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Simon watches show re-runs with young son
essential, I’ve been called a lot of things in my life but not essential.”
Cooking up a storm every Saturday is going down a treat with the viewers:
Simon said: “My book went great and people are giving me loads of feedback now on my cooking slot on Ireland AM.
“People are sending me pictures of themselves cooking. I’m just trying to keep it simple for people – one pot wonders, family dishes. That’s my interest, that’s who I’m cooking for every day at home. I cook for a family of six every day at home.”
“I’m loving doing the cooking and there are lots of things coming up.
“I’m launching a new Simply Simon exciting venture at the end of the month.
“The food stuff is getting bigger and bigger thank God, I had a food truck a few years ago outside Kildare Village so it’s exciting, the same brand.”
Simon is urging the public to get involved with his Keepy Up Challenge for Variety Charity the children’s charity he’s an ambassador for.
He said: “I’m the lucky patron of the
Variety Charity in Ireland. Last week I launched this campaign on social media called Heads up for Variety. “You have to do five keep uppies or headers and you video yourself and put it out online and text Headsup 50300 and you donate €4. “So loads of the Irish sports stars have done it, Ken Doherty and Niall Quinn, we just want to spread the word, #headsupchallenge. From an ITV Soap to an upcoming Netflix series,
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Simon admits he’s constantly on the go. He said: “I’m in an episode in a Netflix series coming up called Young Wallander.
“It’s based on the Wallander detective series that they did with Kenneth Branagh so they’ve remade that.
“I did one episode of that which was shot over in Lithuania before Christmas, so a few bits and pieces in the pipeline. I always try to stay busy.”
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