Jamie-Lee O'Donnell: 'We’ve been able to show the world the real Derry'

As Derry Girls finishes filming its final series, one of its most popular stars talks about her love of the show, and her new role in Screw 

Jamie-Lee O'Donnell of Derry Girls, and new series, Screw. 

In a park opposite Belfast’s Saint Anne’s Cathedral, Jamie-Lee O’Donnell is being photographed. Within minutes, passersby are stopping on surrounding streets: murmurs of excitement, fingers pointing. 

A steady stream of selfie-hungry teenage girls muster up the courage to edge closer. “Oh feck,” I hear from behind me, “that’s Michelle from Derry Girls!”