Mary Byrne

“But to meet Gay Byrne, for me — because I grew up with the man on TV and on the radio, meeting him was probably the highest moment of all of them. He turned ...

She’s a professional through and through and she’s a great friend. They want to forget the horrors of the last two years. The fitness club is run by Maureen, a fifty-something widow, in a small venue in the middle of nowhere — and only ends up drawing in the clientele with nothing else to do. “(The play is) a great way to focus on who I am, how strong I am, how well I can be. It was meant to be a two-hour show, but it ended up being a three-and-a-half hour show. She said: “(The show) just becomes hilarious. She said: “The one thing I have learned (over the last few years) is that I’m very strong. I need to be out there doing what I was born to do — and that’s entertaining and bringing joy to others, as well as myself.” Donald, meanwhile, goes because he’s actually in love with Maureen. But having lost 12 stone so far, he may soon disappear if he doesn’t ask her out — and quickly. She said: “I’ve met some fantastic people — meeting Tom Jones was one of the highest times of my life; he’d been my hero for such a long time. “The whole thing has been a whirlwind of phenomenal excitement. “I can’t even think of half of the things I’ve done.