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BRENDAN O’CARROLL’S wife Jennifer Gibney revealed her favourite activity to take part in with her husband, as the Mrs Brown’s Boys actress described the hobby as their “escape” as a couple Jennifer Gibney, 55, and Brendan O’Carroll, 63, are often kept busy as they create new material together for their beloved TV series Mrs Brown’s Boys. However, when the couple get the chance to enjoy some down-time, they indulge in their shared passion for golf. Jennifer, who plays Cathy Brown in the  BBC  comedy, opened up about her and Brendan’s love of the sport to  Express.co.uk , explaining: “We love golf, it’s our escape. “When we’re at home we play golf most days. It’s one of the few places you can go and people know you’re unavailable on the phone or by email.” The star was recently given an opportunity to show off her golfing skills in the Celebrity Cup, which was held at Celtic Manor earlier this month. ...

Disney reportedly refused to allow a grieving father in England to place an etching of Spider-Man on the grave of his 4-year-old son — because, the media giant said, it wants to preserve the “innocence” and “magic” of the company’s characters. Ollie Jones, whose family lives outside London in the county of Kent, died of a rare genetic disease and was given a Spider-Man sendoff. It featured a horse-drawn carriage decorated with red and blue balloons, British newspaper Metro reported. His family’s last trip together had been to Disneyland so he could meet his beloved superhero. Ollie’s dad, Lloyd Jones, reportedly asked the local council for permission to decorate the boy’s gravestone with Spider-Man’s likeness. He was referred to copyright owner Disney, which rejected the request. “I felt sure they would allow it,” Metro quoted him as saying. Lloyd said the movie giant is trying to “disassociate their characters with death” and thou...