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Sandra Mallon

Tommy Tiernan's wife opens up on 'challenges' of being married to the RTE star

Tommy Tiernan’s wife Yvonne has opened up about her relationship with the comedian – as she admitted it can be “challenging” being so famous.

She told of his difficulties of being so well known but acknowledged how fascinating people find him. But The Raines singer – who married Tommy in 2009 – said she is protective over him and her family and prefers to shy away from talking about her marriage as her words can be used as click bait.

Yvonne added: “If I take a picture of our fireplace with a candle on it and out it up on our Instagram because I love home stuff, the following day there will be ‘at home with Tommy and his wife Yvonne Tiernan’.

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