Pierce posts tribute to much loved daughter
Seasoned host Kennedy recalls struggles and jibes of TV work I have a thin skin... I’m getting better over the years Brennan’s ‘celebrity cult’ sees young flock for career tips
Charlotte died in 2013
PIERCE Brosnan has shared a touching tribute to his daughter Charlotte on the anniversary of her death.
The 67-year-old’s daughter sadly passed away aged just 42 in 2013, after a battle with ovarian cancer.
Taking to Instagram, Pierce shared a photo of himself relaxing on his porch from his Hawaii home, alongside the sweet message to Charlotte.
The James Bond star also wished happy birthday to his granddaughter Marley May, who turned five this month.
He said: “Here’s looking at you kid, in remembrance of Charlotte and with happy birthday wishes for my darling Marley May.”
He became Charlotte and her brother Chris’ adoptive father after their dad Dermot Harris passed away in 1986.
He married their mother, his first wife Cassandra, in 1980,
Pierce tragically lost both Charlotte and Cassandra to the same disease, with his first wife dying in 1991 aged 43.
They also had a son, Sean, 36, dad to little Marley May, whose middle name is Cassandra in tribute to her late grandmother.
RTE presenter Sinead Kennedy
Francis Brennan
FRANCIS Brennan revealed he has a “celebrity cult” following that flocks to see him in his hotel, admitting his fame has proved a great help to his business.
However, the famous hotelier revealed he draws a younger demographic than expected,
RTE’S Sinead Kennedy revealed she has been labelled a “foghorn” and a “constipated duck” by her TV colleagues in the past.
Opening up about the struggles and insecurities that come with working in the cut-throat TV industry, the seasoned Winning Streak host, 36, said she has learned to accept she will never be everyone’s cup of tea.
The Cork-born presenter, who cut her teeth with the broadcaster more than 17 years ago, explained: “Over the years you get told different things.
“Like maybe you shouldn’t laugh like that.
“Somebody once compared it to a foghorn and a co-presenter said I sounded like a constipated duck.
“And I’m like, ‘I know it’s the most horrendous noise but it’s me’. You get told things you need to work on.
“I know that you’re never going to be everybody’s cup of tea and I’m fine with that.
“But there will come a time when someone will say ‘We don’t want you presenting any more’ for whatever reason, whether it is my age or my accent or my laugh. So I’ve always been thinking with teens coming to him for career advice. The Kerryman, 67, told the Irish Mirror: “There is a bit of a celebrity cult alright. But do you know what? It’s great, it’s often youngsters.
“It’s unbelievable the amount of 12 to 16-yearolds that are very interested in the show and come in to say hello.
“Questions like, ‘Would you not have gotten about the long game, about what else I want to do.”
Speaking to RTE Guide, Sinead added: “I have a thin skin. I’m getting better over the years but it has taken a long time to get used to rejection.
“But there are only certain things you can change about yourself. So I’m trying to live by the mantra ‘What’s for ya won’t pass you’.”
After spending months in lockdown in her native county, Sinead, who has a Master’s degree in psychology, has now returned to Dublin.
She is working on a new radio documentary based on the darker side of human behaviour, as well as preparing to launch a brand new magazine style TV show with Kevin Mcgahern called Summer At Seven.
And while Winning Streak remains on furlough, the host is also getting the ball rolling on a TV documentary on dementia.
Meanwhile, Sinead said she has no idea when Winning Streak will be back.
She added: “Because the audience is such an integral part of Winning Streak, we really can’t manage without them.”
SINEAD KENNEDY YESTERDAY
Summer series with Kevin Mcgahern venetian blinds there instead of curtains?’ Like really sensible questions. And I just think Ireland is going to be great in the future with all these youngsters asking questions like that.
“But now more than ever there should be plenty of applications [to the TV show] because people will be looking for ways and means to negotiate the times again.”