Yvonne Connolly

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Yvonne Connolly
Born (1974-02-08) 8 February 1974 (age 50)
Dublin, Ireland
Occupations
  • Model
  • television personality
Spouse
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(m. 1998;div. 2015)​
PartnerJohn Conroy (2012–present)
Children3

Yvonne Connolly (born 8 February 1974) is an Irish model and television personality.

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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 competed in 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 several 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]

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  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "'It's very, very, very, very tricky' – Ronan Keating opens up on co-parenting with ex-wife Yvonne Connolly". independent. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  12. ↑ "'We are grown ups and have independent lives' - Yvonne Connolly on maintaining long-distance love". independent. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  13. ↑ "Yvonne Connolly says she's grateful to be alive after a serious horse riding accident". Her.ie. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
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  15. ↑ Gallagher, Katie (15 April 2021). "Yvonne Connolly almost lost her eyesight after a freak horse riding accident". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
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