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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...

The cast of Mrs Brown’s Boys have confirmed plans for a movie spin-off of the much-loved sitcom. Brendan O’Carroll, who plays the hilarious matriarch of the Irish clan Agnes, revealed that his son Danny and best mate Paddy Houlihan had been getting to work on a script focusing on their characters, Buster and Dermot.  Speaking at the BFI, Brendan said: ‘If you watch Mrs Brown, or you watch the TV series, or you come to the live show, you can see that chemistry between them. They’re currently writing a movie about Dermot and Buster.’ Danny then corrected him and said: ‘Written. We’ve written it.’ ‘I’ve read the script – you’re writing it!,’ Brendan joked back.  ‘We’ll hopefully direct, get Universal movie, starring the two of them as Dermot and Buster you know, as a bit of a spin-off,’ Brendan elaborated. ‘They’re currently doing that and I t...

Footage of the man abusing the family on went viral Footage of the man abusing the Indian family on an Irish Rail train went viral on Tuesday. Prasun Bhattacharjee and his parents were travelling on a Belfast to Dublin train were allegedly told to "return to your country". A voice can be heard in the video shouting: "F*** off back home." A man in a blue t-shirt is later seen standing up in the carriage talking loudly over passenger. The abuse sparked a debate on Joe Duffy's Liveline on RTE Radio One. And Cowan was one of those who called in to slam the racist. He said: “I’d have pulled the emergency cord and had that train stopped immediately. “I’d have pulled the cord and the train would have had to stop until the guards arrived. That person must have been terrified. “That’s the wonderful way Ireland is. We have a gay Taoiseach who is of Indian descent. “Ire...

Mrs Brown’s Boys’ Brendan O’Carroll has revealed he was never meant to play Agnes and almost came close to throwing in the towel before he even began the show. The 63-year-old actor revealed to Lorraine Kelly on her programme on Monday morning that he filled in for the lead role on the radio show as the star was off sick with a kidney infection.  ‘I thought I would do her lines and then when she was better we would dub her lines in,’ Brendan started. ‘So just for authenticity, I did that voice, that Mrs Brown’s voice and when it went to the edit  it was the editor who said, “Who’s that actress playing Mrs Brown?” and I said, “Don’t be ridiculous. That’s me.” But Brendan was very hesitant to play Mrs Brown on stage for the first time and threatened to quit if he didn’t ‘see’ the character when he was dragged up.  ‘I got a guy who was a great make-up artist, and I said, “make me up as Mrs Brown as you see her, no mirror...

His little boy is all grown up and we LOVE his wife's outfit Danny O'Carroll shared a gorgeous family moment from his son Blake's First Holy Communion. The Mrs Brown's Boys actor and his stunning wife Amanda were all smiles as they proudly posed alongside their nine-year-old son Blake for his special day. Taking to Twitter, proud father Danny shared the happy moment. Danny looked smart in a white shirt and black blazer combo while son Blake wore a traditional suit complete with a bowtie. Amanda looked radiant in a gorgeous pale pink coat and wore her bright blonde locks in soft loose curls.

The entertainer and his wife have received almost €2m in dividends from the company over the past two years