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FIRST&LAST Last great meal you cooked I do a good selection of curries when called upon.
PAULINE MCLYNN Best known as Father Ted’s tea-obsessed Mrs Doyle, the Irish actress is now touring with East is East. Here she discusses bogs, loos and Waterloo First thing you do when you’ve got time off work Potter about in the garden, talking to myself and weeding.
Last time you cried May 23rd 2015, when the Irish public voted yes for marriage equality. I didn’t just cry, I bawled with happiness. with happiness.
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First crush Sidney Poitier.
Last book you read Bog Bodies. I am interested in writing something that has bogs in it, and all that they contain.
First great piece of advice you were given From my mum: never grow up. Last time you were starstruck Each time I enter the East is East rehearsal room: it’s full of stars! I also tend to dribble when starstruck and that ain’t a pretty sight.
First thing you’d do if you ran the country Put an end to cruelty. Put an end to cruelt
Last meal on earth: what would Last meal on eart it be it be I am very fond of a mushroom I am vvvvery fond of a stroganoff. So that w stroganoff. So that with lashings of red wine. red wine.
First film you saw that really First film you saw moved you moved you Ring of Bright Water. Ring of Bright Wate
Last lie you told Last lie you to I only had two glasses of I only ha wine wine!
First song you’ll Firs sing at karaoke sin ‘Waterloo’. One ‘W of of my favourite E Eurovision w winners. I love E Eurovision!
Last time you exploited your position to get something Tickets for my niece and her mates (and me!) to see One Direction play EastEnders’ Albert Square for Children in Need.
First time you realised you were famous What? I’m famous? News to me. Last time someone criticised your work Happens on a daily basis but it goes with the job.
First three words your friends would use to describe you Laughing, generous, eejit. I hope! Last time you bought flowers I bought myself some this week. Yes, it has come to that.
First object you’d save from your burning home After checking that the cats have escaped, I’d grab a fabulous triptych I have by Hughie O’Donoghue.
Last funny thing you saw online Sean Hayes doing a lip sync video. He knocks these out of the park any time he does one. First book you read twice This is only a recent thing, as I don’t normally read any book twice (unless I’m editing one of my own). It was On Green Dolphin Street by Sebastian Faulks.
Last song at your funeral Haven’t fully decided yet as I don’t really fancy dying, but probably ‘Tonight We Fly’ by the Divine Comedy.
COMING SOON
The next few months are very exciting for both the world of culture and the history of this magazine. We celebrate our 30th anniversary (issue out Wed 2 Sep) while students receive the lowdown on making the most of their learning (and partying) experience (Student Guide out Wed 30 Sep). And before we know it, the planet will be going Edinburgh Festival crazy. We look at the acts who are set to light up the capital across the summer (Festival Guide out Wed 8 Jul, festival issues out Wed 5, 12, 19 Aug).
First thing you think of when you wake up in the morning The loo: it’s an age thing.
Last thing you think of before you go to sleep So, did I go to the loo enough today? East is East, Theatre Royal, Glasgow, Mon 10–Sat 15 Aug.
104 THE LIST 4 Jun–3 Sep 2015 Glasgow Comic Con is on Sat 4–Sun 5 Jul. See feature, page 40.