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Storm Uechtritz Keating[1] (née Uechtritz; born 27 October 1982) is an Australian brand ambassador, television producer/ director, media personality and business woman. She has worked on a number of Australian and British television programmes such as The Apprentice Australia, Masterchef Australia, The X Factor, The Voice Australia, and The Voice UK.
Early life and education
[edit]Sharyn Storm Uechtritz[2][3] was born in Childers, Queensland, Australia,[1] the daughter of Gordon Charles Uechtritz, a cattleman, and Debra Lynn (née Hastings), also known as Sharni Ra'harni, a business consultant, healer and Reiki practitioner.[1][4][5][6] She was named after a character from Wilbur Smith's Courtney Novels.[1] She is of German, Danish, Samoan, and English descent.[7][8]
She grew up in a small village in Papua New Guinea, before her family relocated to a cattle property in Australia in 1988.[4] She has three older brothers.[1][4]
After school, she attended the University of Queensland (Australia) for three years; she received an international exchange scholarship to study at University of California, Los Angeles in 2003, for the final year of her degree.[4][9]
Career
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During her time at the University of California Los Angeles, Keating interned at HBO in the Original Programming Department under Chris Albrecht.[4][10] It was upon her return to Australia that she began her career in television production at Channel Nine in Sydney.[10]
In 2009, Keating worked on the production of the Australian version of NBC's The Apprentice.[4][10] From 2010 to 2012, she worked on shows such as The X Factor, Masterchef, and The Voice.[9][10] In 2012, she moved to London where she became the producer-director of The Voice UK.[9][10]
Keating collaborated on a range of boots with Italian bootmaker, Stivaleria Cavallin.[10] Called the "Storm Boots", these were launched in February 2015 at the Burberry show during London Fashion Week.[10] In October 2015, Keating was announced as brand ambassador for Positive Luxury, a London-based company which awards luxury brands that meet sustainability and ethical business criteria.[10]
Keating maintained a fashion and lifestyle blog in 2016 and 2017.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Keating (then known by her maiden name, Uechtritz) married Tim Ivers in August 2009.[12] They had met while she was studying at the University of Queensland.[12] Their marriage ended in April 2012.[12]
In August 2010, she met Ronan Keating on the Australian The X-Factor show.[12] She married him on 17 August 2015 and began using his surname after their marriage.[13] They have two children, a son born in 2017 and a daughter born in 2020.[1]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2009 | The Apprentice Australia | Associate producer |
| 2010 | So You Think You Can Dance Australia | Producer |
| 2010 | The X Factor | Producer |
| 2011 | MasterChef Australia | Producer |
| 2011 | Junior MasterChef Australia | Producer |
| 2012 | The Voice AU | Producer |
| 2013 | The Voice UK | Producer director |
| 2021 | Loose Women | Panelist |
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Storm Keating hits out at Jennifer Maguire for revealing her birth name is Sharyn - Independent.ie". Independent.ie. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ↑ "Famous celebrity feuds". Msn.com. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ↑ Hutch, Eleanore (8 March 2016). "Jennifer Zamparelli Reveals Her REAL Name To Storm Keating". Evoke.ie. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Storm Keating". Stormofficial.com. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ↑ "Historical details for ABN 75 946 850 726 | ABN Lookup". abr.business.gov.au. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022.
- ↑ "About Me | Sharni Raharni".
- ↑ "Man before the Storm: Ronan Keating's Australian girlfriend Storm Uechtritz on her move to Ireland". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ↑ "@himbi63 German. It used to be Von Uechtritz back in the old days. But my family heritage is a real mix of nationalities!". @Storm_Keating. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- 1 2 3 "Everything you need to know about Ronan Keating's future wife Storm Uechtritz". Express.co.uk. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "QWeekend: Queenslander Storm Keating on falling in love with Irish crooner Ronan Keating". Couriermail.com. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ↑ "Storm Keating launches her new blog". Irishexaminer.com. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Ronan Keating's beautiful new girlfriend still loved by her former husband". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ↑ "Ronan Keating on marriage, turning 40 and men who have Botox". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
External links
[edit]- 1982 births
- Living people
- Australian people of Samoan descent
- Australian people of Danish descent
- Australian people of German descent
- Australian television producers
- Australian women television producers
- University of Queensland alumni
- University of California, Los Angeles alumni
- Australian bloggers
- Australian women bloggers
- Australian fashion designers
- Australian women fashion designers
- Australian women company founders
- Australian company founders
- People from Childers, Queensland