Glenda Gilson

Glenda Gilson
Gilson at ADIFF 2016
Born (1981-03-03) 3 March 1981 (age 43)
Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Modelling information
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Hair colourBrown
Eye colourGreen

Glenda Gilson (born 3 March 1981) is an Irish former model and television presenter.

Career

Beauty

Gilson represented Ireland in the Miss Hawaiian Tropic in 2002 in Oahu and went on to win the title for Europe. Her success secured widespread international exposure, as she appeared in the pages of Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire and Company and Ireland's own VIP.[1]

Presenting

In 2006, Gilson embarked on a presenting career, appearing as the face of Irish music channel Bubble Hits hosting the news and entertainment show Glenda's Showbiz Gossip.[1] She presented Xposé from 2008 until its cancellation in 2019.[2]

In March 2008, she appeared as a contestant on the RTÉ reality show, Celebrity Bainisteoir.[3]

In 2012, Gilson appeared as a contestant on the TV3 reality show, Celebrity Salon.[4]

In December 2017, Gilson was announced as the host of Ireland's Got Talent companion-series Ireland's Got Mór Talent alongside social media star, James Kavanagh.[5] Gilson and Kavanagh returned for a second and final series in 2019.

In 2020, Gilson participated in the fourth season of the Irish edition of Dancing with the Stars. Gilson and her professional partner, Robert Rowiński, were eliminated on 26 January 2020.[6]

Gilson and her brother Damien could face jail after consistently refusing to comply with court orders in relation to the liquidation of their car company. Justice Mary Finlay Geoghegan said in May 2011 that Ms Gilson and her brother are “not compliant” with the rules and described the situation as “extremely serious” and “the motion for attachment and committal still stands.”[7] In 2012 Gilson was revealed to be a tax defaulter.[8][9] On 14 September 2012 she was named on the Revenue list of tax defaulters as having been required to pay €73,000 including interest and penalties.[10] In April 2015 she was in the Irish High Court to block attempts, by the liquidator of a company where she was a non-executive director, to impose certain restriction on her from acting as a company director for a period of five years.[11]

Personal life

Gilson is a niece of former Fianna Fáil politician Liam Lawlor, who died in a car accident in Russia in October 2005.[12] She was at one stage involved in a high-profile relationship with then-Irish rugby captain Brian O'Driscoll.[13]

In August 2014, Gilson married Dublin businessman Rob MacNaughton at St Senan's Church in Kilrush, County Clare.[14] They have two sons, Bobby born in October 2018,[15] and Danny born in October 2020.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b "About". glendagilson.com. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. ^ Dardis, Michelle (8 October 2019). "Glenda Gilson shares heartbreak over Xpose axe: "I loved every bit of it"". VIP. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Celebs line out as bainisteorí for reality show". www.irishexaminer.com. 6 February 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  4. ^ "TV3's Celebrity Salon Cast 'Revealed'website=Entertainment.ie". Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  5. ^ "James Kavanagh will be fronting one of Simon Cowell's shows on TV3". Her.ie. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  6. ^ Power, Ed (26 January 2020). "Dancing with the Stars: Glenda Gilson sinks like Titanic". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  7. ^ O'Hora, Ailish (30 May 2011). "EXCLUSIVE: Model Glenda Gilson could face jail". Irish Independent.
  8. ^ Lynch, Suzanne (14 September 2012). "Glenda Gilson makes tax settlement with Revenue". The Irish Times. Irish Times Trust. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  9. ^ Cunningham, Grainne (14 September 2012). "Model Glenda Gilson makes €73,000 tax settlement". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  10. ^ "Model Gilson named on defaulters' list". 14 September 2012. Archived from the original on 16 September 2012.
  11. ^ Zaw, Yolanda (29 April 2015). "I only did it because of love for my brother' Glenda Gilson pleads in court". evoke.ie. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  12. ^ Barry Egan (20 August 2006). "'It's still weird to think that Liam is gone'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
  13. ^ "Gilson talks about O'Driscoll break-up". RTÉ. 4 March 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
  14. ^ "Stylish Glenda keeps her man waiting". Irish Examiner. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  15. ^ Bunici, Diana (4 October 2019). "Glenda Gilson bids adieu on Xposé's last show with baby Bobby on set". evoke.ie.
  16. ^ O'Loughlin, Mikie (27 October 2020). "Glenda Gilson shares snap of baby Danny and Bobby embracing in "Brotherly love" at home". RSVP Live. Retrieved 20 February 2021.