{{Short description|Australian media personality (born 1982)}} {{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Storm Keating | image = Storm Uechtritz in 2016.JPG | caption = Keating in 2016 | birth_name = Sharyn Storm Uechtritz | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|10|27|df=yes}} | birth_place = Childers, Queensland, Australia | alma_mater = {{plainlist| * University of Queensland * University of California, Los Angeles }} | spouse = {{unbulleted list |{{marriage|Tim Ivers|2009|2012|end=divorce}} |{{marriage|Ronan Keating|2015}} }} | children = 2 }} '''Storm Uechtritz Keating'''<ref name="Independent">{{cite web |url=http://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/storm-keating-hits-out-at-jennifer-maguire-for-revealing-her-birth-name-is-sharyn-34518443.html |title=Storm Keating hits out at Jennifer Maguire for revealing her birth name is Sharyn - Independent.ie |newspaper=Independent.ie |date=7 March 2016 |accessdate= 21 November 2016}}</ref> (''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 == Sharyn Storm Uechtritz<ref name="MSN">{{cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-ie/entertainment/celebrity/famous-celebrity-feuds/ss-BBqrsMh |title=Famous celebrity feuds |work=Msn.com |accessdate= 1 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="Evoke">{{cite web |url=http://evoke.ie/showbiz/jennifer-zamparelli-storm-keating-fight-sharyn |title=Jennifer Zamparelli Reveals Her REAL Name To Storm Keating |newspaper=Evoke.ie |date=8 March 2016 |accessdate= 1 December 2016 |last1=Hutch |first1=Eleanore }}</ref> was born in Childers, Queensland, Australia,<ref name="Independent"/> 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.<ref name="Independent"/><ref name="Storm Keating: About Storm"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://abr.business.gov.au/AbnHistory/View/75946850726 |title=Historical details for ABN 75 946 850 726 {{!}} ABN Lookup |website=abr.business.gov.au |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203010721/https://abr.business.gov.au/AbnHistory/View/75946850726 |archive-date=2022-02-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sharniraharni.com.au/about | title=About Me | Sharni Raharni }}</ref> She was named after a character from Wilbur Smith's Courtney Novels.<ref name="Independent"/> She is of German, Danish, Samoan, and English descent.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Man before the Storm: Ronan Keating's Australian girlfriend Storm Uechtritz on her move to Ireland |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/man-before-the-storm-ronan-keating-s-australian-girlfriend-storm-uechtritz-on-her-move-to-ireland-1.2225547 |access-date=5 March 2018 |newspaper=The Irish Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=24 January 2013 |title=@himbi63 German. It used to be Von Uechtritz back in the old days. But my family heritage is a real mix of nationalities! |url=https://twitter.com/Storm_Keating/status/294465523998150656 |access-date=5 March 2018 |website=@Storm_Keating |language=en}}</ref>
She grew up in a small village in Papua New Guinea, before her family relocated to a cattle property in Australia in 1988.<ref name="Storm Keating: About Storm"/> She has three older brothers.<ref name="Independent"/><ref name="Storm Keating: About Storm">{{cite web |url=http://www.stormofficial.com/#about-storm |title=Storm Keating |website=Stormofficial.com |accessdate= 1 December 2016}}</ref>
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.<ref name="Storm Keating: About Storm"/><ref name="Express1"/>
== Career == thumb|right|Storm Keating in 2012 During her time at the University of California Los Angeles, Keating interned at HBO in the Original Programming Department under Chris Albrecht.<ref name="Storm Keating: About Storm"/><ref name="Courier Mail"/> It was upon her return to Australia that she began her career in television production at Channel Nine in Sydney.<ref name="Courier Mail">{{cite web |url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/qweekend-queenslander-storm-keating-on-falling-in-love-with-irish-crooner-ronan-keating/news-story/f8f8fc53e90ab869f58021df7861164a |title=QWeekend: Queenslander Storm Keating on falling in love with Irish crooner Ronan Keating |newspaper=Couriermail.com |accessdate= 1 December 2016}}</ref>
In 2009, Keating worked on the production of the Australian version of NBC's ''The Apprentice''.<ref name="Storm Keating: About Storm"/><ref name="Courier Mail"/> From 2010 to 2012, she worked on shows such as ''The X Factor'', ''Masterchef'', and ''The Voice''.<ref name="Express1">{{cite web |url=http://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/597608/Ronan-Keating-wife-wedding-who-is-Storm-Uechtritz |title=Everything you need to know about Ronan Keating's future wife Storm Uechtritz |newspaper=Express.co.uk |date=12 August 2015 |accessdate= 1 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="Courier Mail"/> In 2012, she moved to London where she became the producer-director of ''The Voice UK''.<ref name="Express1"/><ref name="Courier Mail"/>
Keating collaborated on a range of boots with Italian bootmaker, Stivaleria Cavallin.<ref name="Courier Mail"/> Called the "Storm Boots", these were launched in February 2015 at the Burberry show during London Fashion Week.<ref name="Courier Mail"/> 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.<ref name="Courier Mail"/>
Keating maintained a fashion and lifestyle blog in 2016 and 2017.<ref name="IrishExaminer1">{{cite web |url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/entertainment/storm-keating-launches-her-new-blog-725496.html |title=Storm Keating launches her new blog |newspaper=Irishexaminer.com |date=16 March 2016 |accessdate= 1 December 2016}}</ref>
== Personal life == Keating (then known by her maiden name, Uechtritz) married Tim Ivers in August 2009.<ref name="Mirror"/> They had met while she was studying at the University of Queensland.<ref name="Mirror"/> Their marriage ended in April 2012.<ref name="Mirror">{{cite news |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ronan-keatings-beautiful-new-girlfriend-1714065 |title=Ronan Keating's beautiful new girlfriend still loved by her former husband |newspaper=Daily Mirror |accessdate= 21 November 2016}}</ref>
In August 2010, she met Ronan Keating on the Australian ''The X-Factor'' show.<ref name="Mirror" /> She married him on 17 August 2015 and began using his surname after their marriage.<ref name="Mirror2">{{cite news |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/ronan-keating-marriage-turning-40-8805976 |title=Ronan Keating on marriage, turning 40 and men who have Botox |newspaper=Daily Mirror |accessdate= 21 November 2016}}</ref> They have two children, a son born in 2017 and a daughter born in 2020.<ref name="Independent" />
== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role |- | 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 |- |}
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|5610638}}
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