Joe Tasker (YouTuber)
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Joe Tasker | |
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| Born | Joe David Tasker 30 July 1993 Leeds, West Yorkshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Teesside |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
| Partner | Jack Biggs |
Joe David Tasker (born 30 July 1993) is an English television presenter, YouTuber and social media content creator. He has presented on CBBC since 2019.
Career
[edit]Tasker presented CBBC HQ from 2019 to 2022, and is the co-presenter of Saturday Mash-Up! with Shereen Cutkelvin and recurring presenter Kia Pegg.[1] As of 2023, his YouTube Channel has approximately 220,000 subscribers.[2] Tasker also co-hosts the debate podcast Settle It with Lee Hinchcliffe.[3] He then made Swipe It the show on POP and POP MAX.
In 2022 Tasker co-hosted Bro's in Control for CBBC, along with Adam and Callum Beales.[4] A second series was commissioned in September 2023.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Tasker was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire. He studied Performance for Live and Recorded Media at Teesside University, graduating in 2014.[6] He later moved to London in 2017 to pursue his radio and television career.
Tasker came out as gay in 2023 and confirmed that he had been in a relationship with fellow YouTuber Jack Biggs since 2019.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Asian Network's Harpz Kaur and YouTuber Joe Tasker are the new presenters of CBBC's Saturday Mash-Up!". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Joe Tasker - YouTube". www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Settle It".
- ^ "BBC Studios to make Bro's in Control for CBBC". 18 September 2023.
- ^ "BBC Studios Kids & Family Productions to produce the second series of 'Bro's in Control' for CBBC". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Joe Tasker LinkedIn".
- ^ Tabberer, Jamie (14 February 2023). "CBBC star Joe Tasker comes out as gay and introduces boyfriend in cute video". Attitude.
- ^ Hansford, Amelia (14 February 2023). "YouTube star and CBBC presenter Joe Tasker proudly comes out as gay". PinkNews.