Vogue Williams facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Vogue Williams
Williams in May 2014
Born	(1985-10-02) 2 October 1985 (age 39) Dublin, Ireland
Occupation	Presenter media personality
Years active	2010–present
Television	Fade Street Stepping Out Bear Grylls: Mission Survive Spooked: Ireland
Spouse(s)	Brian McFadden ​ ​ (m. 2012; div. 2017)​ Spencer Matthews ​ (m. 2018)​
Children	3
Relatives	James Matthews (brother-in-law)

Vogue Williams (born 2 October 1985) is a well-known Irish presenter and TV personality. She became famous for being on shows like Dancing with the Stars and Stepping Out. She also won the 2015 series of Bear Grylls: Mission Survive.

Early Life and School Days

Growing Up in Dublin

Vogue Williams was born on 2 October 1985 in Portmarnock, a suburb of Dublin, Ireland. Her parents, Sandra and Freddie, separated when she was seven years old. Her father passed away in 2010. Vogue is the youngest of three children, with an older brother Frederick and sister Amber. She also has two half-siblings.

Education and College Choices

Vogue went to an all-girls school called Santa Sabina Dominican College in Sutton. After finishing school, her stepfather, Neil Wilson, encouraged her to go to college. She started a degree in construction design and management at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen. However, she decided to leave after one year.

Vogue Williams' Career Journey

Starting in Reality TV

Vogue Williams began her public career on 11 November 2010. She appeared in an Irish reality TV show called Fade Street. This show followed the lives of four young women in Dublin. On the show, viewers saw Vogue working at Stellar Magazine. They also saw her studying acting and learning to be a disc jockey.

Dancing and Survival Shows

In 2012, Vogue joined the Australian show Dancing with the Stars. She danced with Christopher Page. They were the third couple to leave the competition. In 2013, Vogue and Brian McFadden competed in the ITV celebrity dancing show Stepping Out. They finished in second place.

On 4 February 2015, it was announced that Vogue would be on Bear Grylls: Mission Survive. This reality series started airing on 20 February 2015. Vogue won the show on 3 April 2015. She beat famous athletes Kelly Holmes and Mike Tindall. Later in 2015, she appeared on a celebrity episode of Catchphrase. In 2016, she was a guest on Loose Women and Celebrity Haunted Hotel.

Presenting Her Own Shows

Vogue Williams presented her own four-part TV series called Vogue Williams – On the Edge. In this show, she explored topics important to young adults. These included transgender issues, bodybuilding, and online deception. She was supposed to join The Jump in February 2017. However, she had to pull out because of an injury during training. Amy Willerton took her place.

In June 2017, Vogue wrote an opinion piece for the Sunday World. She later said she made a mistake and apologized for her views. She explained that she wrote it when she was feeling scared and angry. She admitted her ideas were misguided.

On 29 March 2020, Vogue became the new host of Sunday Breakfast on Heart FM. In September 2021, she started presenting The Big Deal on Virgin Media One. In November 2021, she was announced as the host of a new show called Send ...: Body SOS. This show was about people's decisions regarding plastic surgery. It aired on E4 in 2022.

Vogue also presents the Spooked Ireland series. This show premiered in the UK on 29 September 2023, after first launching in Ireland.

Vogue Williams' Personal Life

First Marriage and Separation

In May 2011, Vogue started dating Westlife singer Brian McFadden. They announced their engagement on 12 January 2012. They got married on 2 September 2012 in Florence, Italy. In June 2015, Vogue bought an apartment in Howth, near Dublin. On 7 July 2015, Vogue and Brian announced they were separating after three years of marriage. They officially divorced in 2017.

Glen Affric, the Matthews family's estate where Williams married Spencer.

Second Marriage and Family

Vogue became engaged to reality TV star Spencer Matthews in January 2018. Vogue and Spencer got married on 9 June 2018. They have three children together. Their first child, a son, was born in 2018. A daughter was born in 2020, and another son was born in 2022. Their first two children were christened in the Church of England. Their third child was christened Catholic.

Television Appearances

See also

In Spanish: Vogue Williams para niños