Lottie Ryan

{{Short description|Irish television and radio presenter}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=May 2015}} {{Infobox person |name = Lottie Ryan |image = |alt = |caption = |birth_name = |death_date = |death_place = |other_names = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1985|10|15}} |birth_place = [[Dublin]], Ireland |known_for = Broadcaster |occupation = Radio |employer = |agent = {{plainlist| * [[Noel Kelly (agent)|Noel Kelly]]<ref name=agent/> * {{small|(until mid-2023)}}<ref name=noelkelly-departure/> }} |style = Chatty |television = ''[[The Daily Show (Irish TV series)|The Daily Show]]'' <br /> ''Can’t Stop Dancing 2018'' |parents = [[Gerry Ryan]] <br /> [[Morah Brennan]] }}

'''Lottie Ryan''' (born 15 October 1985) is an [[Irish people|Irish]] television and radio presenter with [[RTÉ]], Ireland's public service radio and television broadcaster.<ref name=lottie_brunker>{{cite news|url=http://www.sundayworld.com/showbiz/brunker-meets.php?aid=8363 |title=Gerry's daughter on life, love and plans for the future |first=Amanda |last=Brunker |authorlink=Amanda Brunker |work=[[Sunday World]] |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514021936/http://www.sundayworld.com/showbiz/brunker-meets.php?aid=8363 |archivedate=2012-05-14 }}</ref>

She is a daughter of the broadcaster [[Gerry Ryan]],<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-11969126 | title = Cocaine 'likely trigger' in RTE star Gerry Ryan's death| date = 10 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.evoke.ie/showbiz/lottie-ryan-talks-about-dad/| archive-url= https://archive.today/20150501115528/http://www.evoke.ie/showbiz/lottie-ryan-talks-about-dad/| url-status= dead| archive-date= 1 May 2015| work= evoke.ie| title= It's taken me five years to be able to talk about dad' says Lottie Ryan| date= 30 April 2014}}</ref> and shared his agent, Noel Kelly, until she announced their separation shortly after his involvement in the [[RTÉ secret payment scandal]] was made public.<ref name=agent/><ref name=noelkelly-departure>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/rte-presenter-lottie-ryan-announces-recent-departure-from-noel-kellys-talent-agency/a1384703401.html|title=RTÉ presenter Lottie Ryan announces recent departure from Noel Kelly's talent agency|work=[[Irish Independent]]|first=Eoghan|last=Moloney|date=4 July 2023|accessdate=4 July 2023}}</ref> She studied media and television in college for five years before moving to New York City where she worked for [[CBS]] on ''[[The Good Wife (TV series)|The Good Wife]]''.<ref name=lottie_brunker/><ref name=lottie_launches_bid_for_fame>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/herald/lottie-launches-bid-for-fame-in-celebrity-special/27941669.html|title=Lottie launches bid for fame in celebrity special|date=10 February 2010|access-date=10 February 2010|first=Lorna|last=Nolan|work=Evening Herald}}</ref> Several radio stations, including [[Radio Nova 100FM (Ireland)|Radio Nova 100FM]], have requested her to go on air as a DJ.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/independent-woman/celebrity-news-gossip/ryans-daughter-to-follow-in-dads-footsteps-with-tv-slot-2343698.html|title=Ryan's daughter to follow in dad's footsteps with TV slot|date=19 September 2010|accessdate=19 September 2010|first=Niamh|last=Horan|work=Sunday Independent}}</ref>

She does the entertainment on [[RTÉ 2fm]] across weekdays and presented the national breakfast show ''[[Breakfast Republic]]'' in 2018 and 2019.

Ryan won the [[Dancing with the Stars (Irish series 4)|fourth season]] of the Irish edition of [[Dancing with the Stars (Irish TV series)|''Dancing with the Stars'']] in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.thejournal.ie/lottie-ryan-dancing-with-the-stars-5047315-Mar2020/|title ='I actually have no words': Lottie Ryan wins Dancing With The Stars|date=15 March 2020|first=Garreth|last=MacNamee|work=[[TheJournal.ie]]|accessdate=16 March 2020}}</ref>

She is a "brand ambassador" for [[Toyota]], a deal arranged for her by her former agent, [[Noel Kelly (agent)|Noel Kelly]] of NK Management.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.toyotalongmile.ie/pages/news/local-article/lottie-ryan-moves-into-yaris-cross-to-launch-231-for-2023|title=Lottie Ryan Moves Into Yaris Cross to Launch 231 for 2023|date=22 December 2022|accessdate=3 July 2023}}</ref> In June 2023, she filmed a video in the RTÉ car park showing off a [[Toyota bZ4X]], worth around €50,000.<ref name=agent>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/deals-on-wheels-the-rte-stars-driving-cars-worth-up-to-70000-thanks-to-lucrative-brand-tie-ups/a1984705757.html|title=Deals on wheels: The RTÉ stars driving cars worth up to €70,000 thanks to lucrative brand tie-ups|work=[[Irish Independent]]|first=Ellen|last=Coyne|date=1 July 2023|accessdate=3 July 2023}}</ref> RTÉ reportedly reprimanded Ryan when it emerged in a newspaper report that she had used the Montrose campus to promote her brand.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/news/rte-star-lottie-ryan-spoken-to-by-bosses-for-filming-toyota-car-advert-on-montrose-campus/a105899122.html|title=RTÉ star Lottie Ryan spoken to by bosses for filming Toyota car advert on Montrose campus: Promotion came a day after Tubridy payment scandal|work=[[Irish Independent]]|first1=Paul|last1=Hyland|first2=Fionnán|last2=Sheahan|date=3 July 2023|accessdate=3 July 2023}}</ref>

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