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Breffny Morgan is an Irish socialite and television personality, known for his appearances on reality shows such as ''The Apprentice'', ''Celebrity Salon'' and ''Celebrity Bainisteoir''.〔 He was born in Cork,〔(''"Confidence In Action" website'' ) Retrieved 29 January 2010〕 and moved to America to study and row crew at Harvard University, graduating in 2008 with a degree in biology.〔''(The Harvard Crimson )'' 8 October 2009〕 He was raised by single mother, Geraldine Morgan, and has been public in his pride at this. He was a candidate in the 2009 series of ''The Apprentice''. This season featured the on-screen romance of Breffny and a fellow cast member. In 2010, he was a contestant on ''Celebrity Salon'' on TV3. In 2010, he did ''Celebrity Bainisteoir'' on RTÉ One. He is an experienced rower, having won an Irish Rowing Championship in 2002.〔()〕 Morgan was a member of the Irish and British crew that attempted a crossing of the Atlantic Ocean in 2009, aboard the fourteen-man vessel 'La Mondiale'. Teammates here included Leven Brown, and Ian McKeever.〔http://www.oceanrowing.com/statistics/Rows_from_Gran_Canaria.htm〕 Eleven days into this crossing, La Mondiale was rowing three days ahead of world record pace〔http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/kfausnaukfey/rss2/〕 when the rudder was sheared off by a submerged object,〔http://www.oceanrowevents.com/expeditions/hall-of-fame〕 possibly a whale.〔http://www.thefreelibrary.com/ROWERS+HIT+BY+A+WHALE+AND+LEFT+STRANDED+AT+SEA%3b+Atlantic+record...-a0192152111〕 Rudderless, the crew was stranded in a prolonged sea gale, and after a time they were safely rescued by the 24,000 ton bulk carrier 'Island Ranger'.〔http://www.thefreelibrary.com/HOME+AND+DRY%3b+EXCLUSIVE+Stranded+Irish+rowers+arrive+home+..and+start...-a0192878843〕 La Mondiale, however, was destroyed in the process.〔http://www.oceanrowevents.com/news/8/23/Trade-Winds-Row-2009/d,Expeditions〕 Morgan is a fashion model, signed with Celia Holman Lee. Campaign work has included Remus Uomo and Jacamo.〔(‘’The Mirror (London, England)’’ ) 24 June 2010〕〔(''Galway Advertiser )'' 04 March 2010〕〔(Cork Life Magazine no.44 ) (2010)〕 He has modelled for Paddy Power, sometimes partnering Georgia Salpa,〔(''"Paddy Power Launch Sweepstakes Kits"'' ) Retrieved 29 January 2013〕 who parties with Morgan on the Dublin social scene.〔(''The Evening Herald'' ) 4 July 2011〕〔(''The Evening Herald'' ) 16 May 2011〕 Morgan was the recipient of a Best Dressed Newcomer Award from the Kerry Fashion Awards. The ''Irish Independent'' and the ''Irish Examiner'' both labelled him a sex symbol.〔(''Irish Independent'' ) 15 March 2011〕〔''()''〕 However not all media portrayals are as positive, indeed Morgan reported to the ''Evening Herald'' that an online search cost Morgan his American girlfriend, claiming that her parents googled him and advised their daughter to end the relationship.〔(‘’The Evening Herald’’ ) 27 May 2010〕 A separate ''Herald'' article discussed Morgan's tendency to polarise audiences and online commentators and summarised by stating, ''"If TV entertainment was edible, then Breffny Morgan is a large jar of marmite"''.〔(''The Evening Herald'' ) 17 November 2009〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Breffny Morgan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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