Angela Scanlon's Ask Me Anything was another night of fun on Saturday night as her lastest trio of guests opened up about various aspects of their lives.
First up on the guest sofa was Spandau Ballet’s, Martin Kemp. The former hard man of EastEnders divulged all from the chaos of being a pop star in the 1980’s, what he gets up to in his son’s bedroom and the evening he will not forget in someone else’s bathroom.
And Londoner Kemp still embraces his dodgy Eastenders character Steve Owen, a role he played on the BBC soap between 1998 and 2002.
"I went through that period when I had the brain tumour, in 1995," he tells Angela. "When I first went to audition for that role, my brain was all over the place.
"If I wanted to walk left, I would walk right. I couldn’t remember my lines. I couldn’t put my brain in order. I had zero confidence, I had no charisma, I was trying to dig myself out of a big black hole.
"I always think the Steve Owen character gave me back that confidence and even today if I walk into a room and I’m the only one there and I’m feeling a little conspicuous, sometimes I put on the Steve Owen character just to get a little bit of confidence."
Demi Isaac Oviawe on Cork and Nigerian accents . . .
Young Offenders star Demi Isaac Oviawe also joined Angela and Martin. As well as telling tales from the hit show, she also recalled a visit to an exclusive - and expensive - restauant.
"When I was in Budapest for work, we had the option to go to Nobu," she recalls. "Now, ladies and gentlemen, Nobu is a Michelin star restaurant. Nobu is so expensive that a piece of ham is about a €100 but by God do they make it look fancy!
"They but smoke on the ham! It's like Oh My God Science Experiment, like magic, Harry Potter’s got nothing on this! And you’re eating and you’re like wow this is beautiful but Jesus Christ you’ll have a heart attack by the end of it!
"The price of it is ridiculous and you’re still hungry that you have to go to McDonalds to get a Big Mac!"
Here's Martin Kemp on a rather unique hotel experience . . .
Also on the show was Australian comic and host of Channel 4's The Last Leg, Adam Hills.
Amongst other things, he told Angela about his first experience of hearing the Irtish national anthem, Amhrán na bhFiann. He was certainly impressed.
As he recalled: "The first time I heard the Irish national anthem I was at one of those compromised rules games and it was GAA vs Aussie Rules.
"I'd only been here for a couple of weeks, and I turned up with mainly Irish people and we turn up to the game and we sing the Australian national anthem which I’m sure you’re all aware is 'I come from a land down under'.
"Then everyone stood for the Irish national anthem and as an Aussie I was like I wonder what you’re little sciddley dee anthem would be, you’ll probably River Dance your way through it. It is the most terrifying thing I’ve ever heard!
"To just suddenly hear 15,000 Irish shout Sinne Fianna Fáil, atá faoi gheall ag Éirinn! Every Aussie was like 'What is that!'"
Angela Scanlon's Ask Me Anything, 9.30pm, Saturdays on RTÉ One and streaming on RTÉ Player
