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Extra.ie
13 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
Amy Huberman looks unrecognisable in first ever magazine article
Amy Huberman has shared an incredible throwback of her first ever magazine article — where she looks unrecognisable. The actress began her career with On Home Ground, a two season drama about a GAA club in a small Irish town, where she played wild child Diane Collins. And while Amy would be considered a glam woman nowadays, she found an old magazine article featuring her dressed as Dianne: complete with wild, curly hair, bold red lipstick, and studded belt with fishnet gloves (which was the style at the time). View this post on Instagram A post shared by Amy Huberman (@amy_huberman) 'I mean. I do not know WHERE to start,' Amy wrote on her Instagram. 'I found this at my Mum's today. The first ever PR/press thing I ever did. (How was I going to follow that?!) 'It was for RTÉ drama On Home Ground, a show about a rural GAA community so I'm not entirely sure why I'm dressed like a Bon Jovi super fan in the 9th grade in Degrassi Junior High. 'I'm not even sure what magazine it was for as the page is ripped out but I do remember having a lot of fun that day,' she admitted, before joking that she didn't get a start as a model after the photoshoot. 'Just devo it didn't kick off an international modelling career (I mean that pose, come on?!) because I do not get out of bed for less than like, 1 euro, 20 cent.' Amy Huberman has shared an incredible throwback of her first ever magazine article — where she looks unrecognisable. Pic: RTE People were shocked at just how different Amy looked, with her Fran the Man co-star Deirdre O'Kane commenting 'OMG!! Made my day!' 'This is amazing,' Sharon Horgan added, while Chris O'Dowd added a series of laughing emojis. While she didn't grab the modelling contract from the show, she did go on to enjoy a fruitful acting career, with credits including on TV shows such as The Clinic, as well as in films such as Stella Days and The Stag, earning an IFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actress for the former. Amy's acting career flourished after her role in On Home Ground. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile Amy is also wed to Leinster legend Brian O'Driscoll; with her recently opening up about the chance encounter that led to her meeting the man that she'd go on to marry.
The Irish Sun
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Amy Huberman opens up on relationship with Brian O'Driscoll as they prepare to celebrate major marriage milestone
AMY Huberman has opened up about her relationship as she prepares to celebrate a major marriage milestone. The popular actress is married to Irish 2 Amy opened up about her relationship Credit: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile 2 Amy and Brian are celebrating 15 years of marriage in July Credit: Niall Marshall The happy couple are celebrating 15 years of marriage this year and Amy has opened up about how their relationship has evolved through the many stages of their relationship. Their life is now completely different since Brian retired, although neither of them had regular 9-5 jobs, which worked to their advantage. In a recent interview with READ MORE ON AMY HUBERMAN "I always slag by saying it feels longer than 15 years [laughs]. We're great friends. "I'm in no way sporty and I don't live in a sporty world, but there were strange parallels where your jobs were unsociable and we had to sacrifice things if I was filming or he was playing. "Neither of us had regular 9-5 jobs and that helped a little bit. A lot of what you do in a marriage is wins and losses, and we understand that with each other. We're in a great phase where our kids are getting bigger and it's been so lovely to watch them grow. "He is retired more than 10 years now, so our life is completely different. He's still involved in rugby and he's away at the weekends, but it's not like when the Six Nations used to come around and you'd be lost in that world. MOST READ IN THE IRISH SUN "He can come and go from rugby more now. When I look back at pictures of us, we look like babies." Amy recently recalled the Inside Brian O'Driscoll and Amy Huberman's stunning New York holiday from visiting Central Park to yellow taxis The Irish comedian joined host Patrick Kielty in the hot seat on The Late Late Show last month, alongside her fellow funny lady Deirdre O'Kane. Ahead of the release of their brand new comedy film Fran the Man, the two ladies sat down with Kielty to chat about their most recent project. However, it didn't take long before Patrick asked And in true Amy style, the RUFF DAY The 46-year-old recalled: "Oh my poor dog and my poor husband. Yes Brian did pick up the wrong dog from the groomers. "Sometimes I joke that if he had to pick me up from the hairdressers he would go home with another wife." Patrick then revealed a photo of Brian holding their beloved pooch, Phoebe, in their family home. Amy humorously remarked: "Brian is looking at it like, 'Hmm I kind of know that dog." But, when it came to explaining the situation, the actress admitted she had to "save" her husband and highlighted that he was "in a rush". She continued: "Basically I was like, 'Well I can't go, can you pick up the dog?' "And so he was like, 'Okay yeah'. But there was loads of dogs there at the end of the day and he wasn't wearing his glasses, and also the dog had gotten a haircut."
The Guardian
07-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Fran the Man review – Irish football-coach mockumentary gets the fans onside
Fran (Darragh Humphreys) is an assistant manager to an underdog football team who have unexpectedly drawn a very good side for a big match. Can he get his boys to where they need to be to deliver a memorable upset? It's a fairly classic sporting comedy premise, though probably the first time it plays out in an Irish setting. That setting is one of the better things about an otherwise somewhat lacklustre film: the location footage feels authentic and lived-in, in a way the plot doesn't, though said plot might matter less if the characters were given a bit more room to charm and entertain. Perhaps this is one of those films where you have to be in on the original joke to enjoy it. Based on the football mockumentary series Fran, which ran for a couple of years from 2009 in Ireland, this expanded version doesn't feel like essential viewing, but presumably diehard fans of the series will be keen to see more of the character. It doesn't seem all that likely to cross over to a broader crowd, however, with wildly variable and sometimes rather flat acting doing little to welcome newer audiences to the fold. There is also a fairly ropey plot about Interpol investigating match fixing against the backdrop of preparations for a David v Goliath football match which does not exactly prove suspenseful. The mockumentary format is a mixed blessing: it offers a useful storytelling shortcut whereby characters can explain their motivations to camera in talking heads sequences, potentially offering a fun contrast with their candid actions or reactions, but unlike classics of the genre such as Parks and Recreation or The Office, there's not enough comic tension between how characters present when they're trying to craft their own narrative and when they are less conscious of the camera. There are also moments that strain credibility such as the camera crew's continued permission to film, but then that is something that almost always happens in mock docs. A willing suspension of disbelief never really kicks in here – perhaps due to a shortage of good gags, leaving the actors at sea. One for Fran's fans only. Fran the Man is in Irish and Northern Irish cinemas from 11 April.
