SAOIRSE LONG

had impressed many when on The Pat Kenny Show she shared her story of her abortion, and was reduced to tears by Rónán Mullen’s response (‘You deserve love and respect regardless of what you’ve ever done’). After seeing a video of her story Gladiator star Russell Crowe, left, tweeted in response: ‘I have two beautiful sons. I wasn’t lucky enough to have a daughter. If I had, I’d wish her to have courage like yours. Nobody’s daughter should ever be told she doesn’t have authority over her own body.’