Mrs Brown's Boys star Brendan O'Carroll 'on edge of breakdown' after financial loss
11.10.2022 - 14:39
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
The creator of Mrs Brown's Boys Brendan O'Carroll says he was on the edge of a "breakdown" after suffering a major financial loss on a movie he had written before finding fame with the BBC comedy.
The TV star, 67, plays the role of the family matriarch in the comedy, which is set to return for a new series and start filming at BBC studios in Glasgow soon.
But, before landing the role, Brendan has revealed he felt ‘numb’ as funding on a film he had written and directed failed to secure financial backing, writes the Mirror.
Brendan found himself in serious debt after funding for the flick, called Sparrows, fell through. His money woes also occurred in the same year he split from his first wife Doreen Dowdall.
Recalling his mental health woes during a difficult period in his life, Brendan revealed: "I was on the edge of a breakdown, a clinician would have said I was depressed, definitely.
"I have never been as low before or since. I was numb, it was like I walked down a dark alley and I couldn’t remember the way out."
Brendan added how he "didn't turn on the lights" or open the curtains in his home for three days. The TV star was also barely eating and only "picked at food".
However, the comedian revealed a dream about his late mother Maureen, saved him from the dark time in his life.
Brendan, who's mother inspired the leading Mrs Brown's Boys character Agnes, recalled to The Sun: "My mother said to me in a dream, 'Get up off your knees and do something'."
The actor added how, after he awoke, he felt "great".
Shortly after his dream, Brendan was contacted by businessman Denis Desmond, who offered him the opportunity to transform the original radio show-version Mrs Brown's Boys into a stage production.
Brendan says his former