'I DON'T believe IN LIMITS'

A day on set with Tanya a Hennessy is one full of laughs - the hurt your stomach kind of laughing and just pure fun.

- Amber Giles

The 38-year-old has an infectious way of getting the best out of everyone around her, and you can tell from 30 seconds of being in her presence that seeing anyone smile means her job is done. But what exactly is her job? Even Hennessy can't answer it.

"Oh, people are always asking me what I actually do," she tells WHO with her trademark cackle.

"At the core of everything that I do is wanting people to smile and laugh, so comedy is part of all that I do," she says. "So I always say I am a comedian first - but I don't believe in limits."

It would be unjust to simply list "comedian" as Hennessy's sole job. The Newcastle-born funnywoman is currently writing a TV show, hosts a podcast on Nova, is the author of the It's Stevie Louise teen book series, has just released a fun Christmas book called Pink Santa- and has launched her makeup line Breakfast at Hennessy's with Priceline. "I'm tired, that's for sure!" she laughs.

For many, the first time they came across Hennessy was when she entered the South African jungle in 2020 for I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!

"I had actually had 10 years radio experience before that, so it was a case of video killed the radio star," she says. "But after I did that show, everything exploded for me, that's when the phone started ringing and I was on every panel show that existed, from Hughesy, We Have a Problem, to Play School, The Living Room and so many more."

Being in the jungle for Hennessy was not easy at all - she hasn't watched one single episode of her time on I'm a Celebrity - and she admits it broke her in a way that helped her see what was important to her in the real world.