Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Series three is going ahead but we’ve been kept in the dark about it because they know we can’t keep a secret
in talks for a few projects at the moment and they are American-based and they are for next year.
“I will definitely be over there at some point if not for these projects then with others.
“There is quite a bit happening for me at the moment so I will probably be over there next year. I can’t really say too much about it.”
It certainly won’t hurt Jamie-lee’s career aspirations that Derry Girls has been nominated for a BAFTA in the scripted comedy category.
Produced by Hat Trick Productions, the show was nominated in the same category last year but lost out to Sky Atlantic’s Sally4ever.
This year they face stiff competition from Sharon Horgan’s Catastrophe and Fleabag but Jamie-lee is just delighted the show is getting some international recognition.
She said: “We are all very proud of the show and we all believed in it from the beginning so this is just a really nice pay off.
“And then the fact all these people really enjoy it and love it as much as we do at the end of it all. It is really taking off and Derry Girls seems to be getting bigger and bigger and hopefully with season three we can go bigger again.”
While Derry Girls has rave reviews in Britain and a global viewing thanks to Netflix, this weekend sees its Irish premiere on RTE on Sunday night.
Jamie-lee said the show finally getting a screening in the Republic is proof writer Lisa has cleverly captured
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both sides of the border and made it so true to life.
She added: “Lisa has written it about her life and the characters and the people are all realistic in real scenarios.
“So it is cross-border relative because it touches on those topics which are important to both sides and Lisa has written it so well.
“She has written it for everyone and there are no winners on either side.
“There are five of us who are eejits so we are not the poster children of young Ireland.
“We are all flawed, we are all d***heads but in it together but relatable.
“Everybody at 16 is a bit of a d***head. I definitely was.”
For the immediate future Jamie–lee and the rest of the cast will remain in close contact through Whatsapp and on social media.
She said the popularity of the first two series has gone global and she still can’t quite believe viewers in Switzerland,
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