I never get Browned off with show insults
Eilish ‘respects’ opinions about comedy series
I love the character I play. I love doing what I do. That is enough EILISH O’CARROLL ON PLAYING WINNIE ON SHOW
MRS Brown’s Boys star Eilish O’carroll has opened up about criticism of the show, saying she doesn’t take insults about her brother Brendan p ersonally.
But she admitted playing the iconic role of Winnie Mcgoogan for so long has stopped her from getting other roles.
Speaking to the Irish Mirror, Eilish said Mrs Brown’s Boys “is the best product that has ever hit the market”. She added: “I really believe you cannot please all of the people all of the time. You can please some of the people some of the time but not all. Everybody has different opinions and different perceptions about what comedy is to them.”
Eilish said she “respects” people’s opinions about the show and doesn’t take it personally when people say hurtful things about her younger sibling and show creator Brendan, 68.
She added: “I totally respect that. I mean, I meet people who say, ‘Oh I wouldn’t cross the street to see him’. I get it. There are programmes on TV I don’t like. If you took it personally, you wouldn’t get up in the morning. I never read the critics to be honest because you’re going to hear something you don’t want to hear so I don’t seek it.
“I don’t need to seek it to be validated. I love the character I play. I love doing what I do. That is enough.”
Eilish, 71, confirmed Mrs Brown’s Boys will return for their annual Christmas and New Year’s TV specials. She added: “With the Christmas specials, I don’t even know if I’m in it.
“The only reason I say I will be in it is because I’m in it every year so I’m thinking there isn’t any reason why he wouldn’t have Winnie in.
“Not all of us get a chance. Sometimes some of the actors, they’re not dropped, but he doesn’t have a part for them.”