Joe Tasker (YouTuber) explained

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 in 2023 and confirmed that he had been in a relationship with fellow YouTuber Jack Biggs since 2019.^{[7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Asian Network's Harpz Kaur and YouTuber Joe Tasker are the new presenters of CBBC's Saturday Mash-Up!. www.bbc.co.uk.
2. Web site: Joe Tasker - YouTube. www.youtube.com.
3. Web site: Settle It.
4. Web site: BBC Studios to make Bro's in Control for CBBC. September 18, 2023.
5. Web site: BBC Studios Kids & Family Productions to produce the second series of 'Bro's in Control' for CBBC. www.bbc.co.uk.
6. Web site: Joe Tasker LinkedIn.
7. Web site: CBBC star Joe Tasker comes out as gay and introduces boyfriend in cute video. Jamie. Tabberer. 14 February 2023. Attitude.
8. Web site: YouTube star and CBBC presenter Joe Tasker proudly comes out as gay. Amelia. Hansford. 14 February 2023. PinkNews.