirectingNominated
2018 Summer in the City AwardsCreator Series of the YearWon

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  2. ↑ "Reading and writing my way out of heartbreak". The Irish Times. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  3. ↑ McGrath, Meadhbh (6 June 2020). "Out of Love: a story of a break-up - told in reverse". Independent.ie. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  4. ↑ Valentine, Aoife (15 January 2016), "Hazel Hayes: One woman, one camera, nine million views", The Irish Times, retrieved 23 June 2019
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