Amanda Ray Byerly
School
University Of North Carolina At Asheville
Expertise
"The Real Housewives" Franchise, "Vanderpump Rules", Southern Charm
- Amanda used to receive "The Real Housewives of Potomac" and "Married to Medicine" screeners from a source that shall not be named.
- She has a knack for meeting Bravolebrities out in the wild.
- Amanda predicted Stassi Schroeder was pregnant for a second time long before the news officially came out.
Experience
Amanda has written for The List and Explore and currently serves as a news writer for Nicki Swift. She was born with an insatiable appetite to put her thoughts on paper. Later, she graduated to furiously tapping away on her MacBook. Her first foray into writing for others began when she served as the sole writer of a one-sheet "newspaper" at her local Elementary school. As she got older, she sank her teeth into every celebrity magazine her allowance afforded her and stayed up way past her bedtime watching the E! channel and every episode of MTV's celebrity docuseries "Diary." After graduating, she landed a paid gig writing television recaps and never looked back.
Education
Amanda graduated from the University of North Carolina at Asheville with a bachelor's degree in Mass Communication in 2012. She graduated with "Departmental Distinction" and was the recipient of an "Outstanding Achievement in Commercial Media" award. She also served as the Associate Editor of the departmental newsletter "MASSCOMMunity" and was an active member of the Public Relations and Advertising Association (PRSA).
Nicki Swift covers celebrity and entertainment news by way of an expert group of editorial professionals. We drive the conversation on everything from trending Hollywood news to star transformations, always striving to deliver the most compelling commentary, bolstered by quality expert opinions.
As we cover a wide breadth of pop culture, we're constantly reviewing, fact-checking, and updating stories to ensure they're accurate and current. Additional information on our editorial process available here.
Stories By Amanda Ray Byerly
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Donald Trump's levitating hair looked like it was feeling a bit too liberated and was trying to make a break for it during his Liberation Day Speech.
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While becoming first daughter didn't make Joe Biden's daughter royalty, Ashley Biden did enjoy queenly perks like wearing the same dress as an actual princess.
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From that infamous Martha Stewart jab to the SNL50 fiasco, it looks like Ryan Reynolds is having a bit of a PR nightmare when it comes to his Hollywood cred.
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Will Smith's new rap album addresses the controversial Chris Rock Oscars slap, but rehashing the same issue from three years ago is starting to be boring.
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The age difference between Melania Trump's dad, Viktor Knavs, and her husband, Donald Trump, is surprisingly small, and the two men have quite a bit in common.
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Forget room overhauls; Some of HGTV's most successful stars could have used image overhauls after being accused of cheating and other headline-making behavior.
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Even when speaking about some of the darkest moments in his life, including his struggle to get sober, John Mulaney always seems to maintain his sense of humor.
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While supporting her husband, former pro baseball player J. P. Arencibia, Fox News star Tomi Lahren showed off her own sporty side while flashing her abs.
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Based on what Karoline Leavitt has said about serving as Donald Trump's White House press secretary, he could probably get away with paying her far less.
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Donald Trump told George Clooney to stop making movies and go back to television, but the president wasn't happy when he saw the Oscar winner on "60 Minutes."
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt's hair left much to be desired at a recent press conference, and her coastal grandma outfit wasn't much better.
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Donald Trump inadvertently revealed the extent of his technical ineptitude when he bragged about how Barron Trump possesses the most basic of laptop skills.
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Tomi Lahren ensured that she wouldn't get pinched on St. Patrick's Day in a super-short green mini-dress, and it seems many of her fans felt lucky to see it.
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Revenge dresses, clinging to a ring, and a social media soft-launch: all signs that Kimberly Guilfoyle and Donald Trump Jr.'s split was a big fat Greek mess.
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All of Mike Holmes' popular series haven't aired on HGTV. Here's what the Canadian contractor said about why he has inked contracts with other media companies.
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Seeing Karoline Leavitt next to Lara Trump likely has fans wondering how tall (or short) the White House press secretary is. Here are both women's heights.
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When Kamala Harris became VP, her husband, Doug Emhoff, made history as the nation’s first-ever second gentleman, but not all the headlines have been positive.
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With his proximity to a position of power, it's no surprise Barron Trump is popular with female students at NYU, but they have competition for his attention.
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The fashion crimes committed by the worst-dressed attendees of Donald Trump's joint address included questionable styling, capes, caps, and clingy dresses.
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Meghan Markle's "With Love, Meghan," debuted on March 4, but critics can't help but fixate on one questionable outfit the duchess wore while cooking.
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Karoline Leavitt better be glad the press members she takes such a combative tone with aren't fashion critics, as they would textually eviscerate her outfits.
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Halle Berry's retaliatory Oscars kiss with Adrien Brody was preceded by a warning to the actor's girlfriend, Georgina Chapman.
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It seems that the life of a former vice president isn't all glitz and glamour, as Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff settle in for an Oscars night at home.
