Tanya Burr

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Tanya Burr
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Burr in 2020
Born (1989-06-09) 9 June 1989 (age 35)
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Occupations
Years active2009–present
Spouse
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(m. 2015;div. 2019)​
Children1
YouTube information
Website tanyaburr.co.uk
Channel
Years active2009–present
Genres
Subscribers3.32 million [1]
Total views28.73 million [1]
Network Gleam Futures
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers2012
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg1,000,000 subscribers2014
Last updated: 14 October 2020

Tanya Burr (born 9 June 1989) [2] is an English YouTuber and actress who began posting makeup and fashion videos to her YouTube channel in 2009. In 2017, Burr began pursuing a career in acting and has since had guest roles in series such as Bulletproof and Holby City , as well as the 2021 film Twist .

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Early life

Burr grew up in Norwich, Norfolk and attended Long Stratton High School and Notre Dame sixth form. [3] After completing school, she studied to become a makeup artist before getting a job working at the beauty counter in Jarrold's department store in Norwich. [3] [4]

Career

YouTube

While working at Jarrold's in 2009, Burr copied the advice of makeup artist and sister-in-law Samantha Chapman and created a YouTube channel. [5] Burr left her job two years later to focus on her YouTube channel. [4] Her earliest videos showed viewers how to recreate celebrity makeup looks. She later began making videos about fashion, style, and baking.[ citation needed ] Over the years, Burr has collaborated on videos with other YouTubers, including Zoe Sugg, Louise Pentland, Alfie Deyes, Tyler Oakley, and Joe Sugg. [6] She appeared on the cover of Glamour UK December 2015 [7] and the cover of Stylist in November 2016. [8]

Acting

In 2017, Burr made her acting debut in the short film Disconnect. [9] She also made an appearance as an extra in the Sky series Bulletproof. Burr made her professional stage debut in May 2018 in a revival of Judy Upton's Confidence. She played the lead role of Ella. [10] [11] She then starred in the 2019 film Hurt by Paradise in the role of Maud. [12] The film premiered at the Edinburgh Film Festival in June 2019. [13] Later that year, Burr appeared in the BBC medical series Holby City. [14]

Other ventures

In 2014, Burr launched a cosmetics brand, through British retailer Superdrug, called Tanya Burr Cosmetics. [8] The brand ceased production in 2018. [15]

Burr has also written three books with the help of a ghostwriter. [16] Her first book, Love, Tanya, features tips on beauty, vlogging, and baking. It was released by Penguin Books on 29 January 2015. [17] She released a cookbook titled Tanya Bakes on 30 June 2016 [18] and her third book, Tanya's Christmas, was released on 19 October 2017. [19]

Personal life

Burr met fellow YouTuber Jim Chapman in 2007. The two became engaged in December 2012 and married on 3 September 2015, at Babington House in Somerset, announcing the news through their social media accounts on 6 September. [20] On 12 March 2019, Burr announced via Instagram that she and Chapman had decided to split up. [21] Burr announced via Instagram on 14 June 2022 that she was pregnant and was expecting her first child with her partner, Dan. [22] [23] Their son was born in October 2022. [24] [25]

Filmography

Television and film roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2017DisconnectSophieShort film
2018Love DailyRoxanne1 episode
2018 Bulletproof Rebecca1 episode
2019One Red Nose and a WeddingBridesmaidShort film
2019 Hurt by Paradise MaudFilm
2019 Holby City Joanne Pearsons1 episode
2021 Twist RosieUpcoming film
2021Venice at DawnClaudiaUpcoming film
Stage roles
YearTitleRoleVenueRef.
2018ConfidenceElla Southwark Playhouse [26]

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  2. ↑ Burr, Tanya (9 June 2018). "29 is pretty great so far. Birthday breakfast with @JimChapman, then he had to go to work so I got back in bed with Martha, now off to do a long day in the theatre with two performances. Having proper birthday fun tomo as working today. Basically get 2 bday so I'm happy". Twitter . Retrieved 4 September 2019.
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