Joe Tasker (YouTuber)
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
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
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 on 12 February 2023 and confirmed that he had been in a relationship with fellow YouTuber Jack Biggs since 2019.[7][8]
References
- ^ "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.