DELIGHT: Brendan O’Carroll as Agnes Brown. For The Love of Mrs Brown is coming to Newcastle in January.
SUCCESS is not something Brendan OCarroll takes for granted.
Nor did it come quickly for the delightfully down-to-earth Irish comedian with a razor-sharp wit.
It took him a long time to work up the courage to be himself and follow a dream. Then he put on a dress and a wig, became foul-mouthed matriarch Agnes Brown and went on to star in one of the most popular comedy series in the world, Mrs Browns Boys.
Dont be fooled by the make-up, though. Mrs Brown is OCarroll. And he is in great spirits when Weekender calls.
If I was any better Id be embarrassed, he says with a laugh.
God bless this widow, shes been good to me.
OCarrolls husky laugh is…
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