Joseph Graham Sugg (born: September 8, 1991), better known online as ThatcherJoe, is an English YouTuber, vlogger, comedian & internet personality. His second channel is called ThatcherJoeVlogs, and his gaming channel is called ThatcherJoeGames. He is well known for being eccentric; he is also very good at impressions. He refers to his subscribers as Sugglets and is known for his phrase "I didn't choose the Sugg life, the Sugg life chose me"
Personal life[]
Joe lives in London, England in his own apartment previously living in. He is the younger brother of beauty vlogger Zoella. He publishes new videos on his main channel every Sunday, calling them "Sugg Sunday Specials." His most viewed video is called "My Sister Does My Make-Up", a collaboration with his sister, Zoella. He is now dating Dianne Buswell, who was his Strictly Come, Dancing partner.
YouTube friends[]
Joe often collaborates with other YouTubers such as his sister Zoe Sugg, Alfie Deyes, Jim Chapman, Caspar Lee, Marcus Butler, Tanya Burr, OliWhiteTV, Louise Watson, Troye Sivan and Tyler Oakley, Jack Maynard, Conor Maynard, Mikey Pearce. His sister Zoe Sugg is currently in a relationship with Alfie Deyes, their relationship better known as 'Zalfie'. He's shipped with fellow YouTuber Caspar Lee and the name of that ship is known as 'Jaspar'.
YouTube challenges[]
Since YouTube, Joe has "created" many challenges such as the Shock Ball Challenge. The Shock Ball Challenge includes holding a shock ball and naming things from a topic. He is also known for his YouTuber version of Innuendo Bingo. Even though Innuendo Bingo was first seen on BBC Radio 1, he created the YouTuber version, which has attracted loads of viewers. He also created YouTuber Whispers/The Whisper Challange and The Big Mouth Challange
Strictly Come Dancing[]
Since September 8, 2018, Joe has been a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing. He is partnered with Australian dancer Dianne Buswell.
| Week # | Dance / Song | Judges' scores | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revel Horwood | Bussell | Ballas | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Jive / "Take On Me" | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | No elimination |
| 2 | Charleston / "Cotton Eye Joe" | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
| 3 | American Smooth / "Breaking Free" | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | Safe |
| 4 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Just Got Paid" | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
| 5 | Waltz / "Rainbow Connection" | 6 | 7 | 8 | 81 | Safe |
| 6 | Foxtrot / "Youngblood" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Safe |
| 7 | Paso Doble / "Pompeii" | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Safe |
| 8 | Samba / "MMMBop" | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | Safe |
| 9 Blackpool2 |
Quickstep / "Dancing Fool" | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Safe |
| 10 | Street and Commercial / "Jump Around" | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | Safe |
| 11 | Salsa / "Joseph Megamix" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | Safe |
| 12 Semi-Finals |
Viennese Waltz / "This Year's Love" | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | Safe |
| Argentine Tango / "Red Right Hand" | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 13 Finals |
Paso Doble / "Pompeii" | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3-way tie as runner-up |
| Showdance / "I Bet You Look Good on The Dancefloor" | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||
| Charleston / "Cotton Eye Joe" | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | ||
1Alfonso Ribeiro filled in for Bruno Tonioli.
2Joe's 96-year-old grandmother used to dance at Blackpool and was in the crowd watching him dance.
Trivia[]
- Joe claims to like eating clementines with the peel on.
- This seems unlikely since he is seen nearly throwing up whilst eating an orange peel in his video "Dare Sugg 4".
- He is very overprotective about snails.
- He started a game with his friends where they take vile photos of themselves and send them to another for no apparent reason.
- He had a chance to be in Harry Potter with his sister Zoe Sugg but didn't get it because he was too short.
- He does not like rollercoasters.
- He is a keen skateboarder.
- When he was younger, he used to have an imaginary enemy.
- Once in the summer holidays, he and his friend broke into a school and began riding on tricycles. Only when they saw a police officer did they realize they were doing something wrong and ran until the officer caught up with them to tell them off.
- When he was younger the slightest touch would make his nose bleed.
- His nicknames are Suggy, Broseph, and Jojo.
- He loves penguins.
- He used to have a roommate: Caspar Lee.
- Joe and Caspar enjoy pulling pranks on each other.
- He is a part of The YouTube Boyband and released a single for comic relief called "It's all about You (tube)".
- He was part of Band Aid 30 in 2014.
- Instead of saying "Subscribe" he says "Suggscribe"
- He can play the guitar.
- Joe Sugg is 5 feet 8 1/2 inches tall and is very insecure about his height.
- Joe and Caspar's movie "Joe and Caspar Hit the Road" was released on November 23, 2015.
- Joe is claustrophobic.
- Joe hates loombands.
- He voiced Kyle The Seagull in 'The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water'
- In 2018, Joe was a contestant on the sixteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing. He was partnered with Dianne Buswell.
- Joe has been in a relationship with his Strictly Come Dancing partner, Dianne Buswell, since late 2018.