Tanya Hennessy

Tanya Hennessy (born 1985) is an Australian digital content creator, comedian, writer and television presenter who works in Australia. Hennessy taught drama and worked in theatre as a stage manager at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe before switching to a career in radio announcing. She worked for Southern Cross Austereo and the HIT Network commercial radio stations in Newcastle, Griffith, Toowoomba and Canberra.

She is best known for her comedy videos including Everyday Makeup Tutorial, Get A Real Job and Things People Say on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram, and as a celebrity competitor in the Australian version of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!

On 14 October 2025, Hennessy was named in the cast for the animated film Zac Power.

Personal life In September 2024, Hennessey married long term partner Tom Poole. They have a one child, a daughter born in December 2025, after a seven-year fertility struggle.

Career Hennessy performed in the television series Drunk History Australia and The Unboxing, and appeared as herself in Hughesy, We Have a Problem, The Daily Talk Show and Chris & Julia's Sunday Night Takeaway. Hennessy hosted The Bachelor: UNPACKED on Channel 10 and guest hosted on Studio 10 and The Loop.

Awards and nominations

+ Digital media Year Award Category Work Result Role Ref. 2017 Video Junkee Awards The Breakthrough Award Video content creator for an online video or series Writer, presenter

Radio

Stage

Filmography

Podcasts

Books 2018: Am I Doing This Right?: Life Lessons from the Encyclopedia Bri-Tanya by Tanya Hennessy 2020: Help Self: Learn from my mistakes so you can make different ones! by Tanya Hennessy 2021: Drum Roll Please, It's Stevie Louise by Tanya Hennessy