Toy Show's Nanny Pat: 'There weren't enough hugs to go around this year'

Skype keeps 'Late Late Toy Show' stars Nanny Pat and Tom Cullen connected but there will be nothing like having dinner together face to face this Christmas

Tom Cullen says that Skype is a "great invention" but there's nothing like seeing his beloved grandmother Pat Corcoran face to face.

It will be a quiet Christmas spent among family for most people this weekend, but for one famous Late Late Toy Show duo, this year will be more special than ever before.

Tom Cullen (10) and his maternal grandmother Pat Corcoran (88), fondly known as Nanny Pat, stole the hearts of the nation in 2019, when Pat surprised Tom during his appearance on the Late Late Toy Show. Even Ryan Tubridy got a pre-pandemic hug from the grandmother of four and dubbed Tom his “new favourite person”. The presenter was also given a specially hand-knit jumper courtesy of the Co Leitrim natives.