The Indo Daily: Katy French — Ireland’s original ‘It Girl’ and her tragic death
Katy French (Stock image)
If the Celtic Tiger era were to be given a face, there could be no cover-girl more appropriate than Katy French.
The model and socialite embodied the glamour and excesses of Ireland’s boom period. From her international pedigree to her glittering social life – we saw her how we saw ourselves.
From tanning on the beaches of the Costa del Sol, to freezing in a bikini on Grafton Street in Dublin – she had the life everyone wanted.
Until tragedy struck.
Today on the Indo Daily, Ellen Coyne is joined by Melanie Finn, entertainment correspondent with the Irish Independent, to look back at the death of Katie French, Ireland’s original It girl.
The Indo Daily: Katy French — Ireland’s original “IT Girl” and her tragic death
