Tanya Burr
{{short description|English YouTuber and actress}}
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{{Use British English|date=September 2019}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Tanya Burr
| image = Tanya Burr 2020.png
| caption = Burr in 2020
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|06|09|df=y}}
| birth_place = Norwich, Norfolk, England
| occupation = {{hlist|YouTuber|actress}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Jim Chapman|2015|2019|reason=divorce}}
| children = 1
| years_active = 2009–present
| module = {{Infobox YouTube personality|embed=y
| pseudonym =
| channel_handle = tanyaburr
| channel_display_name = Tanya Burr
| genre = {{hlist|Vlog|makeup|baking}}
| subscribers = 3.32 million
| views = 28.7 million
| network = Gleam Futures
| associated_acts =
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| silver_year = 2012
| gold_button = y
| gold_year = 2014
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| stats_update = 14 October 2020
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| website = {{url|tanyaburr.co.uk}}
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Tanya Burr (born 9 June 1989){{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/tanyaburr/status/1005412934636523521|title=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|last=Burr|first=Tanya|date=2018-06-09|website=Twitter|language=en|access-date=2019-09-04}} 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.
Early life
Burr grew up in Norwich, Norfolk and attended Long Stratton High School and Notre Dame sixth form.{{cite news |last1=Briggs |first1=Stacia |title=How Norfolk's YouTube sensation Tanya Burr caused chaos in London's Covent Garden |url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/how-norfolk-s-youtube-sensation-tanya-burr-caused-chaos-in-577542 |access-date=29 January 2021 |work=Eastern Daily Press |date=31 May 2013}} 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.{{Cite book|title=Love, Tanya|last=Burr|first=Tanya|publisher=Penguin Books|year=2015|isbn=978-1405921404}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/video_norfolk_youtube_sensations_tanya_burr_jim_chapman_the_lean_machines_and_pixiwoo_talk_about_their_online_success_1_3523032|title=Norfolk YouTube sensations Tanya Burr, Jim Chapman, The Lean Machines and Pixiwoo talk about their online success|last=Cope|first=Lauren|date=7 April 2014|work=Eastern Daily Press|access-date=19 August 2014|archive-date=24 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924070706/http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/video_norfolk_youtube_sensations_tanya_burr_jim_chapman_the_lean_machines_and_pixiwoo_talk_about_their_online_success_1_3523032|url-status=dead}} Burr left her job two years later to focus on her YouTube channel. Her earliest videos showed viewers how to recreate celebrity makeup looks. She later began making videos about fashion, style, and baking.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} Over the years, Burr has collaborated on videos with other YouTubers, including Zoe Sugg, Louise Pentland, Alfie Deyes, Tyler Oakley, and Joe Sugg.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/tanyaburr|title=YouTube|website=www.youtube.com|access-date=2019-01-07}} She appeared on the cover of Glamour UK December 2015{{Cite web|url=http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/news/celebrity/2015/10/19/tanya-burr-glamour-magazine-first-cover|title=Watch: Tanya Burr sees her cover for the first time|last=Bailey|first=Leanne|date=28 October 2015|website=Glamourmagazine.co.uk|access-date=29 November 2017|archive-date=11 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160511172435/http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/news/celebrity/2015/10/19/tanya-burr-glamour-magazine-first-cover|url-status=dead}} and the cover of Stylist in November 2016.{{Cite news|url=https://www.stylist.co.uk/people/stylist-spends-a-week-with-vlogging-phenomenon-tanya-burr-interview-you-tube-digital-influencer/31220|title=15 million clicks of fame: Stylist spends a week with vlogging phenomenon Tanya Burr|last=Bownass|first=Helen|date=15 November 2016|work=Stylist|access-date=29 November 2017|language=en}}
= Acting =
In 2017, Burr made her acting debut in the short film Disconnect.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mtv.co.uk/news/skvmps/tanya-burr-just-landed-her-debut-theatre-role-and-her-fans-are-freaking-out|title=Tanya Burr Just Landed Her Debut Theatre Role And Fans Are Freaking Out|website=www.mtv.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-05-05}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/theatre/tanya-burr-i-had-a-great-adventure-for-a-few-years-and-then-i-thought-i-miss-acting-a3833031.html|title=Tanya Burr on her stage debut, setbacks and dealing with negativity|date=8 May 2018|website=Evening Standard|access-date=5 December 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.stylist.co.uk/people/tanya-burr-career-work-youtube-beauty-blogger-actor-tv-theatre/205294|title=Tanya Burr reveals why she is embarking on her second career|last=Team|first=Stylist|date=10 May 2018|website=Stylist.co.uk|access-date=5 December 2018}} She then starred in the 2019 film Hurt by Paradise in the role of Maud.{{Cite web|url=https://celebmix.com/introducing-greta-bellamacina-and-hurt-by-paradise/|title=Introducing: Greta Bellamacina And 'Hurt By Paradise'|date=2018-12-08|website=CelebMix|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-09-04}} The film premiered at the Edinburgh Film Festival in June 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://filmotomy.com/eiff-exclusive-review-hurt-by-paradise/|title=EIFF Exclusive Review: Hurt by Paradise|last=Garner|first=Bianca|date=2019-06-26|website=Filmotomy|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-04}} Later that year, Burr appeared in the BBC medical series Holby City.{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/holby-city/a28904677/holby-city-youtuber-tanya-burr-guest-role/|title=Holby City casts YouTuber Tanya Burr in guest role|last=Phillipson|first=Daisy|date=2019-09-04|website=Digital Spy|language=en|access-date=2019-09-04}}
= Other ventures =
In 2014, Burr launched a cosmetics brand, through British retailer Superdrug, called Tanya Burr Cosmetics. The brand ceased production in 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/tanyaburr/status/1039840760772878336?lang=en|title=The Tanya Burr Cosmetics chapter has ended, but another one is starting soon. Follow @TBurrCosmetics on here and on Instagram, to be first to know.|last=Burr|first=Tanya|date=2018-09-12|website=Twitter|language=en|access-date=2019-09-04}}
Burr has also written three books with the help of a ghostwriter.{{Cite news|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/richardhjames/youtube-star-tanya-burr-explains-why-she-acknowledged-her-gh|title=YouTube Star Tanya Burr On Why She Acknowledged Her Ghost Writer And Didn't Ask Zoella For Help|work=BuzzFeed|access-date=2018-05-15|language=en}} Her first book, Love, Tanya, features tips on beauty, vlogging, and baking. It was released by Penguin Books on 29 January 2015.{{Cite news|url=http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/beauty-news/tanya-burr-s-love-tanya-star-vlogger-books-decoded-117527|title=Tanya Burr's Love Tanya: Star Vlogger Books Decoded|last=Leaper|first=Caroline|date=28 January 2015|work=Marie Claire UK|access-date=29 November 2017|language=en-US}} She released a cookbook titled Tanya Bakes on 30 June 2016{{Cite web|url=https://www.whsmith.co.uk/products/tanya-bakes/9781405927208|title=Tanya Bakes|last=WHSmith|website=WHSmith|language=en|access-date=2019-05-05}} and her third book, Tanya's Christmas, was released on 19 October 2017.{{Cite book|title=Tanya's Christmas: Make, Bake and Celebrate|last=Burr|first=Tanya|date=19 October 2017|publisher=Blink Publishing|isbn=9781911600411|location=S.l.|language=en}}
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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/34170022/youtubers-tanya-burr-and-jim-chapman-get-married|title=YouTubers Tanya Burr and Jim Chapman get married|date=9 June 2015|website=BBC Newsbeat|language=en-GB|access-date=29 November 2017}} On 12 March 2019, Burr announced via Instagram that she and Chapman had decided to split up.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/youtubers-tanya-burr-jim-chapman-2638533|title=Youtubers Tanya Burr and Jim Chapman announce shock split|last=Eyres|first=Zosia|date=2019-03-12|website=bristolpost|access-date=2019-03-12}} Burr announced via Instagram on 14 June 2022 that she was pregnant and was expecting her first child with her partner, Dan.{{Cite web |last=Oxenham |first=Lisa |date=2022-06-17 |title=Tanya Burr talks being pregnant and the first 12 weeks |url=https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/celebrity-news/tanya-burr-talks-being-pregnant-and-her-challenging-first-trimester-784155 |access-date=2022-08-14 |website=Marie Claire |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Tanya Burr Is Expecting A Baby With Her Mystery Partner |url=https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/tanya-burr-boyfriend-pregnant-baby-jim-chapman-divorce |access-date=2022-08-14 |website=Bustle |date=22 June 2022 |language=en}} Their son was born in October 2022.https://everymum.ie/baby/tanya-burr-welcomes-first-child-and-shares-unusual-name/https://www.instagram.com/tanyaburr/p/CzDwzjUNaan/?hl=en
Filmography
| class="wikitable"
|+ Stage roles ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Venue ! Ref. |
| 2018
| Confidence | Ella |
Bibliography
- Love, Tanya (2015)
- Tanya Bakes (2016)
- Tanya's Christmas (2017)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|7230707}}
- {{Official website|http://www.tanyaburr.co.uk}}
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Category:20th-century English people
Category:20th-century English women
Category:21st-century English actresses
Category:Actresses from Norwich
Category:Beauty and makeup YouTubers
Category:English women bloggers
Category:English film actresses
Category:English make-up artists
Category:English stage actresses
Category:English television actresses
Category:English video bloggers
Category:Food and cooking YouTubers
Category:Media personalities from Norwich