Mrs Brown's Boys' Brendan O'Carroll has opened up about the early days of his career, saying he was on the "edge of a breakdown" before the hit BBC comedy series was picked up. The series, which has now been running for over ten years, doesn't look like it is going anywhere soon as two more Christmas specials have been commissioned for this year, as well as a four-part mini-series in 2023 - the first full series since 2013. You can read more about that here.
Before landing the role, Brendan said he felt "numb" as a film he had written and directed had failed to secure financial backing. He also found himself in serious debt after trying to fund the film, called Sparrows, himself. His money woes also occurred in the same year he split from his first wife Doreen Dowdall.
Opening up about the state of his mental health during that time, 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." You can get more showbiz news and other story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.
