WHEN Tanya Burr burst onto the scene in 2009, as one of YouTube’s OG beauty influencers, she was an instant hit.
However despite the social media star’s huge popularity, she shocked her followers when she suddenly quit vlogging in 2019 – and now she has finally explained why.
Tanya Burr has revealed why she once quit YouTube Credit: YouTube/Great Company
Tanya is one of Britain’s biggest influencers Credit: Instagram/@tanyaburr
In the early 2010s, , now 36, was a force to be reckoned with on .
Best mates with , also 36, the pair were the leading when it came to beauty and fashion, and dominated the market.
They were part of what went on to be called the , which was made up of OG YouTubers who all hailed from Brighton.
‘s loyal army of fans would tune in every day to see which beauty products she was recommending, or watch one of her many beauty tutorials.
Tanya chatted to Jamie Laing on his podcast Credit: YouTube/Great Company
The popular star even launched her own beauty line at the peak of her YouTube career.
However, just ten years after starting her self-titled channel, Tanya quit the platform.
The star returned to YouTube in 2024, but has never spoken about why she had a five year break – until now.
Chatting to on his podcast she revealed: “I was getting a lot in the press at that time.
Tanya said she needed to ‘take a step back’ from vlogging Credit: Getty
“I felt like I needed to step away, find my own voice again and I just needed to disappear for a while, so that I wasn’t feeling like my self-worth was tied to how much I was sharing with everyone.”
Asked how she felt after she decided to quit, Tanya replied: “It was a relief, yes.
“I don’t think I felt the effects so immediately.
“I think that it took me some time to realise the pressure that was upon me all those years. I did YouTube for 10 years until I quit.”
During her time away from YouTube, Tanya became a mum Credit: instagram/tanyaburr
Jamie then asked if she had felt “scared” by her decision: “That’s it. I wasn’t scared.
“I definitely wasn’t scared. I think I was really, really done.
“I think stepping away at that time was the best thing that I could have done.”
Speaking about her return to YouTube she said: “I quit for five years and I never thought I would ever come back and then suddenly I just had this feeling of just really missing long-form content and so I came back.”
During her time away from the spotlight .
She is now loved up with a new man, who’s identity she keeps a secret.
In 2022, for the first time.
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