Boring Fair City sends me to sleep, says Tatianna

EASTENDERS for gritty realism, Corrie for a bit of light entertainment and Fair City for insomniacs desperate to catch up on some sleep.

One of the soap’s leading actresses has sparked controversy by suggesting that the script for RTÉ’s flagship drama is so boring it sometimes sends her to sleep. Tatianna Ouliankina, who plays Lana in the popular soap, says the show needs “a good shake-up”.

“Sometimes during the day, when we are rehearsing, the scripts can send me to sleep. I say ‘Oh, is it my turn? And then I wake up and I start my lines.’ Fair City need a good shake-up,” she said in an interview. Ms Ouliankina recently said that landing the part in Fair City as Lana was a dream come true.