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Harold Brown , better known as  Grandad  is the father of the late Redser and father-in-law to Agnes. Grandad is fairly fit for his age, being able to walk without a stick and is seen very nearly running in one episode. He gets on well with the family; however, with Agnes, this is a different matter altogether. The two have a deep rivalry, and are sometimes quite horrible to each other, examples of which include: Agnes forcing Grandad to sing a Western song and hitting him with a tray, Grandad trapping Agnes behind the Christmas tree, Agnes trying to get rid of Grandad for two weeks and Grandad referring to her as "The Twat". Despite their animosity to each other, Agnes and Grandad have been shown to genuinely care for each other, even if they conceal it very well. On Valentine's Day, Grandad gave flowers to Agnes and admitted that he thought his son was foolish for taking Agnes for granted. On another occasion, when Grandad was to go to the hos...

Rory reveals that, at the end of 2016, his former boss Brendan O’Carroll told him I'm A Celeb presenters Ant and Dec would love if the Dublin star joined them in the jungle RORY Cowan says he could be ­convinced to go into the I’m A Celebrity jungle — but he has swiped left on presenting Blind Date. The ex-Mrs Brown’s Boys star revealed his agent wants him to appear on a reality show but none have tickled his fancy so far. Rory said: “He keeps talking about reality shows and I keep saying no. “There was one he came to me about and he said they really wanted me. “It was 12 days on the North Sea and I’d be helping on a fishing boat. “I wouldn’t go fishing if I was standing beside a river never mind in the North Sea.” But he hasn’t totally ruled out a stint on I’m a Celebrity. Rory said: “At the end of 2016, Brendan O’Carroll had just done Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway as Mrs Brown. I was having a cup of tea with him and he asked if I’d do t...