Julia Hardy

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Julia Hardy
Born
Harrow, London, England
OccupationPresenter
Years active2005–present
Websiteitsjuliahardy.com

Jules Hardy[1] (born Julia Hardy) is a British television presenter known for their[a] interests in gaming, music, e-sports, and new technology. They are the creator and presenter of the online fitness programme Game to Train. In addition to their professional work, they are a live streamer on Twitch and a YouTuber.[2]

Career

Born in Harrow, London,[3] Hardy began their career in 2005 when they were chosen to be a founding presenter of the British television channel Rockworld TV. On Rockworld TV, they co-presented Rockjaw and went on to become a field reporter, covering music events such as Maschinenfest, Download Festival and the Reading and Leeds Festivals.[4] In 2008, they became a presenter on Current TV show The Countdown, and in 2009 joined Ginx TV as presenter of GameFace[5] and Ginx Files which were shown on Bravo and later Challenge.[4][6][7] Also in 2009, they launched an online television show called AE:On.[8][9]

As well as presenting, Hardy also contributes articles to magazines and newspapers such as GamesMaster, Tuned, Big Cheese and the Sunday Telegraph.[4] In 2016, they became BBC Radio 1's gaming presenter[10][11] where they make a monthly gaming show for BBC iPlayer and features on other radio shows talking about video games.[12] That same year, Hardy gave a TEDx talk about sexism, misogyny, and online trolls.[13]

In 2017, Hardy hosted an AOL original series called Tech Hunters, looking at retro and nostalgic technology.[14][15] In November 2017, they hosted Minecon Earth's Post and Pre-show which was an online stream broadcast around the world based on the game, Minecraft.[16] In October 2019, they hosted Runefest, a convention for fans of the game RuneScape. In 2020, they joint hosted the This Game Changed My Life podcast series on the BBC with Aoife Wilson.[17] This series has been nominated for an award in the Best New Show category of the 2021 Audio and Radio Industry Awards.[18] On 25 April 2022, they hosted the Gayming Awards 2022 at Troxy in London.[19][20][21]

Game to Train

In 2020, Hardy created the free online exercise programme Game to Train. The exercise programme is based around routines inspired by characters from well known computer games.[22]

Personal life

Hardy is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns.[23][24]

Notes

  1. Hardy is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns.

References

  1. "Jules Hardy 🏳️‍🌈 (@itsJulesHardy) on X". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 17 June 2026.
  2. "Julia Hardy Biography". Dean Signori. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  3. "Live Web TV, Sky Channel 368 – Julia". Rockworld TV. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  4. "Julia Hardy – Jeremy Hicks Associates". Jeremyhicks.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  5. "Welcome to the GameFace". Gameface.bravo.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 February 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  6. "Bravo Acquires New Weekly Interactive Gaming Series From Ginx Tv". Pressbox.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  7. "Bravo (UK), Travel Channel (US) Announce Plans for Interactive TV Shows". InteractiveTV Today. 29 July 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. "About ::: AE:On ::: There is an alternative". Ae-on.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 June 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  9. "The AE:On Show...the alternative guide to your free time – Download free podcast episodes by AE:On...There is an alternative on iTunes". iTunes Store. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  10. "BBC – Julia Hardy to be host of new Radio 1 monthly gaming show – Media Centre". BBC. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  11. Ltd, Studio Juice. "Julia Hardy is managed by Insanity". insanitygroup.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  12. "The Gaming Show – BBC Radio 1". BBC. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  13. How Sexism Affects us all | Julia Hardy | TEDxYYC. TEDx Talks. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2017 – via YouTube.
  14. "Engadget | Tech Hunters". Engadget. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  15. "Presenter, Julia Hardy Talks Engadget UK's "Tech Hunters"". BUILD Series NYC. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  16. TeamMojang (18 November 2017), MINECON Earth 2017 Livestream, archived from the original on 15 December 2021, retrieved 19 November 2017
  17. "This Game Changed My Life". BBC. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  18. "Then ARIAS". The Radio Academy. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  19. "Gayming Awards 2022". gaymingmag.com. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  20. Bankhurst, Adam (23 April 2022). "Gayming Awards 2022: How to Watch and What to Expect". IGN. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  21. Takahashi, Dean (20 March 2022). "Robin Gray interview: How The Gayming Awards will celebrate diversity and inclusivity in person". VentureBeat. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  22. "Get into shape during self-isolation with these workouts for gamers". Gamer Network Limited. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  23. "Jules Hardy (@itsjuliahardy)". Instagram. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
  24. Jules Hardy 🏳️‍🌈 [@itsJulesHardy]. "so have been doing some thinking these past few months and taking some time to reflect on things And I have some personal news I am happy to share with you all... - - - - I am non-binary *waves*". Twitter. Retrieved 17 June 2026.