Donncha O'Callaghan: ‘I’m upbeat and positive and I want to be that way’

Donncha O’Callaghan on the revamped Ireland’s Fittest Family, his new career as a children’s author and why vulnerability is a key part of parenting

Former Munster and Irish rugby international Donncha O'Callaghan pictured relaxing in the penthouse of the Dean Hotel, Cork. - Picture: David Creedon

“To be honest, we had a bromance, myself and Trimbie. It was great hanging around with him again.” Donncha O’Callaghan is waxing lyrical about his former Ireland rugby teammate Andrew Trimble, who is also his opposite number on a new trio of coaches on a revamped Ireland’s Fittest Family.

It’s a bromance of rivals though, with the new format of the upcoming 13th season of the competitive show pitting OGs O’Callaghan, Anna Geary, and reigning champ Davy Fitzgerald against a coaching team of Trimble, former Dublin GAA star Michael Darragh MacAuley, and Paralympic swimming champion Ellen Keane.