The Ciara Phelan Podcast: Mrs Brown’s Boys' Eilish O’Carroll details abuse she suffered from first husband

Eilish O'Carroll, best known for her role as Winnie McGoogan in Mrs Brown's Boys. File picture: Denis Minihane

Mrs Brown’s Boys star Eilish O’Carroll has opened up about suffering physical and psychological abuse by her first husband.

Speaking to The Ciara Phelan Podcast, Ms O’Carroll, who plays Winnie McGoogan in the TV show, said it took eight years for her to leave the marriage, which began in 1971.