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Doireann Garrihy admits she didn’t think she was ‘good looking enough for TV’

The presenter used to doubt herself when it came to the small screen

Doireann Garrihy has admitted that she didn’t think she was “good looking enough for TV”, before her meteoric rise to telly stardom.

Having worked for a host of radio stations, as well as AA Roadwatch, the social media star thought her future was solely on the airwaves – until her boss told her otherwise.

Speaking to the Irish Mail on Sunday, the 26-year-old explained, “I remember when I worked for AA Roadwatch and I had a meeting with my boss Conor Faughnan and I told him that eventually I wanted to go on and do proper radio.”

“And he was like, ‘And TV’. And I told him I didn’t think I would be good looking enough for TV.”

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“He was taken aback and told me I was lovely and would be great for TV. That was only about three years ago and I didn’t have it in my head,” she said.

Since Doireann gained a huge following on social media, thanks to those hilarious blogger impressions going viral in 2016, the brunette has landed a huge role hosting The Podge and Rodge Show on RTÉ2.

Speaking about her success, she said, “I think last year was my breakout year. That was when things started going for me. In fact, it was around this time last year when I got the Zoo Crew on Spin and the social media stuff really took off.”

 

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“I started getting recognised and that was the moment I though, ‘Okay, this is a bit odd. People asking you for photographs and stuff.

“And while 2017 was the year where everything was sort of happening for me, 2018 is where the big stuff sort of landed. This seems to be the real deal and I just have to knuckle down and do it,” she added.

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