Acting

Lily McManus-Semchyshyn

Lily McManus (born Lily McManus-Semchyshyn) is an Australian-born New Zealand television personality, actress, and former snowboard instructor. She shot to fame as the energetic, rebel runner-up on season 3 of The Bachelor New Zealand (2017) before becoming an international fan favourite on The Bachelor Winter Games in the United States. She later co-headlined The Bachelorette New Zealand in 2020 alongside Lesina Nakhid-Schuster and competed on Celebrity Treasure Island. Outside of dating shows, she has acted in the series American Bikini, appeared as a guest quizmaster on Have You Been Paying Attention? NZ, and actively advocates for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community by openly discussing her own profound hearing loss.