Her success secured widespread international exposure, as she appeared in the pages of Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire and Company and Ireland's own VIP.

[1] In 2006, Gilson embarked on a presenting career, appearing as the face of Irish music channel Bubble Hits hosting the news and entertainment show Glenda's Showbiz Gossip.

[6] Gilson and her brother Damien could face jail after consistently refusing to comply with court orders in relation to the liquidation of their car company.

[11] Gilson is a niece of former Fianna Fáil politician Liam Lawlor, who died in a car accident in Russia in October 2005.

[13] In August 2014, Gilson married Dublin businessman Rob MacNaughton at St Senan's Church in Kilrush, County Clare.