BRIAN Dowling has thanked his "incredible team" as he reached a major TV milestone. The 46-year-old joined The Six O'Clock Show as a main-stay host exactly one year ago today. Brian and his co-host Katja Mia took over for Karen Koster and Greg O'Shea after they both stepped down.

The dad-of-two took to Instagram to mark the special day as they reached the one year mark on TV. The Kildare native shared some stunning photos of himself and Katja sitting on the iconic green couch on set together. Brian certainly dressed for the occasion wearing a brown suede blazer, black t-shirt, black trousers, funky pattern socks and black loafers.

While Katja looked glamorous in a pair of denim straight leg jeans, an eye-catching pink blazer and matching pointed toe heels. Brian reflected over the past year and thanked his loyal viewers as he captioned his post: "This evening Katja and I turned 1 year old. "It’s been a whole year since we hosted The Six O'Clock Show together.

"Time certainly flies when you are having so much fun. "We love what we do and thank you so much to all of you who decide to join us every evening LIVE on the telly. "We never take for granted what we do and we get to work with such an INCREDIBLE team.

BRING ON 2025!!!" Katja also wrote: "ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY with my fabulous partner in crime Brian! So grateful that we get to do what we do." While Brian's husband Arthur Gourounlian paid a special tribute on his social media saying: "Happy one year anniversary you beaut.