Jennifer Gibney says family rows get left behind for ‘Mrs Brown’s Boys’.
The actress – who plays Cathy Brown in the sitcom – is married to the show’s creator Brendan O’Carroll, and while the programme is a real family affair, it has a way of helping them get over any disagreements.
Appearing with Brendan on ITV’s ‘Loose Women’, she said: "Even doing the live show, there’s something magical about the show.
"It doesn’t matter, you could be shouting at each other as you walk through the door, and then as soon as you get on stage, it’s never, ever brought on stage. And by the time you’ve finished, you’ve forgotten what you were arguing about."
Everyone gets together for the show’s annual Christmas special, and Brendan – who writes the show and plays matriarch Agnes Brown – revealed their grandchildren would be getting a role this time.
Opening up on the offspring, he said: "There’s Eli, who’s gonna be the next comedian. There’s Jamie, who’s going to be a genius, and Felix who’s going to be a wonderful musician."
Even now, seven years after the series series aired, the family still find their fame surprising at times.
Brendan added: "You’ve no idea how true that is. We open magazines sometimes and we go ‘That’s us!’ "
Last year’s Christmas Day special was watched by 6.8 million viewers, with the ‘Downton Abbey’ finale in 2015 being the only programme to beat it in the ratings over the past seven years.
The ‘Mrs Brown’s Boys’ festive special for 2018 will air on Christmas Day (25.12.18) at 10.15pm on BBC1.
Mrs Brown’s Boys family rows kept off set
