Yvonne Connolly

Model

Birthday February 8, 1974

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace Dublin, Ireland

Age 50 years old

Nationality Ireland

#49047 Most Popular

1974

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

Connolly began her career working as a commercial model for brands including Coca-Cola, Superquinn, Bank of Ireland and the National Lottery.

1998

On 30 April 1998, Connolly married Boyzone singer, Ronan Keating.

1999

Together, they have three children: a son Jack, born in 1999 and daughters Marie (known as "Missy") and Ali born in 2001 and 2005.

2010

In 2010, Connolly and Keating announced their separation; their divorce was finalised in March 2015.

2012

Connolly has been in a relationship with cinematographer John Conroy since 2012.

In March 2023, Connolly became a grandmother for the first time, after her son Jack became a father.

2013

In 2013, Connolly competed in Celebrity MasterChef Ireland on RTÉ One.

She was eliminated in the fifth week of the competition.

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 and ITV's This Morning.

2014

In 2014, Connolly appeared as a mentor on the RTÉ One factual entertainment series, The Family Project.

2019

In November 2019, Connolly was left with severe facial injuries when one of her horses kicked her in the face.

Her injuries included a broken jaw, fractured nose and severely damaged eye socket.

Connolly has spoken in-depth about her long road to recovery, but continues to train and ride horses.