Karen Koster (born 9 April 1981) is an Irish-Dutch television presenter, known for her work on ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Education

She graduated from

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, in 2003 with a degree in English Literature and French.

Career

In 2001, she was runner up in

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's ''

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''. She joined TV3 as a weather presenter on Ireland AM in 2004. She presented ''

'' from 2007 until its cancellation in 2019. She rejoined ''

'' in 2019 as maternity cover for Ciara Doherty before becoming a permanent co-host following the cancellation of

and departure of original presenter

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Personal life

In 2013 she married her businessman boyfriend of six years John McGuire jr. in

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. In June 2014 she announced that she was pregnant and a baby boy Finn was born in December 2014. In October 2015 she revealed that she was five months pregnant and her second son, John James, was born in February 2016. In June 2018, Koster gave birth to a daughter, Eve.

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Xposé
on Virgin Media Television {{DEFAULTSORT:Koster, Karen 1981 births 20th-century Irish people 21st-century Irish people Living people Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Irish infotainers Irish television journalists Participants in Irish reality television series Irish people of Dutch descent People from County Mayo Xposé hosts