Dervla Kirwan has been gracing our screens since the late 80s, but as she approaches her 50s she has never felt better. She will be celebrating her milestone birthday in October and the Smother star is relishing this time of her life.
Dervla refuses to believe this means as a woman she is ‘over the hill’, nor are the characters she plays. In fact, she is more energised despite going through the menopause.
Dervla is all smiles as she chats over Zoom apologising if she ‘tangentialises’ blaming her ADHD with a thrill of laughter. She’s passionate about speaking on the ageing process that she is privileged enough to go through. ‘Just because a woman is 50 doesn’t mean we’re over the hill, we need to be more present.
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