# Hannah Witton

> Hannah Witton is a British and German YouTuber, broadcaster, and author who built a 14-year career talking frankly about sex, relationships and bodies online. In 2024 she pivoted away from sex-ed and now mentors other creators, writes the Creator Talks newsletter, and makes lifestyle videos about parenthood, books, and theatre.

- **Role:** Creator and mentor at hannahwitton.com / Creator Talks (Substack)
- **Organizations:** Hannah Witton (self-employed), Creator Talks, Patreon — The Common Room
- **From:** Manchester, England
- **Nationality:** British and German
- **Education:** Sixth Form, Loreto Sixth Form College, Hulme, Manchester, BA History (focus on sexual history), University of Birmingham
- **Known for:** Author of Doing It: Let's Talk About Sex... (2017) and The Hormone Diaries (2019), BBC 100 Women Girls' Champion, 2016, UK Blog Award winner, 2017

## Career timeline

- **2009** — Starts experimenting with YouTube
- **2011** — Launches the channel that would become Hannah Witton, as 'Hannah Girasol' on 17 April
- **2013** — 'History of Homosexuality' video named finalist in The Guardian / Oxford University Press competition
- **2016** — Named a BBC 100 Women Girls' Champion; appears on ITV2's Love Fix
- **2017** — Publishes debut book Doing It; wins UK Blog Award; Doing It named Book of the Year at Summer in the City
- **2018** — Wins Blogosphere Vlogger of the Year
- **2019** — Launches the Doing It! podcast in May; publishes The Hormone Diaries in June
- **2020** — Marries Daniel Leadley; Doing It! nominated at the Global Awards
- **2022** — Becomes a German citizen; first child Rowan born 30 April
- **2023** — Final season of Doing It! airs; announces in December she is stepping away from sex education content
- **2024** — Pivots to mentoring creators and writes the Creator Talks newsletter on Substack

## Achievements

- Author of Doing It: Let's Talk About Sex... (2017) and The Hormone Diaries (2019)
- BBC 100 Women Girls' Champion, 2016
- UK Blog Award winner, 2017
- Blogosphere Vlogger of the Year, 2018
- Book of the Year, Summer in the City Awards 2017
- Best Sex and Relationships Influencer, Cosmopolitan Influencer Awards 2016
- Doing It! podcast nominated at the 2020 Global Awards
- Built a YouTube channel of over 740,000 subscribers and 120 million+ views

## Latest updates

- **2024-01** — Steps back from sex education content and reframes her work around creator mentoring.
- **2025-01** — Publishes 'My 2025 Intentions' on Between the Sheets Substack, hinting at a new job and a move.

## Links

- Website: https://www.hannahwitton.com/
- LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/hannahwitton
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/hannahwitton
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hannahwitton
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hannahwitton/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hannahwittonofficial/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hannahwitton

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Last updated: 2026-05-20