Brendan Courtney

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Brendan Courtney
Birth name Brendan Christopher Courtney
Born (1973-06-24) 24 June 1973 (age 50)
Clondalkin, Dublin, Ireland
Nationality Irish
Notable works and roles Wanderlust, The Brendan Courtney Show, Playdate, Off the Rails

Brendan Courtney (born 24 June 1973 in Dublin) is an Irish television presenter and fashion stylist, the first openly gay presenter in Ireland.[1] He has hosted Wanderlust on RTÉ Two, The Brendan Courtney Show on TV3, Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway on ITV2, Blind Date on ITV2, Love Match on ITV1, Look of Love on ITV1, The Clothes Show on UKTV and Off the Rails on RTÉ One.

Career

Courtney began his career on RTÉ Two's Wanderlust and ITV1's Love Match UK. He was the main developer of the idea of Wanderlust. He previously hosted The Brendan Courtney Show, a prime time talk show on Ireland's TV3 television channel. He also presented the RTÉ reality show Treasure Island.

In October 2006, he became the presenter on ITV2's late night dating show Playdate. From 2006–2008 he hosted and produced The Clothes Show with Caryn Franklyn and Louise Redknapp, As of Autumn 2008, he was co-hosting RTÉ One's Off the Rails.[2][3]

He has long been associated with British fashion brand the clothes show live,[clarification needed] frequently hosting at the flagship event Clothes Show Live in Birmingham.[4]

He was on the panel of judges on Ladies' Day at the 138th Discover Ireland Horse Show on 4 August 2011.[5] He has also judged Alternative Miss Ireland in The George, Dublin.[6]

In 2013 Courtney, together with his longtime collaboration partner Sonia Lennon, launched the Lennon Courtney ladies wear line.

Personal life

In August 2009, Courtney spoke at a rally in Dublin requesting full marriage equality.[7] He was battered by a gay bashing stranger while walking home down South Great George's Street in Dublin in 2011. A man in his early twenties punched him in the face and shouted "queer" before running away. Courtney said it was "disgraceful" that such an incident could occur in Dublin.[8] He told Liveline that more than 50 other gay people had told him of their own experiences of being assaulted or verbally abused in towns nationwide.[9]

See also

References

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