Amanda Byram Biography
Amanda Byram is an Irish television presenter and former model best known for co-hosting the BBC One game show Total Wipeout with Richard Hammond, hosting the RTÉ1 version of Dancing with the Stars, and hosting American television shows The Swan and Paradise Hotel.
How old is Amanda Byram? – Age
She is 49 years old as of 16 June 2022. She was born in 1973 in Dublin, Ireland.
Amanda Byram Husband
Formerly a model, Byram began her television career in 1999, co-hosting the TV3 morning show Ireland AM with Mark Cagney, when she met her then-boyfriend, comedian Patrick Kielty. Byram dated comedian Patrick Kielty before moving to the United States. She is currently engaged to former rugby union player Craig McMullen and lives in Fulham, South West London. She did, however, announce her divorce from him in January 2012.
She has been in a relationship with Julian Okines, a creative content creator, since April 2014. They announced their engagement in December 2015, and they married in April 2016. In November 2021, Byram gave birth to their son, Phoenix.
Amanda Byram Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $1 million.
Amanda Byram Dancing with the Stars
It was reported and later confirmed in November 2016 that Byram would co-host the Irish edition of Dancing with the Stars with Nicky Byrne. The show debuted on RTÉ One in January 2017 and is based on the structure of the original British TV show Strictly Come Dancing. After two seasons, Byram announced on August 28, 2018, that she will not be returning as a presenter in 2019.
Amanda Byram BBC One
Byram appeared on the first edition of BBC One’s panel show Ask Rhod Gilbert. Byram made an appearance in an episode of BBC One’s The Magicians on January 8, 2011. She had to face the forfeit trick at the end of the program as the celebrity on the losing team, being sawn in half by a 36-inch diameter buzz saw with no boxes covering her body.
Amanda Byram Career
She then began making appearances on British television, first as a host on Channel 4’s The Big Breakfast in 2001 and then as a guest host on BBC Three’s Liquid News in 2002. Additionally, she hosted the UK edition of Entertainment Tonight, which was broadcast on Sky One. She moved to the United States and settled in Los Angeles after breaking up with Kielty. In 2003 and 2008, he appeared in the reality television series Paradise Hotel, among other television presenting roles.
Byram was scheduled to host the Fox reality show Seriously, Dude, I’m Gay in 2004; however, due to criticism from the media monitoring organization GLAAD, the show was canceled eleven days before its premiere. Talking on the extraordinary’s undoing, Byram remarked: ” Obviously it is continuously frustrating when things don’t air, however television and the FCC is exceptionally delicate at this moment, and I roll with the choices made by the Fox organization, as they have been and keep on being extremely strong to me.”
She and Dennis Miller co-hosted the Game Show Network program Grand Slam in 2007, which was a US version of the British quiz format. She has also worked on The Swan, a beauty show about three unattractive women who undergo extreme makeovers to change their lives. In 2009, she also made an appearance as a special guest on Anonymous.
She facilitated the Meteor Music Grants at the RDS, Dublin on 17 Walk 2009 and showed up on The Bistro on 30 January to broadcast her choice. Since January 3, 2009, she has co-hosted the British game show Total Wipeout with Richard Hammond. The final episode, which aired on December 31, 2012, came after five seasons and one winter season.
She also substituted for Louise Redknapp on Sunday Brunch, the show’s replacement, and regularly co-hosted Something for the Weekend with Tim Lovejoy. In 2010, she showed up in one episode of Supersize versus Superskinny, assisting Anna Richardson with getting the ideal physique. Byram and Paddy McGuinness appeared on This Morning on August 6, 2010. Byram and Jake Humphrey hosted This Morning on May 31, 2013.