Maïa Dunphy

In 2019 Dunphy began hosting What Planet Are You On? the popular RTÉ One series, where families are challenged to tackle the real issues around sustainability faced in our homes in the areas of water, waste, energy and food. As of 2022, the show was in its third season.

The couple lived in London together, but announced in May 2018 that they had separated the previous year. They reconciled in November 2018, but were again separated as of April 2020.

In October 2015 a new series Maïa Dunphy's Truth About.... aired on RTÉ2. In December 2014, Dunphy won the Irish Tatler Woman of the Year award for Entertainment. In August 2013, she was a finalist on Celebrity MasterChef: Ireland.

On 26 January 2015, Dunphy posted an image of her ultrasound, announcing that the couple were expecting their first child together. They have one son.

The second series was broadcast on RTÉ2 in November and December 2014 and looked at food fads in "Food Not Fear"; the love of shopping, from designer bags to the buzz of a bargain in "Retail Therapy"; how perceptions of beauty have become skewed in "The Secrets of Attraction"; and the ongoing cult of celebrity in "Fame".

On 18 June 2014, Dunphy and her husband Johnny Vegas took part in an episode of All Star Mr & Mrs. They won the episode and the jackpot of 30,000 for their chosen charity.

In September 2013, a four-part documentary series Maia Dunphy's What Women Want began on RTÉ. The series covered four female centric topics: the pressure on women to stay looking young and the lengths some go to in 'Forever Young'; how women really feel about sex and the importance of female sexuality in 'Best Sex Ever'; the increasing problem of anxiety and benzodiazepine use in 'Calm'; and how many Irish women are breaking away from the traditional ideals of relationships and family in 'Happily Ever After'. The series was well received.

In January 2012, Dunphy wrote and hosted a documentary on the Irish baby boom for RTÉ as part of the Reality Bites series. She also began appearing as a regular panelist on the Craig Doyle Live show. Her second documentary Merlot & Me aired on RTÉ in January 2013 to critical acclaim.

In April 2011, she married British comedian Johnny Vegas in her mother's home town of Seville, Spain.

Dunphy wrote the Mr. Tayto spoof autobiography The Man in the Jacket in 2009 which famously kept former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern off the Christmas No.1 spot in the book charts. She was a contributor on the RTÉ 2fm Ryan Tubridy Show and has also sat in for Colm Hayes. Her first book penned under her own name was published in November 2017. The M Word is a book for women who happen to be mothers and was nominated for best non-fiction popular book of the year at the Irish Book Awards.

Dunphy is a supporter of many animal charities including Dogs Trust, Dublin Zoo, and Sepilok Orangutan Sanctuary in Sabah, where she spent a year working in 2000.. She is also a supporter and ambassador for the Irish Hospice Foundation and many homeless and cancer charities.