Comedian Chelsea Handler hoping for guided tour of NI from Snow Patrol's Johnny McDaid
Stand-up star and best friend of Courtney Cox playing Belfast for the first time later this month
Chelsea Handler wants pal Courteney Cox and her boyfriend Johnny McDaid to act as tour guides on her first trip to Northern Ireland.
The 50-year-old comedian and TV host, who counts the Friends star as well as Jennifer Anistion, is bringing her tour A Broad Abroad to Belfast for the first time later this month.
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