Loyalty first

COMEDIAN Neil Delamere used to be a software engineer before he decided to quit and do stand-up.

It’s why the Offaly funny man — best known for presenting Republic of Telly and for his appearances on RTE’s The Panel and BBC’s The Blame Game — really appreciates loyalty in friends and family.

“When I gave up the day job, my family were great. My brother let me stay with him in Dublin and I didn’t have a car so my mother gave me a loan of hers to go to gigs. My friend lives in Nottingham and I used to go over to do gigs. I was only earning a minimal amount of money so I couldn’t afford hotels. I used to sleep on his floor and he’d cook me dinner. Neil says he has learned most about healthy living from his girlfriend, who has studied exercise and physiology, and his sister-in-law, who’s a physiotherapist.