Podcast Corner: Louise McSharry discusses coming out as gay on her latest episode

The former 2fm presenter explains how she had to tell her husband when she realised she was gay

Sat, 29 Nov, 2025 - 03:20

Eoghan O’Sullivan

‘Parasocial’ is the word of the year, according to Cambridge Dictionary, who pointed to a connection people feel with someone they don’t know or - how very 2025 - with AI. As an example, it points to Lily Allen and the storm of attention that greeted her latest album West End Girl, about the breakup of her marriage. It sparked a “parasocial interest in her love life”, says Cambridge Dictionary.

On Friday’s episode of Catch Up with Louise McSharry, where the host is interviewed by the journalist Una Mullally, she cites Lily Allen as an influence on making a big life decision recently.