Amanda Brunker
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Amanda Brunker is a novelist, journalist/columnist with the Irish Sunday World
newspaper, and former Miss Ireland
.
After attending Mount Temple Comprehensive School
she turned to modelling
, entering and winning the Miss Ireland competition in 1991 when she was 17 years old. She went on to represent her home nation in the Miss World
Competition in Atlanta that same year without success.
, been a nightclub hostess and presented her own late night TV show The Dinner Party.
She published her first novel, entitled Champagne Kisses, on June 25, 2008, which was followed in June 2009 by its sequel Champagne Babes.
In late May 2008 she appeared on the Irish chat show, The Late Late Show
, to promote her then forthcoming debut novel. During the interview she confirmed that she and her partner had become engaged to be married during a holiday in New York, a story that had appeared the previous February in the Irish Independent
, and on its linked website.
From November 4 to the 8th 2008, she was the guest presenter on RTÉ 2
's The Podge and Rodge Show
, a show she had previously been a guest on. She was the Dublin judge and mentor on The All Ireland Talent Show
.
She participated in season 4 of Celebrity Bainisteoir
managing Aughrim GAA Club, Wicklow.
She lives in Dublin with her husband, whom she married in September 2009 in New York
, and their two sons.
Sunday World
The Sunday World is an Irish newspaper published by Sunday Newspapers Limited, a division of Independent News and Media. It is the largest selling "popular" newspaper in the Republic of Ireland and is also sold in Northern Ireland .-Origins:The Sunday World was Ireland's first tabloid newspaper...
newspaper, and former Miss Ireland
Miss Ireland
Miss Ireland is a national beauty pageant held in the Republic of Ireland each year, to celebrate the country's most beautiful women. Winners of the contest represent Ireland at the Miss World pageant. Other winners, including Roberta Brown and Siobhan McClaffey have also been delegates at rival...
.
After attending Mount Temple Comprehensive School
Mount Temple Comprehensive School
Mount Temple Comprehensive School is a secondary school located in Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland, originally notable as the first multi-denominational public school under Protestant management to open in Dublin....
she turned to modelling
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
, entering and winning the Miss Ireland competition in 1991 when she was 17 years old. She went on to represent her home nation in the Miss World
Miss World
The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...
Competition in Atlanta that same year without success.
Career
She has continued modelling, acted in the film Head Rush, had a cameo role on the former Irish soap GlenroeGlenroe
Glenroe was an Irish television drama series broadcast between September 1983 and May 2001 on RTÉ One. The programme was a spin-off from Bracken, a short-lived RTÉ drama itself spun off from The Riordans. Glenroe was broadcast on Sunday nights at 20.30, generally from September to May. The show was...
, been a nightclub hostess and presented her own late night TV show The Dinner Party.
She published her first novel, entitled Champagne Kisses, on June 25, 2008, which was followed in June 2009 by its sequel Champagne Babes.
In late May 2008 she appeared on the Irish chat show, The Late Late Show
The Late Late Show
The Late Late Show, sometimes referred to as The Late Late, or in some cases by the acronym LLS, is the world's longest-running chat show by the same broadcaster and the official flagship television programme of Irish broadcasting company RTÉ...
, to promote her then forthcoming debut novel. During the interview she confirmed that she and her partner had become engaged to be married during a holiday in New York, a story that had appeared the previous February in the Irish Independent
Irish Independent
The Irish Independent is Ireland's largest-selling daily newspaper that is published in both compact and broadsheet formats. It is the flagship publication of Independent News & Media.-History:...
, and on its linked website.
From November 4 to the 8th 2008, she was the guest presenter on RTÉ 2
RTÉ Two
RTÉ Two is a free-to-air general entertainment channel operated by Irish state broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. RTÉ Two is available throughout the island of Ireland through digital terrestrial service Saorview, VHF and UHF bands, and is also available via satellite to Irish subscribers of...
's The Podge and Rodge Show
The Podge and Rodge Show
The Podge and Rodge Show is an Irish chat show, broadcast and produced by RTÉ, featuring the popular Podge and Rodge as hosts...
, a show she had previously been a guest on. She was the Dublin judge and mentor on The All Ireland Talent Show
The All Ireland Talent Show
The All Ireland Talent Show was an RTÉ television series billed as Ireland's biggest-ever talent contest. It was first announced in November 2008 and the first series commenced broadcasting on 4 January 2009, completing on 15 March 2009. Modelled on Britain's Got Talent, it is produced by Tyrone...
.
She participated in season 4 of Celebrity Bainisteoir
Celebrity Bainisteoir
Celebrity Bainisteoir is a prime-time reality programme produced for Radio Telefís Éireann, which was produced by Animo Television/Kite Entertainment...
managing Aughrim GAA Club, Wicklow.
She lives in Dublin with her husband, whom she married in September 2009 in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, and their two sons.
External links
- Amanda's column in the Sunday WorldSunday WorldThe Sunday World is an Irish newspaper published by Sunday Newspapers Limited, a division of Independent News and Media. It is the largest selling "popular" newspaper in the Republic of Ireland and is also sold in Northern Ireland .-Origins:The Sunday World was Ireland's first tabloid newspaper...