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Yvonne Connolly

Yvonne Connolly

Irish model (born 1974)

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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    "THE FAMILY PROJECT ***FINAL*** | RTÉ Presspack". presspack.rte.ie. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
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    "Yvonne opens her heart about Ronan's affair". independent. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
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    Mullen, Emily (15 March 2018). "Ronan Keating shares adorable photo with son Jack Keating on his birthday". RSVP Live. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
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    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.
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    "'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.
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    "'We are grown ups and have independent lives' - Yvonne Connolly on maintaining long-distance love". independent. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
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    "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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    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.
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    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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