| Laura Byrne | |
| Birth Date: | 1986 3, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Years Active: | 2017–present |
| Employer: | KIIS Network |
| Television: | |
| Children: | 2 |
Laura Byrne (born 25 March 1986) is an Australian radio host, podcaster, television personality and writer who was the winner of the fifth season of Network 10's The Bachelor Australia. She currently hosts the drive radio show The Pick Up on the KIIS Network alongside Brittany Hockley and Mitch Churi, and also co-hosts the Life Uncut Podcast with Brittany Hockley.
Byrne appeared as a contestant on the fifth season of Network 10's love and dating reality television show The Bachelor Australia in 2017.[1] [2] Byrne ended up winning the series, being accepted by the bachelor, Matty Johnson.[3] [4] The two decided to continue their relationship after the series ended and eventually went on to get married.
In 2019, Byrne and fellow The Bachelor Australia contestant Brittany Hockley hosted a podcast titled Life Uncut, which officially launched in July 2019.[5] Following the success of the podcast, in November 2021 it was announced that Byrne and Hockley had been picked up by the KIIS Network to produce a radio show titled Life Uncut Radio Show, which would debut in 2022 as a part of the network's Saturday weekly lineup.[6] [7]
In 2022, Byrne and Hockley collaborated to write and release a book together titled "We Love Love". It was published on 5 October 2022.[8] [9]
In January 2023, Byrne was hired as co-host of the revamped KIIS FM drive radio show The Pick Up alongside Brittany Hockley and Mitch Churi, replacing hosts Kate Langbroek, Monty Dimond and Yumi Stynes after the show was cancelled the previous year.[10] [11] The show is broadcast on weekday afternoons on KIIS FM radio stations in every capital city besides Perth.[12]
In May 2023, Byrne became a contestant on the twentieth season of Seven Network's Dancing with the Stars Australia.[13] [14] She was paired with Danil Saveliev, and was the sixth contestant to be eliminated.[15] [16]
Byrne met Matty Johnson, when they appeared together on The Bachelor Australia. They began a relationship after the show.[17] In April 2019, Byrne and Johnson announced their engagement.[18] Later that year on 20 June 2019, the couple had a daughter, Marlie-Mae.[19] Their second daughter, Lola, was born on 4 February 2021.[20] Byrne has also had two miscarriages in 2018 and 2020.[21] Byrne and Johnson got married on 11 November 2022.[22]
| 2017 | The Bachelor Australia | Contestant | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Dancing with the Stars Australia | Sixth eliminated |