Darren Kennedy (born 12 January 1981)[1] is an Irish television presenter,[2] style & design expert[3] and entrepreneur from Dublin[4] now based between Los Angeles, New York and Dublin.[5] He has hosted television shows on BBC, ITV and RTÉ.[6] Kennedy is Contributing Editor to US-title The Daily Front Row. He is the creator and co-founder of men's grooming brand Kennedy & Co.
He co-created and presented 'Gay Daddy',[10][11] and co-presented and devised The Unemployables series with Jennifer Maguire.[12] Well known and respected for his aesthetic & sense of style, his home was featured in Celebrity Home of The Year on RTE One and he hosted the six-part series Buyers Bootcamp and “Dream House”, both on Virgin Media.
In 2019 he was a contestant on Dancing With The Stars. In March 2020, he was announced as one of the Fab Five on BBC One's new flagship makeover series You Are What You Wear with Rylan Clark.[13] In January 2021, he took part in Celebrity Mastermind.
As of January 2023, he is presenting 'Celebrity Closets' from Los Angeles on ITV's Lorraine, where he interviews celebrities at home as they take viewers on a trip down memory lane via their wardrobes.[14]
In April 2023, Kennedy launched his podcast 'The Number' which he created, produces and hosts. On it he explores the question can a life be measured in numbers? Each week, he asks his guests their seven most significant numbers and how they've shaped their lives.
Kennedy co-hosted Virgin Media Television 's flagship live evening talk show The Six O Clock Show from June to September 2024. The show provides chat, live music, cooking, entertainment, showbiz and technology news.
In 2024, he became a regular contributor to NBC's Access Daily.
In 2019, Kennedy took part in the third series of Dancing with the Stars on RTÉ. He was partnered with Karen Byrne, they competed into the fifth week.[16]
He designed a contemporary suiting and outerwear collection in collaboration with Irish tailor Louis Copeland which produced six sell-out collections.[17] He is a fashion ambassador for the UK highstreet optician Specsavers.[18][19] He regularly works with some fashion brands including Hugo Boss, Tommy Hilfiger and Topman.[citation needed] He has hosted for BAFTA, GQ, several seasons of London Fashion Week Festival for the British Fashion Council and live on the red carpet for the Brit Awards.[citation needed] Darren also regularly contributes to Beverly Hills Lifestyle magazine.[citation needed]
Entrepreneur
Kennedy's first solo venture was in his early twenties when he established a style bureau providing consultancy services to personal and corporate clients including blue chip companies Google, Tommy Hilfiger and BMW. An offshoot of this business developed into an online magazine Help My Style.[20][dead link]
In November 2018, he launched Irish Made, skin and hair care brand Kennedy & Co.[21][22] In 2020, the brand announced it had signed a deal to be distributed across the Middle East.[23]
Awards
Kennedy is regularly nominated in most Stylish Man award categories.[citation needed] He was voted winner of Ireland's Most Stylish Man at the VIP (magazine) Style Awards in 2013.[24] He subsequently went on to host the televised awards show for three consecutive years on TV3.
Years indicate the years of release, not the date of the ceremony; e.g. "2008" indicates a ceremony that took place in 2009, honouring films and television released in 2008.
