Michael O Hare partner Amanda Gilby is a sales associate at FLANNELS. Amanda joined the position at the company in January 2019.
Fans may remember O’Hare as a participant in BBC2’s The Great British Menu in 2015. He became instantly noticeable for his ‘rockstar hair’ after the show.
The chef with a long blonde hair has appeared on BBC’s Masterchef, Saturday Kitchen, and Yes Chef.
Moreover, he served as a judge for The Great British Menu from 2016 to 2020 and 2023.
In 2014, he opened his restaurant, The Man Behind The Curtain, in Leeds. He also serves as the Creative Director of GC Hospitality and supervises the company’s restaurant, The Rabbit in the Moon.
He began cooking as a university student and gained extensive experience working at restaurants such as Noma, a three-Michelin-star restaurant, and John Burton-Race at The Landmark.
Amanda Gilby Is A Sales Associate
Michael O Hare wife Amanda Gilby is a fashion student currently working for a luxury designer fashion store. Amanda has extensive experience in the field.
FLANNELS is a luxury designer fashion clothing store. It offers designer clothing, shoes, and accessories from the most coveted designer brands for men, women, and kids.
According to her LinkedIn bio, she worked as a visual merchandiser and sales associate at Michael Kors for two years,from November 2014 until October 2016, before joining FLANNELS.
She also worked in The Kooples, a French fashion retailer, for two years, from March 2012 to October 2014. Amanda was endorsed by two colleagues while working at The Kooples.
Talking about her educational background, she studied sociology, Graphic design, drama, and theatre arts at Easingwold, York.
Gilby is active on Instagram under the username @amanadajanegilby. With 291 posts, she has garnered 688 followers on the platform but has opted to keep her account private.
She is also available on Twitter under the same username. Gilby joined the service in July 2010 and has 60 tweets and 136 followers to date.
Michael Amanda Are A Match Made In Heaven
O’Hare and Gilby have been married for more than five years. They welcomed their first child, a son Hedi, in 2017.
The chef popped the big question to the love of his life with a sparkling blackk diamond engagement ring while the pair were enjoying their holiday in Venice, Italy, in June 2016.
He shared the exciting news on Twitter by sharing a stunning picture of the engagement ring and wrote, “So I asked @amandajanegilby to marry me last night in Venice. She said yes !!!!”
Friends and family quickly responded to the post and congratulated the lovely couple.
The following year, their little one arrived to add more love to their life. On March 11, 2017, the chef took to his Instagram to share an adorable picture of his wife kissing their little one.
In June of the same year, O’Hare shared a loving photo of himself with his spouse and son on Instagram and marked Amanda’s birthday. He captioned the post, “The happiest of Birthdays to my number 1.”
In September 2017, the pair went to have pizza with their little bundle of joy. The celebrity chef shared a picture on his Instagram of Gilby holding their son while he was having a slice of pizza.
Michael O Hare Has Three Children
Michael O Hare family includes his beloved wife, son, and two stepdaughters, Molly and Beau.
He is extremely close to his six-year-old son and loves spending time with him when not working.
He never misses capturing Hedi’s cute moments and doesn’t hesitate to share the lovely snaps on Instagram.
His IG account is full of adorable pictures of his kid. Most recently, on January 18, the sweet boy popped on his father’s IG wearing a dress from Rick Owens online clothing brand.
In October 2022, the father and duo attended The Ivy Asia opening together. Earlier that month, the proud father marked his kid’s first day of school.
He even shared a picture of Hedi in his uniform.
The chef previously shared how his wife and kids were caught up in the terrifying terror attack at the Ariana Grande concert.
He fled Manchester Arena with his family in the wake of the attack.
O’Hare, his partner, stepdaughters, and 11-week-old son were in a box for the concert when the bombing occurred.
He told of seeing hundreds of people crashing into each other as they flooded out of the arena following the blast.
While the O’Hare family was completely unharmed in the attack, the restaurateur and his partner were forced to run from the arena with their young children.
He shared that his two stepdaughters, Molly and Beau, then 14 and 10, were distraught following the incident.
He added, “This was supposed to be the biggest night of her (Beau) life. She idolises Ariana Grande.”
The trip was Beau’s Christmas present. After receiving a chance of being placed in the box, the rest of the family also decided to go.
His infant kid was wearing ear defenders throughout the concert.
And while their daughters enjoyed the show, O’Hare and Gilby spent more time inside the box looking after their baby.