In 2017, Byrne was announced as one of the professional dancers for the first series of Dancing with the Stars. She was partnered with RTÉ broadcaster, Des Cahill.[3] Despite being in the bottom half of the leader board throughout the entire competition, they reached the quarterfinals of the competition eventually finishing in 5th place.[4]
In 2018, Byrne was partnered with singer-songwriter, Jake Carter.[5] On 25 March 2018, Carter and Byrne were named the winners.[6]
In 2019, Byrne was partnered with TV presenter and style entrepreneur, Darren Kennedy.[7] They reached the fifth week of the competition, finishing in ninth place.[8]
In 2020, Byrne partnered with Olympic gold medal-winning boxer, Michael Carruth.[9] The couple reached the fifth week of the competition, meaning Byrne finished in ninth place for the second year in a row.[10]
In 2023, Byrne partnered former rugby player, Shane Byrne.[13] They were eliminated in the eighth week of the competition, after a dance-off against Panti Bliss and Denys Samson.
In 2024, Byrne partnered former Paralympic sprint runner, Jason Smyth. On 17 March 2024, Smyth & Byrne were named the winners, despite receiving the lowest scores for several weeks and in the Final.
1Byrne did not perform in week 2 due to illness. Smyth performed his dance with Juliia Vasylenko instead.
Personal life
Byrne was in a relationship with professional dancer, Wojtek Potaszkin for eight years.[14] Since their time on the show together, Byrne has been dating her Series 2 partner, Jake Carter.[15]