Yvonne Connolly
Yvonne Connolly (born 8 February 1974) is an Irish model and television personality.
Yvonne Connolly | |
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| Born | 8 February 1974 Dublin, Ireland |
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| Partner | John Conroy (2012–present) |
| Children | 3 |
Career
Connolly began her career working as a commercial model for brands including Coca-Cola, Superquinn, Bank of Ireland and the National Lottery.[1] In 2013, Connolly ventured into television where she competed in the Irish version of Celebrity MasterChef Ireland on RTÉ One.[2] She was eliminated in the fifth week of the competition.[3] Following her appearance on the show, Connolly picked up many cookery guest spots on television programmes including Virgin Media One's The Six O'Clock Show[4] and ITV's This Morning.[5]
In 2014, Connolly appeared as a mentor on the RTÉ One factual entertainment series, The Family Project.[6][7]
Personal life
On 30 April 1998, Connolly married Boyzone singer, Ronan Keating.[8] Together, they have three children: a son Jack, born in 1999[9] and daughters Marie (known as "Missy") and Ali born in 2001 and 2005.[10] In 2010, Connolly and Keating announced their separation; their divorce was finalised in March 2015.[11] Connolly has been in a relationship with cinematographer John Conroy since 2012.[12] In March 2023, Connolly became a grandmother for the first time, after her son Jack became a father.
In November 2019, Connolly was left with severe facial injuries when one of her horses kicked her in the face.[13] Her injuries included a broken jaw, fractured nose and severely damaged eye socket.[14] Connolly has spoken in-depth about her long road to recovery, but continues to train and ride horses.[15]
References
- ^ "Yvonne Connolly – Profile". NK MANAGEMENT. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "Yvonne Connolly using her domestic goddess skills to help her son". Goss.ie. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ Brennan, Colin (11 August 2013). "Yvonne Keating misses out on Celebrity Masterchef final". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "WATCH: Kildare model Yvonne Connolly talks about horrific aftermath of 'freak' horse kick accident". www.leinsterleader.ie. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ Mon; Nov, 18; 2013 – 00:00 (18 November 2013). "Yvonne Keating is back on track after the break-up". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Yvonne Keating helps Kilkenny family in RTE's 'The Family Project'". Nala. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "THE FAMILY PROJECT ***FINAL*** | RTÉ Presspack". presspack.rte.ie. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "Yvonne opens her heart about Ronan's affair". independent. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ Mullen, Emily (15 March 2018). "Ronan Keating shares adorable photo with son Jack Keating on his birthday". RSVP Live. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ Kiely, Marguerite; Townsend, Michelle (30 June 2021). "Yvonne Connolly misses daughter Missy and hasn't seen her since Christmas". RSVP Live. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "'It's very, very, very, very tricky' – Ronan Keating opens up on co-parenting with ex-wife Yvonne Connolly". independent. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "'We are grown ups and have independent lives' - Yvonne Connolly on maintaining long-distance love". independent. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "Yvonne Connolly says she's grateful to be alive after a serious horse riding accident". Her.ie. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ O'Brien, Mark (12 November 2019). "TV star Yvonne Connolly to undergo surgery after being 'kicked in face by horse'". DublinLive. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ Gallagher, Katie (15 April 2021). "Yvonne Connolly almost lost her eyesight after a freak horse riding accident". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 19 October 2021.