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" I don't particularly want to work with my husband all the time, as in the living and the working thing. "

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" I admire Pat Shortt as a businessman. Such acumen is unusual for an entertainer. He did all his own deals. I learnt a lot from Pat when I was on the road with him for a year. "

" With a new baby, you have a bad day now and again because you're particularly tired, but most of the time, you're fine. You spend a lot of your time trying to figure out how you can get more sleep, but really, you're better off just giving up and admitting that you're not going to, so forget about it. "

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" I get a good colour in summer but go really pale in winter, and it genuinely doesn't suit me, as people ask me if I'm ill. As well as making me look a bit better, I often have to be tanned in the middle of winter to do a show or programme, so I've road-tested every fake tan on the market. "

" There's a lot I've missed about living in Ireland. You miss family, particularly when you've got kids. "

" I kind of flew into a panic that somebody would have already owned the rights, because Christina Noble's life is such a good story. It took us two full years to get Christina to agree and sign the rights. "

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" Filling a theatre like the Olympia or Vicar Street on your own name is a very rewarding moment. "

" The notion that patience is a virtue is something you don't fully appreciate until you're a parent. You need endless patience with little ones. "

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" I would have benefited a lot from proper training. I could have done with a strong wake-up call about getting jobs. "

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" I love motherhood. I certainly wasn't aware of any mothering instincts until I had babies. I wasn't a person who desperately wanted to have kids, but you don't get it until you do it, and, suddenly, this nurturing instinct exists. "

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" I spent seven years in clubs in England, Australia, etc. Not all comedians cross over to sell out in a theatre. "