Storm Keating

Sharyn Storm Uechtritz^[2][3] was born in Childers, Queensland, Australia,^[1] 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.^[1][4][5][6] She was named after a character from Wilbur Smith's Courtney Novels.^[1] She is of German, Danish, Samoan, and English descent.^[7][8]

She grew up in a small village in Papua New Guinea, before her family relocated to a cattle property in Australia in 1988.^[4] She has three older brothers.^[1][4]

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.^[4][9]

During her time at the University of California Los Angeles, Keating interned at HBO in the Original Programming Department under Chris Albrecht.^[4][10] It was upon her return to Australia that she began her career in television production at Channel Nine in Sydney.^[10]

In 2009, Keating worked on the production of the Australian version of NBC's The Apprentice.^[4][10] From 2010 to 2012, she worked on shows such as The X Factor, Masterchef, and The Voice.^[9][10] In 2012, she moved to London where she became the producer-director of The Voice UK.^[9][10]

Keating collaborated on a range of boots with Italian bootmaker, Stivaleria Cavallin.^[10] Called the "Storm Boots", these were launched in February 2015 at the Burberry show during London Fashion Week.^[10] 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.^[10]

Keating maintained a fashion and lifestyle blog in 2016 and 2017.^[11]

Keating (then known by her maiden name, Uechtritz) married Tim Ivers in August 2009.^[12] They had met while she was studying at the University of Queensland.^[12] Their marriage ended in April 2012.^[12]

In August 2010, she met Ronan Keating on the Australian The X-Factor show.^[12] She married him on 17 August 2015 and began using his surname after their marriage.^[13] They have two children, a son born in 2017 and a daughter born in 2020.^[1]