Rory Cowan last night appeared on Saturday Night with Miriam to discuss his decision to leave Mrs Browns Boys.
Being involved with Brendan O’Carroll for 26 years, Rory says that he left the show because of his own personal reason.
“I haven’t been happy for the past couple of years. We were in Australia last year or the year before and, my mother has dementia, but before we went she was still mobile.” Rory told Miriam.
“But when I was in Australia I got word to say she had days to live. And I couldn’t get home. I couldn’t get home because it was an insurance issue. They said ‘If your mother dies you can go home for a week and come back’, all the way to Australia.
“But if she doesn’t die you can’t go. If people want their money back for refunds if you’re not in the show, even though Brendan is the star of the show, you’ll have to pay full price for every seat that’s refunded. And that could have worked out at hundreds of thousands of dollars.
“It really bothered me that I was on the other side of the world and I didn’t want to be there anyway. Because we had only been there a couple of years before hand and if I stayed with Mrs Browns Boys, they’re going back again in January, and that would have been three visits to Australia in four years. And I think that’s too much.”
Rory continued that he felt bored in his role, as without the responsibilities of his previous PR position, he felt he “had nothing to do.”
“Brendan was a very generous employer, and still is to the people that are there. But I just thought there were things that were happening that were out of my control.
“Brendan O’Carroll was never the problem, if I was to go back the problems would still be there. So no I wouldn’t go back I want to do something new.”
Best of luck to Rory in his next ventures.
