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“Unhappy” actor quits Mrs Brown’s Boys

Mrs Brown is losing a son but gaining a storyline.

Rory Cowan, who plays hairdresser Rory in the British sitcom Mrs Brown’s Boys, has quit the show, saying he has been unhappy -but not with star Brendan O’Carroll.

Cowan, who has has worked with O’Carroll for 26 years, departed after a show at London’s O2 Arena on Sunday, but (classily) declined to details his reasons.

“I hadn’t been happy working for the Mrs Brown’s Boys company for the last 18 months to two years,” he said. “I feel that 26 years is enough so I decided it was time to go.

“I told Brendan on 16 June about my decision to leave,” Cowan told the Irish Daily Mail. “That’s when I handed in my notice.

“I was supposed to leave at the end of that week, but Brendan said that would be impossible and asked if I’d stay on until the end of the London O2 gigs. So I agreed to that.”

In a statement, O’Carroll described Cowan as “a legend”.

“To all of us it feels like Ronaldo leaving Manchester United,” he said. “But Ronaldo went on to amazing success which I know Rory will too.

“I can’t even quantify the contribution Rory has made to our success and the well-being of me and my family, not just on screen or stage but way before that as a friend and a driving force in getting us here.”

A new series, All Round To Mrs. Brown’s, begins Thursday night on Seven.

Source: BBC

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