{{Short description|Irish television and radio presenter}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=May 2015}}
{{Infobox person | name = Laura Fox | image = | image_size = | caption = | other_names = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|11|8|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Galway]], Ireland | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | alma_mater = [[Galway Business School]], [[Dublin Business School]] | occupation = Radio and television presenter | employer = | agent = | known_for = [[RTÉ 2fm]], ''[[Ireland's Fittest Family]]'' | networth = | height = | title = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | boards = | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | relatives = | website = | signature = | footnotes = }}
'''Laura Fox''' (born 8 November 1990) is an Irish television and radio presenter who currently hosts the [[RTÉ 2fm]] mid-morning show between 9 am–12 pm every weekday, as well as the [[RTÉ One]] competition programme, ''[[Ireland's Fittest Family]].'' She was a contestant on the 2024 edition of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (Irish TV series)|Dancing With The Stars]]'' and co-presented it in 2026.
== Early life == Fox's mother gave birth to her at the age of nineteen and was raised in a single-parent home. Her mother married and had more children.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Mary Cate |date=2023-11-04 |title=Laura Fox: 'No one in my family had connections - I thought it doesn't happen to people like me' |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/people/arid-41262229.html |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=Irish Examiner |language=en}}</ref>
Fox is a former beauty queen. She reached the final stages of [[Miss Ireland]] 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-08 |title=2FM star Laura Fox: ‘I tried every fad diet and slipped into an eating disorder’ |url=https://www.sundayworld.com/lifestyle/health-fitness/2fm-star-laura-fox-i-tried-every-fad-diet-and-slipped-into-an-eating-disorder/a146517853.html |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=SundayWorld.com |language=en}}</ref>
Fox studied Marketing and PR in [[Galway Business School]] before attaining a degree in journalism from [[Dublin Business School]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Notaro |first=Vicki |date=2023-11-08 |title=Laura Fox — from local radio to the new face of one of RTE’s biggest shows |language=en |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/laura-fox-i-made-myself-very-useful-zm2s796bs |access-date=2023-11-08 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref>
== Career == Fox began her radio career in 2015 as a presenter on [[Galway Bay FM]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-29 |title=Who Is Laura Fox, The New Ireland's Fittest Family Host? |url=https://evoke.ie/2023/10/29/entertainment/celebrity/who-is-laura-fox |access-date=2023-11-08 |language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2017, Fox joined the RTÉ digital radio station [[RTÉ Pulse]] while also working as a relief presenter on [[RTÉ 2fm]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-20 |title=Who is former Miss Ireland contestant and 2FM reporter Laura Fox? - Extra.ie |url=https://extra.ie/2021/11/20/entertainment/celebrity/laura-fox-2fm-radio-hosting |access-date=2023-11-08 |language=en-GB}}</ref> Fox hosted the podcast 'Unlocked' alongside her [[RTÉ 2fm]] colleague, Emma Power.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-23 |title=Unlocked podcast hosts kept vow to remain friends despite vying for jobs - Extra.ie |url=https://extra.ie/2021/05/23/entertainment/entertainment-news/laura-fox-emma-power-jobs |access-date=2023-11-08 |language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2022, it was announced that Fox would host her own weekend breakfast show from 9 am-12 pm on [[RTÉ 2fm]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Connor |first=Siobhan |date=2022-02-17 |title=New RTE 2FM DJ Laura Fox wants to 'bring sexy back' to radio |url=https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/new-rte-2fm-dj-laura-26252505 |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=Irish Mirror |language=en}}</ref>
In June 2023, it was announced that Fox would be the host of the eleventh season of the [[RTÉ One]] television series, ''[[Ireland's Fittest Family]]'' taking over from [[Mairead Ronan]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-08 |title=Ireland’s Fittest Family: Olympian Sonia O’Sullivan to join new series as coach, while 2FM’s Laura Fox unveiled as new presenter |url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/irelands-fittest-family-olympian-sonia-osullivan-to-join-new-series-as-coach-while-2fms-laura-fox-unveiled-as-new-presenter/a1828365255.html |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=Independent.ie |language=en}}</ref> She took part in the [[Dancing with the Stars (Irish TV series) series 7|2024]] edition of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (Irish TV series)|Dancing With The Stars]]'', where she reached the grand final.<ref>{{Cite web | website=rte.ie |date=2024-03-17 |title=The Galway girl goes full-circle on DWTS final |url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2024/0317/1438369-the-galway-girl-goes-full-circle-on-dwts-final/ |language=en}}</ref> In May 2024, Fox took over 2fm's coveted 9 am to 12 pm from outgoing presenter [[Jennifer Zamparelli]], who she had been covering for for several weeks.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-24 |title=‘This is all I’ve ever wanted’ – Laura Fox to take over from Jennifer Zamparelli on 2fm |url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/radio/this-is-all-ive-ever-wanted-laura-fox-to-take-over-from-jennifer-zamparelli-on-2fm/a301595828.html |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=Irish Independent |language=en}}</ref>
In January 2026, Fox filled in for [[Doireann Garrihy]] while she was on maternity leave for [[Dancing with the Stars (Irish TV series) series 9|series 9]] of [[Dancing with the Stars (Irish TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-01 |title=Laura Fox to replace Doireann Garrihy on Dancing with the Stars as she announces maternity leave|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/laura-fox-to-replace-doireann-garrihy-on-dancing-with-the-stars-as-she-announces-maternity-leave/a482300340.html |access-date=2025-12-06|website=Irish Independent |language=en}}</ref>
== Personal life == Fox is in a long-term relationship with her partner, Brian Moran, and they got engaged in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-17 |title=The loves of my life: Laura Fox |url=https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/the-loves-of-my-life-laura-fox/38202677.html |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=Independent.ie |language=en}}</ref>
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