Amanda Byram

Formerly a model, she started her career on television in 1999 presenting the TV3 morning show Ireland AM with Mark Cagney, during which she met her then boyfriend comedian Patrick Kielty.

She then moved to British television, primarily hosting The Big Breakfast on Channel 4 in 2001 and then appearing as a guest host on Liquid News on BBC Three in 2002. She also hosted the UK edition of Entertainment Tonight, which aired on Sky One.

Having broken up with Kielty, she moved to Hollywood, and since based in the United States she is best known as the host of the reality television series Paradise Hotel and The Swan. She also hosted the Miss World pageant in 2003, and briefly appeared in David Hewlett's 2006 film A Dog's Breakfast

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 is to host the Meteor Music Awards at the RDS, Dublin on 17 March 2009, appearing on The Cafe on 30 January to promote herself on getting this achievement.