William Hanson (author)

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William Hanson
FRSA
William Hanson.jpg
Hanson in 2024
Born (1989-09-02) 2 September 1989 (age 36)
Bristol, England
Education Clifton College
Alma mater University of Manchester
OccupationsCompany director (The English Manner), author, podcaster, etiquette coach
Notable work
  • Help I Sexted My Boss (podcast)
  • Help I S*xted My Boss: A Hilarious Guide to Avoiding Life's Awkward Moments (author)
  • Protocol to Manage Relationships Today (author)
  • Just Good Manners (author)
Spouse
Mikey Worrall
​
(m. 2022)​
Website williamhanson.co.uk

William Richard Henry Hanson FRSA (born 2 September 1989) is a British etiquette coach, author and podcast host. He is best known for his podcasts Help I Sexted My Boss, which he co-hosts with Jordan North, and The Luxury Podcast (formerly known as Keeping Up Appearances: The Luxury Podcast), which he co-hosts with Jonathan Vernon-Smith. [1] Hanson is owner of The English Manner, an etiquette and protocol coaching company. [2]

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Early years and education

William Richard Henry Hanson was born on 2 September 1989 in Bristol, England. [3] [4] [5] His father was a property developer and land agent, and his mother a retail manager at House of Fraser. He boarded at Clifton College, a public school in Bristol, from 1996 to 2008 before attending the University of Manchester from 2008 to 2011. [6] [7] [8]

Career

Hanson joined The English Manner, an etiquette and protocol coaching company, in 2008. He became the owner of the company in 2019. [2] Hanson has appeared on various news outlets as an etiquette coach, including an appearance as a mystery guest in a 2011 episode of Russell Howard's Good News . [9] He is also credited as being an etiquette advisor on Red, White & Royal Blue (2023). [6]

On 20 March 2018, Hanson, with co-host Jordan North, began the podcast Help I Sexted My Boss. [10] In April 2024, one night of their live-show inspired by the podcast was thought to be the first British podcast to be live-streamed from the London Palladium and shown in British, Irish and European cinemas. [11] [12] In November 2019, he was a visiting lecturer at the Georgetown University in Qatar teaching etiquette. [13]

On 11 February 2021, the Acast-hosted podcast The Luxury Podcast (previously called Keeping Up Appearances: The Luxury Podcast) began with co-host Jonathan Vernon-Smith; it has since released 114 episodes as of 12 August 2025. [14]

Personal life

Hanson came out as gay at the age of 16. [15] He married Michael "Mikey” Worrall on 16 September 2022. [6] [16]

Works

Books

Podcasts

Board games

References

  1. ↑ Hanson, William Richard Henry; North, Jordan Levi (11 September 2023). "Help I S*xted My Boss". Waterstones . Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2024. Help I S*xted My Boss: The Sunday Times Bestselling Guide to Avoiding Life's Awkward Moments (Hardback) – Waterstones SAYS: From parental Grindr cringes to flatmate dramas, the hosts of the hugely popular eponymous podcast deliver a range of hilarious – and occasionally useful – advice to a host of embarrassing dilemmas.
  2. 1 2 "William Hanson Biography". The English Manner. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  3. ↑ Brown, Nancy (23 November 2020). "William Hanson got hypnosis so he could watch Jordan in I'm A Celeb trials". Entertainment Daily. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  4. ↑ Hanson, William Richard Henry [@williamhanson] (2 September 2022). "Please everyone vote for soup plate because a) it's correct and b) it's my birthday" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 August 2024– via Twitter.
  5. ↑ Hanson, William Richard Henry [@williamhanson] (2 September 2015). "I mean what 26-year-old doesn't get given a new pressure cooker for their birthday?" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 August 2024– via Twitter.
  6. 1 2 3 Wintle, Angela (18 February 2024). "'I was determined to be the Archbishop of Canterbury – but then I discovered etiquette'". The Daily Telegraph . ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "Britain's youngest manners expert". BBC. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "Student's to the manners born". Manchester Evening News. 18 April 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  9. ↑ Hanson, William [@williamhanson]; (19 January 2019). "Throwback to April 2011 on Russell Howard's Good News. (And yes I know I pronounced Eugenie's name the common way.)" . Retrieved 24 December 2025– via Instagram.
  10. 1 2 "Help I Sexted My Boss: William Hanson and Jordan North on their unlikely friendship". BBC News. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "Help I Sexted My Boss: William Hanson and Jordan North on their unlikely friendship". BBC News. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "Help I Sexted My Boss - Live to Cinema". Spiritland Productions. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  13. ↑ "Registration Open for Georgetown's Executive Certificate Courses in Protocol Training and Global Digital Marketing". Georgetown University Qatar. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  14. 1 2 "Keeping Up Appearances: The Luxury Podcast". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  15. ↑ Machell, Ben (10 September 2024). "Is etiquette expert William Hanson the politest man in Britain?". The Times . Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  16. ↑ Worrall, Mikey (16 September 2024). "Two years married. Swipe for tears". Threads . Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  17. ↑ Hanson, William (15 January 2014). Bluffer's Guide to Etiquette. Wolfe Publishing. p. 128. ISBN   978-1909937000.
  18. ↑ Hanson, William (5 September 2019). Bluffer's Guide to Entertaining: Instant wit and wisdom. J H Haynes & Co Ltd. p. 128. ISBN   978-1785216503.
  19. ↑ Hanson, William (5 November 2020). Protocol to Manage Relationships Today: Modern Relationship Management Based Upon Traditional Values. Amsterdam University Press. p. 320. ISBN   978-9463724159.
  20. ↑ Hanson, William (9 December 2023). Help I S*xted My Boss. Century. p. 368. ISBN   9781529911411 . Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  21. ↑ "Books". William Hanson. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  22. ↑ Just Good Manners. 27 May 2025. ISBN   978-1-6680-8285-0.
  23. ↑ "Einfach gute Manieren Liebl, Elisabeth". Dussmann - Das Kulturkaufhaus (in German). Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  24. ↑ "Help I Sexted My Boss". Lucky Egg. Retrieved 16 August 2025.

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