Kathryn Thomas
Kathryn Thomas (born 20 January 1979) is an Irish television presenter. Early life. Thomas attended the national school on the Green Road, Carlow and began her secondary school years in St Leo's College, Carlow. In her second year, she transitioned to The King's Hospital in Dublin as a boarder. She studied Arts (English, Sociology and Information Studies) at University College Dublin but left before finishing as she won a contract to present the children's television programme "Rapid". She also took London Guildhall acting exams to Grade 8. Television. Thomas's break into television came when  she co-presented "Rapid", a youth sports show, with Dublin GAA star Jason Sherlock during the 1990s. Thomas worked on the television series "No Frontiers", which included assignment stories about boomeranging in Australia, bungee jumping in New Zealand, child trafficking in Namibia, and American football. In 2008, Thomas co-presented "" with Aidan Power. From 2009, she co-presented the show with Marty Whelan. She left "Winning Streak" in December 2011. In 2011, she became the new presenter of "Operation Transformation" on RTÉ One. In 2016, she was to be replaced by Ray D'Arcy. In August 2011, it was announced that  she would host the Irish version of "The Voice", "The Voice of Ireland". In February 2012, Thomas stormed the stage during a performance by Alabama 3 at the 9th Irish Film & Television Awards, and wagged her finger at the rock band after they sang a song with the lyrics "fuck the police". She accused the band of inciting people to violence. Radio. Thomas has stepped in for John Murray on RTÉ Radio 1 and also hosts an RTÉ Radio 1 quiz show. Personal life. Thomas, had a five-year relationship with Garda Enda Waters, which ended in July 2012. She  has been dating businessman Padraig McLoughlin since mid-2013. In 2017, Thomas announced through Instagram that she and McLoughlin were expecting their first child together. In March 2018, Thomas had her first daughter, Ellie McLoughlin. She announced via Instagram in June 2021 that she and McLoughlin were expecting their second child. Thomas revealed in 2015 that a series of shooting stars inked on the inside of her lower left arm were not tattoos but were in fact transfers. Commercial ventures. In April 2015 Thomas set up Pure Results Bootcamp, a seven-day diet and exercise camp operating out of Inish Beg  Island, a private Island Estate in West Cork, Ireland. The camp programme includes a pre-camp consultation with a nutritionist to establish the participants' goals, a shared room in a courtyard cottage, a two-week post-camp fitness and diet programme and two weekly weigh-ins with a member of the Pure Results Bootcamp team. Awards. In 2005, Thomas won the "Travel Extra" Irish Travel Writer of the Year. In 2008, she won the Sony Bravia TV Personality of the Year at the Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTAs) in Dublin, as well as Best Female Presenter at the TV  Now Awards. In February 2012, she came third in a poll to find Ireland's most desirable Valentines.