Jessica Kellgren-Fozard

Jessica Kellgren-Fozard (born 1989) is an English YouTuber from Brighton, Sussex. She began making YouTube videos in 2011. She is openly lesbian and deaf. Her deafness is caused by the disabilities from which she suffers: hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsy, Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. As of August 2020, she has over 700,000 subscribers on YouTube.[1][2]

Jessica Kellgren-Fozard
Personal information
Born (1989-01-25) 25 January 1989
NationalityEngland
Websitejessicaoutofthecloset.co.uk
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2011–present
Subscribers707,000
(August 8, 2020)
Total views54,232,210
(August 8, 2020)
100,000 subscribers
Updated August 8, 2020

Career

Broadcasting

In 2008, she participated in the BBC Three reality TV show Britain's Missing Top Model[3] achieving third place.

YouTube

Kellgren-Fozard's videos cover a range of topics including vintage fashion and beauty, disability issues, LGBT issues and history.[4]

In 2019, she partnered with several other YouTubers for a short film, released by The School of Life and narrated by Alain de Botton.[5]

Personal life

Kellgren-Fozard is a Quaker[6] and a lesbian. She married Claudia Fozard in September 2016.[7]. Her grandfather was Jonas Kellgren (1911-2002), the first professor of rheumatology in the UK at the University of Manchester.

In her video "Cheap Vintage Dresses and Petticoats Review! // Grace Karin [CC]" posted July 20, 2017, Jessica states she stands 5'9" tall.

gollark: Ah, licensing. Basically half the reason why I prefer FOSS stuff...
gollark: For the consumer, I mean.
gollark: Monopolies never go well.
gollark: Or none.
gollark: I prefer using Linuxen, which on the one hand tend to suffer this less but on the other often get less support.

References
  1. "Meet Jessica Kellgren-Fozard: Brighton's rising YouTube star who is representing the deaf, disabled and LGBTQ+ communities". The Argus. 2018-07-14. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  2. Glynn, Paul (2019-10-10). "YouTuber highlights 'the importance of kindness'". BBC News. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  3. "BBC - Britain's Missing Top Model - Meet the Models - Jessica". www.bbc.co.uk.
  4. "This woman created an enlightening video on how to sign LGBTQ+ terms for Pride". inews.co.uk.
  5. Petter, Olivia (2019-10-10). "YouTuber with physical disabilities shares her secrets to happiness". The Independent. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  6. "YouTube star Jessica Kellgren-Fozard on her Quakerism". July 20, 2018.
  7. "WCW featuring JessicaOutOfTheCloset! | Collectif Blog".
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