The weather and the Lotto have made Nuala Carey a household face and a star of the National Ploughing Championships. But the recent death of her father has prompted her to look at life anew. Donal O’Donoghue meets her for this week's RTÉ Guide. Get a sneak peek below.
It’s nearly a decade since Nuala Carey was a guest on Derek Mooney’s RTÉ Radio One show Searching for Mister Right, talking about life as a singleton, a subject she subsequently spoke about as a panelist on The Late Late Show. "I don’t regret it," she says now.
"I was never a sad singleton but people may have misinterpreted that. For me, it was all a bit of fun and me just talking about being single and the etiquette of first dates and all that. It was all very innocent and it was never Nuala is looking for a man. That disappointed me because that wasn’t what it was about."
Whether she is single or in a relationship right now is something she won’t talk about adding that, in any case, it wouldn’t be appropriate in the light of her recent loss. [Nuala's father Maurice passed away from pancreatic cancer].
Grief still falls but the ever practical Carey, who in the past has supported a number of charities and causes, is giving back as an ambassador for the Irish Cancer Society’s Daffodil Day. So on March 22, Nuala and her mother, Ann, will be selling daffodils and pins in their local shop in Dún Laoghaire.
Elsewhere in this week's Guide
- Laura Brennan An interview with the 26-year-old Clare campaigner whose life is the subject of a new four-part documentary, This is Me.
- Brian Redmond As the finale of Dancing With the Stars approaches, Jess O Sullivan catches up with Judge Brian to get the lowdown.
- Maggie Siff We chat to the Billions star in Monte Carlo as the series returns
- Cheryl Fergison Jess O Sullivan talks to the former EastEnders star who is taking to the Dublin stage this week.
- Ralph Fiennes Michael Doherty meets the award-winning actor and director.
