Amanda Byram
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Amanda Byram | |
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| Born | 14 December 1973 |
| Occupation | Television Personality |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Amanda Byram (born 14 December 1973) is an Irish television personality, originally from Castleknock in Dublin, Ireland.
Early life
Formerly a model,[1] Byram started her career on television in 1999 presenting the TV3 morning show Ireland AM with Mark Cagney, during which time she met her then boyfriend comedian Patrick Kielty.
Television career
Soon afterwards she began appearing on British television, initially as a host on The Big Breakfast on Channel 4 in 2001 and subsequently appeared as a guest host on Liquid News on BBC Three in 2002. She also presented the UK edition of Entertainment Tonight, which aired on Sky One.
Having broken up with Kielty, she relocated to the US choosing to base herself in Los Angeles. Numerous TV presenting roles followed including the reality television series Paradise Hotel and The Swan.
Since 2007 she has been co-host, along with Dennis Miller, of the Game Show Network program Grand Slam, a US version of the British quiz format. She is currently co-hosting with Richard Hammond the BBC1 programme Total Wipeout, the British version of the US game show Wipeout.
She appeared as a special guest on Anonymus in 2009.
She hosted the Meteor Music Awards at the RDS, Dublin on 17 March 2009 and appeared on the The Cafe on 30 January to publicise her selection.[2][3]
Other events
Byram hosted the Miss World pageant in 2003, and briefly appeared in David Hewlett's 2006 film A Dog's Breakfast
In January and February 2011, she will be presenting selected Strictly Come Dancing Live! shows across different locations. Kate Thornton will be presenting the shows Byram is missing.
References
- ^ Interview: Amanda Byram AskMen.com
- ^ "Celebrity BB star set to appear on The Café". RTÉ. 30 January 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
- ^ "2009 Meteor Awards to be held St Patrick's Day at RDS". The Belfast Telegraph. 28 January 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
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