The creator of Mrs Brown's Boys Brendan O'Carroll says he was on the edge of a "breakdown" after suffering a major financial loss on a movie he had written before finding fame with the BBC comedy.
The TV star, 67, plays the role of the family matriarch in the comedy, which is set to return for a new series and start filming at BBC studios in Glasgow soon.
But, before landing the role, Brendan has revealed he felt ‘numb’ as funding on a film he had written and directed failed to secure financial backing, writes the Mirror.
Brendan found himself in serious debt after funding for the flick, called Sparrows, fell through. His money woes also occurred in the same year he split from his first wife Doreen Dowdall.Recalling his mental health woes during a difficult period in his life, Brendan revealed: "I was on the edge of a breakdown, a clinician would have said I was depressed, definitely."I have never been as low before or since.
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