Jennifer Zamparelli (née Maguire) (born 9 April 1980) is an

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and television presenter. She is known for her role on the TV show ''

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'', where she was a primary writer, and as co-host of the 2FM morning show ''

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'' with

Bernard O'Shea Bernard O'Shea is an Irish comedian from Durrow, County Laois, Ireland. He co-hosted the 2FM ''Breakfast Republic'' with Jennifer Zamparelli and Keith Walsh. He made his name on the satirical sketch TV show ''Republic of Telly''. O'Shea s ...

and

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. She also stars in the sitcom '' Bridget & Eamon''.

Career

Zamparelli appeared on the British television series ''

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'' in its fourth series as a 27-year-old marketing consultant, who says that when she first ran an office, she made £60,000 in six months with no training. She described herself as "the best saleswoman in Europe at the moment". The media portrayed her as "an ice maiden" and as resembling "someone frozen alive while chewing a wasp". She was fired in week 7 along with Jenny Celerier. After leaving ''The Apprentice'' Zamparelli returned to Ireland. She has since embarked on a television career. In August 2008, she participated in the

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(RTÉ) reality television show '' Fáilte Towers'', where she reached the final. During the show she went to

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with fellow contestant Don Baker. She has also been on radio with

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. In March 2009, Zamparelli was believed to be running a chain of (two) photography studios in Ireland. She presented the long-running satirical clip show ''

'' on

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. She was going to leave it to return to the UK in 2011 but decided to stay in Ireland and continue her work on the show. She notably rendered

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chief executive Michael O'Leary speechless on this show when she asked him: "What's it like being the biggest prick in Ireland?" She has also recommended to

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that he retire, accused the late

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of being "too old" for the

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and queried if

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cringes while watching ''

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''. In 2010 she presented ''One Night Stand'' on RTÉ. RTÉ deemed it too risque and cancelled it after one series, to the annoyance of Zamparelli who adjudged them prudish in their outlook. In September 2011, she was subjected to a mix-up when her pictures mistakenly appeared on the website of model agency Assets. In 2012, she presented online TV show ''Snug TV''. In October 2018, Zamparelli was announced as the new co-host of the Irish version of ''

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'' alongside

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. In March 2019, it was announced that Zamparelli would be leaving ''

'' to front her own mid-morning show from June.

References

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