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The Irish Sun
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
RTE star who's ‘closest thing to Gay Byrne' tipped as next Late Late Show host if Patrick Kielty doesn't renew contract
RTE star Oliver Callan is an early front-runner to take over as host of The Late Late Show from Patrick Kielty. The top chat show job will become available if 4 Patrick Kielty is approaching the last year of his three-year deal as Late Late Show host 4 Oliver Callan is the early front-runner to become the next Late Late Show host 4 Patrick took over the role from former host Ryan Tubridy The Co Down man will be in the last year of his three-year deal when the programme resumes in September. Patrick, married to And whatever he decides, Montrose insiders believe comedian Callan, 44, could be a possible contender to host the One told READ MORE ON LATE LATE SHOW 'Oliver can talk about the 'If Patrick hasn't made up his mind about renewing his contract, RTE have the perfect Late Late host in the wings.' His stint is nearly two months shorter than the previous host, Asked what he planned to do when his €250,000-a-year Late Late deal runs out next year, Kielty told us last July: "Renewing my contract is something I hadn't thought about. Most read in The Irish Sun "I love doing the show and if there was a chance to keep doing it, it would be nice but you are not in charge of these things and you never know what happens in the world of entertainment." The TV presenter also has to consider wife Cat's career — with the 48-year-old now a co-host of RTE viewers in stitches at John Giles' cheeky one-word answer to Patrick Kielty on The Late Late Show And A station insider told us: 'Patrick got RTE through the Ryan Tubridy scandal. They are very grateful to him for that. But Oliver is on the rise.' 'EXTREMELY FORTUNATE' RTE told The Irish Sun they are 'extremely fortunate' to have Patrick as the Late Late's host, adding: 'We look forward to another great season with him at the helm.' The station said that the 30 episodes of The Late Late Show from September 13, 2024, to May 9, 2025 had an average audience of 390,000, with an audience share of 37 per cent. That's down on the previous year when 28 episodes of The Late Late Show from September 15, 2023, to April 19, 2024, which had an average audience of 442,000 and an audience share of 39 per cent. RADIO RISE Separately, New JNLR figures released this month showed The Nob Nation star now has 355,000 listeners on his 4 Callan has been described as the closest thing to Gay Byrne RTE has ever had Credit: Instagram / @olivercallanshow
The Irish Sun
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
‘I have a prenup' – Keith Duffy makes awkward dig at Brian McFadden's past relationships live on Late Late Show
Keith Duffy made an awkward dig at Brian McFadden's relationship history live on The Late Late Show. star Keith, 50, and former , also known as Boyzlife , joined seat tonight. 2 Keith Duffy and Brian McFadden appeared on The Late Late Show tonight 2 Keith made a jab at Brian's past relationships on air The nineties stars took a trip down memory lane to discuss their lives growing up in two of the world's biggest boybands. The former Keith told how Boyzone had made a rule that one of their final tours would be " alcohol free". READ MORE IN LATE LATE SHOW But, with the younger Westlife boys as their support act on the road , Keith added: "I'm thinking, these are new lads. I can teach them the ways of the road. So, I jumped on their bus." The hitmakers also lifted the lid on their new group, Boyzlife, and how the dynamic duo came to be. Brian explained: "Well, actually, I was doing a gig on my own in Whelan's in "After the show, we had a couple of pints and were catching up. Keith told me about this show that he'd written for himself, which was kind of an autobiographical show where instead of writing a book, he would tell his life story on stage. Most read in News TV "I thought that was a brilliant idea. So, later on that night, we said, it wouldn't be great if we did it together." "So, we actually would go on stage and interview each other and tell stories together about our life. And that's kind of what Boyzlife was. It was never actually a band name. It was the name of the show we were doing." Paloma Faith receives praise after Late Late Show The Bop Bop Baby singer exclaimed: "It was supposed to be a four-week deal. And 10 years later, we're still here." Kielty was intrigued to find out why the two singers had lasted longer in Boyzlife than they ever did in their respective groups. Brian was quick to quip: "I'm not going to lie. Honestly, the reason I'm here ten years is because five years ago, I was going to leave, but I thought, there's no way if I leave another boy band, I'll ever get away with it. CRINGE COMMENT "So, I said, I'm going to have to stay. So, I just haven't been able to leave yet." However, not happy with Brian's cheeky response to the question, Keith decided to make a risky jab at his pal. The No Matter What star sarcastically replied: "That's pretty much it and I got a prenup, because he's been married so many times now. I had to get a sign-off. "You know, wives and businesses, he just leaves them." Keith was referring to Brian's two previous marriages with Brian is currently dating , teacher, Danielle Parkinson and the pair announced they were engaged back in December 2019.
The Irish Sun
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
‘We've got something really special to share', Irish band tease ahead of RTE Late Late Show appearance with 2FM star
AN Irish band has teased they've 'got something really special to share' with fans ahead of their guest appearance on the RTE Late Late Show tomorrow. On the Late Late tomorrow, will be joined by Boyband stars Keith Duffy and Advertisement 2 Patrick Kielty will be back to host The Late Late Show this Friday 2 Boyzlife will join Patrick Kielty on the couch on Friday night The nineties stars will look back on life in two of the world's biggest boybands, Brian and Kieth will also delved into their experience on what it was like being managed by In an excited statement posted to their official However, the Irish pop stars hinted at a major announcement as they penned: "And this time, we've got something really special to share. Big news is coming. Advertisement READ MORE IN LATE LATE SHOW "Don't miss it!" Also on Friday night's show, Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Minister for Defence and Fine Gael leader, Mr Harris will discuss some of the most pressing issues on the political agenda. From Ireland's stance on neutrality to the country's approach to defence and the ongoing threat of a trade war . Advertisement MOST READ IN THE IRISH SUN Exclusive He will also reflect on his time as Taoiseach - which marks his place in history as the youngest leader in the history of the Irish state. On the 15th anniversary of the passing of her father, the late In her first in-depth television interview about her father, Lottie will discuss losing him at just age 23 and reflect on what it means to follow in his broadcasting footsteps. Paloma Faith receives praise after Late Late Show As the Grand Ole Opry marks its 100th anniversary, the Late Late will pay tribute to the legendary institution with a special performance. Viewers will be delighted as three of Ireland's brightest young country stars - Claudia Buckley, Advertisement So, make sure to tune in to RTE One at 9.35pm to catch the stars' conversation with Kielty. Last week, Patrick Kielty was left speechless after a guest questioned him about parenting live on air. Patrick sat down with politician Mary Lou McDonald , actor Simon Pegg and comedian Chris Kent before his last interview with singer Paloma Faith . The Only Love Can Hurt Like This star spoke about her book, Milf: Advertisement And while Patrick praised Paloma on the Sunday Times bestseller, he did bring up one issue he had with it. AWKWARD MOMENT The dad-of-two said: "There's a chapter in this that I wasn't overly glad to read, it is. 'Are men redundant?'." Paloma replied: "It's a question, not a statement." Patrick said: "Okay good." Advertisement The Londoner made sure to state that she "doesn't think men are redundant". She explained: "I really like men. I'm not here to man-bash. I just feel like there are certain things that I talk about in the book and in my life that's like... certain things, like initiative, that is lacking quite often. "If you see the woman in your household do the same act every day, day after day, it means that that act needs to be done. "And you shouldn't be asked to do it, because that's exhausting in itself, delegating what everyone does. You might as well just get on with it yourself, and then you get irritated, 'I'm doing everything', we say. Advertisement "And it's like, yeah, we are doing everything. So if you just see her do that thing every day, like make the kids pack lunch, just wake up half an hour earlier, make the kids pack lunch, and she will be so grateful, unfortunately, because I don't think she should be, because you should be doing it." The 43-year-old added: "I literally have five careers, and I'm ordering the school uniform, I'm doing the school lunches, I'm thinking of everything, planning the Easter holidays , activities. "Have you ever done that?" Patrick paused for quite some time as the studio audience cheered and he finally replied: "I actually have." Advertisement Paloma questioned him further saying: "Really? What was it?" The 54-year-old hilariously replied joked: "Well, you know, they normally come over, they're six and eight, so I normally bring them over to Dundrum for a few pints."
