Doctor Who fans are getting excited at the prospect of Derry Girls star Nicola Coughlan teaming up with Ncuti Gatwa for the new series.
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Derry Girls burst onto our screens in 2018 with an utterly hilarious first series. The show - created from the brilliant mind of Lisa McGee - is the dark comedy coming of age show (it's like The Inbetweeners for gals) we need in our lives, starring Saoirse-Monica Jackson as main character Erin.Over the series, we see Erin and her friends navigate Northern Ireland in the 90's during 'the troubles'.As the third and final series is currently all we can think and talk about, we thought we'd delved into the REAL life of main character Erin, played by Saoirse-Monica, and guess what, she's as amazing in real life as she is in the show.She's an Irish actress who is probably most famous for playing Erin Quinn in Derry Girls.The actress has been very open in how close the show is to her own upbringing.
In an interview with Belfast Telegraph, she told the story of seeing army barracks at the end of her street growing up, the actor added, "The soldiers were patrolling with these huge guns when we were out on the street playing games. Soldiers weren’t there to do anything wrong, they were the backdrop, like lampposts."I definitely do think that there’s a difference being from the north of Ireland — it’s an identity in itself, whether you identify as British or Irish.
We have our own thing going on."Derry Girls creator Lisa, who grew up in Derry in the 90s, has revealed that she was adamant that the actors she cast in the loved show were just like herself when she was younger, telling Irish Times, "I really wanted them to feel like girls from Derry, not people doing accents. There’s a punk attitude to teenage girls in Derry.
They’ve got a very bold sense of humour. They’re fearless.
You have to have that sort of swagger. It’s hard to
.Doctor Who fans are getting excited at the prospect of Derry Girls star Nicola Coughlan teaming up with Ncuti Gatwa for the new series.
Doctor Who fans are getting excited at the prospect of Derry Girls star Nicola Coughlan teaming up with Ncuti Gatwa for the new series.
Sex Education star Ncuti Gatwa keeps his private life hidden from prying eyes, much unlike his Netflix character, so here's everything you need to know about who the actor is dating off-screen. Ncuti, 29, who has been playing flamboyant Eric Effiong on the British comedy-series since 2019, says people expect him to be like his character in real life. The role earned him the BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor in Television in 2020 but he's about to step into an even bigger part – taking on the lead role in Doctor Who.
Scarlett Moffat shot to fame when she first appeared on Channel 4's Gogglebox. She appeared alongside her parents, Mark and Betty, as well as with her younger sister Ava-Grace and then-boyfriend Luke. After appearing on the show regularly, she took a hiatus to take part in I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here and has not appeared in Gogglebox since.
Great British Sewing Bee star Sara Pascoe is renowned for her talents as a comedian.The 40 year old Sewing Bee host recently welcomed her first child with Steen Raskopoulon, but it wasn't an easy journey to become a mum for the star. Sara, who is married to Australian comedian Steen, 34, announced her exciting pregnancy news in November after a few months of marriage.They conceived their child through IVF, and Sara has been open with her 264,000 followers about the journey.
Derry Girls is set to air a flashback episode focusing on Mary and Aunt Sarah.For the penultimate episode of season three, the characters, played by Tara Lynne O’Neill and Kathy Kiera Clarke ,will be given a backstory to their school days.Creator and writer Lisa McGee told Digital Spy that the fifth episode would follow the titular Derry Girls’ parents and look at the “horrific” times they endured in the ’70s.“Writing this show, honestly – and this might sound a bit sentimental – it’s been a real learning experience for me as a person, not just a writer,” McGee said. “I don’t talk about a lot of the terrible things.“In Northern Ireland, you handle it with humour and you just crack on.
Derry Girls will return for an extended special following the third and final season.The 45-minute episode, titled ‘The Agreement’, will return to Derry one year later as the gang prepare for their final year of school against the backdrop of the Good Friday Agreement vote.A synopsis reads: “It’s the week of the referendum on the Good Friday Agreement and its timing couldn’t be any worse as the highlight of the year, Erin and Orla’s joint 18th birthday party, threatens to be overshadowed. While the family try to get their heads around the possible outcomes of the vote, the gang realise that they may not be ready for what the future holds.”The episode will premiere the same week as the Derry Girls season three finale, which is scheduled to air on Channel 4 on May 17.Speaking about the special, show creator Lisa McGee, said: “Like all the very best 90s bands, I couldn’t resist ending our farewell tour with an encore for our loyal fans.
Amelia Flanagan first appeared on Emmerdale as April Windsor at the age of five. The actress, 13, who plays the late Donna Windsor and Marlon Dingle's daughter has picked up plenty of gongs for her portrayal of April over the eight years she's been on the show.
Former Coronation Street actress Nicola Thorp has been keeping fans updated on her love life with Hollywood actor Nikesh Patel.The actress, 33, who played Nicola Rubinstein in the soap, has been dating Starstruck actor Nikesh since 2021. Since going public with their relationship in October, the pair have frequently shared sweet updates, and showed off their acting skills in one snap as they dressed as Rose and Jack from Titanic. as well as starring in Rose Matafeo's hit BBC rom-com series, Nikesh, 37, has popped up in Law and Order, Midsomer Murders and London Has Fallen.To celebrate Valentine’s Day, Nicola posted a series of sweet snaps of the pair with the caption: “I’d take a bullet for this guy.
Amanda Holden moved into her incredible mansion in Surrey back in 2015, and has been busy transforming it into a stylish family home ever since. The Britain's Got Talent judge, 51, lives in the sprawling abode with her husband Chris Hughes, and their two daughters, Alexa, 16, and ten year old Hollie. The property was originally built in the 1930s but had been renovated shortly before the family moved in, and it now boasts chic interiors and a spacious garden.
Derry Girls star Jamie-Lee O’Donnell refused to answer a question about her age on a recent talk show, calling it “misogynistic”.The actor, who plays Michelle in the beloved Channel 4 sitcom, appeared on Ireland’s The Late Late Show on Friday and refused to tell host Ryan Tubridy her age.Tubridy said it “might be a rude question” and “you don’t have to answer,” before adding: “Can I ask how old you are?”O’Donnell then replied jokingly that she was 17 years old, but was “very, very wise”.Tubridy then asked the question again, saying, “Would you consider telling me what age you are?” to which O’Donnell said: “This gets on my nerves a wee bit.“It’s always quite misogynistic even if it’s not intentionally misogynistic, because men don’t get the same scrutiny.”Tubridy said he “definitely” would ask a male actor the same question, adding that O’Donnell plays a teenager “so well” and there’s “a compliment in there”.Tubridy then said they could “move on to something else, because I can read a mood when I see it”, to which O’Donnell replied: “I was going to give you a hilarious anecdote, but go ahead.” In a five-star review of the first episode of Derry Girls season three, NME wrote: “Though Derry Girls will be greatly missed when it wraps up for good at the end of this season, the first episode at least proves that the funniest, sharpest sitcom on TV is also bowing out on a high.”Derry Girls now airs every Tuesday on Channel 4, with a catch-up option on All 4.