Mrs Brown's Boys star Rory Cowan reveals why he's quit the show after 26 years and insists it's 'amicable'

The Dubliner played Agnes' son Rory in the hit comedy series

Mrs Brown's Boys star Rory Cowan has revealed why he decided to leave the hit show after 26 years.

And he insists the split from Brendan O'Carroll's comedy troupe has been completely "amicable".

The Dubliner, who played Agnes' son Rory in the show, took to the stage with Mrs Brown's Boys for the final time at London's O2 Arena on Sunday.

"Touring is a young man's game and he just wanted to take some time off to reassess what he would do with the rest of his life," his agent told Mirror Online.

"It was an amicable split and he has worked with Brendan for years so there was no hard feelings."

Earlier today, Rory said: "I hadn't been happy working for the Mrs Brown's Boys company for the last 18 months to two years.

"I feel that 26 years is enough so I decided it was time to go."

"I told Brendan on June 16 about my decision to leave.

"That's when I handed in my notice.

"I was supposed to leave at the end of that week, but Brendan said that would be impossible and asked if I'd stay on until the end of the London O2 gigs. So I agreed to that."

Cowan went for dinner with pals in London after the show - but said there had been no farewell party backstage at the O2 and he left "the way I wanted to go".

And the 57-year-old admitted he felt "fabulous" after leaving the dressing room for the final time.

He told the Irish Daily Mail: "I'm not going into details about why I was unhappy. I did the final show, packed my stuff into a small Waitrose plastic bag and just left the venue."

Looking ahead to the future, Cowan confessed he had "no clue" what would be happening down the line.

He added: "I'd love to do something like a weekend radio show but we'll see what comes down the line.

"For now I'm going to take a little time off."