Best Youtuber: BETHAN LEADLEY vs CALUM MCSWIGGAN

BETHAN LEADLEY

Bethan Mary Leadley (born 15 December 1995) is an English singer-songwriter, YouTuber, presenter, and actress. Leadley was born in Crawley, West Su...

Bethan Mary Leadley (born 15 December 1995) is an English singer-songwriter, YouTuber, presenter, and actress. Leadley was born in Crawley, West Sussex. She has an older brother, Daniel, who is married to Hannah Witton. Leadley attended Woking High School in Woking, Surrey followed by Portsmouth College in Portsmouth, Hampshire. Leadley began posting videos to her YouTube channel (formerly musicalbethan) in April 2007, although her main channel videos from prior to 2011 have been since deleted. She then started two side channels; acousticbethan in 2010 and justbefon in 2012. Her channels have consisted of covers, original songs, vlogs, interviews with the likes of Union J and Ellie Goulding, and more. Leadley released a single "Day Affair" in collaboration with mental health charity, Time to Change in June 2014.

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CALUM MCSWIGGAN

Calum McSwiggan (born 21 May 1990) is a British YouTuber, blogger, and online radio presenter. McSwiggan creates video content on LGBT+ issues, mental...

Calum McSwiggan (born 21 May 1990) is a British YouTuber, blogger, and online radio presenter. McSwiggan creates video content on LGBT+ issues, mental health, and sex and relationships. He began creating YouTube videos in 2013 and began hosting The Calum McSwiggan Show on Fubar Radio in 2017. McSwiggan was born in Nottingham and grew up in Derbyshire. He graduated from the University of Derby with a degree in Creative Writing, then worked abroad for several years as an English teacher in Italy, Spain, Switzerland and Germany. He also spent time working in an animal sanctuary in Thailand, raising and caring for tiger cubs. In 2013, he worked for HIV charity Terrence Higgins Trust in London before becoming self-employed as a blogger and online radio presenter in 2018. McSwiggan began creating YouTube videos in September 2013 and was shortlisted as a finalist for Lastminute.com's nationwide search for a travel blogger later that year. McSwiggan collaborated with LGBT+ charity organisation Switchboard (UK) in June 2015 to support their relaunch with a series of videos featuring notable LGBT+ celebrities including Tom Daley, George Takei, and Matt Lucas. In 2016, McSwiggan co-produced an award-winning documentary on mental health and in 2017 his Love Happens Here video was awarded best LGBT+ short film at Buffer Festival in Toronto.

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