The Greatest Showman star Keala Settle will appear on The Late Late Show on Friday.
Keala stole the show from Hugh Jackman as the bearded lady in the blockbuster hit, thanks to performance of This Is Me – which has been dubbed one of the biggest songs of the last decade.
She joins Ryan Tubridy in studio to chat about being thrust into international fame and recording her new album; and she’ll be treating viewers to a performance of the song that’s made her famous.
Ryan will also be joined by Monty Python legend Eric Idle.
The comedian, actor, writer and musician will be chatting about being part of one of the most beloved comedy groups of all time, and why it’s unlikely that the Pythons will be getting back together again.
Four time All-Ireland winner Cora Staunton will also be on the couch to chat about scaling the heights of Ladies GAA, having started playing for the Mayo Senior team at just 13 years of age, before going on to take eleven All-Star Awards and be the first international draft signing in the Australian Women’s Football League.
Also on the show is Shauntelle Tynan, who was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer at just 16 years old.
After eight months of chemo with little success, her mother Leona started the mammoth task of raising €600,000 so Shauntelle could take part in US clinical trials that had the potential to save her life. In Texas for the last year, she returned to Ireland this week having been declared cancer free – an will join Ryan in studio to share her story.
Television presenter Hector hEochagáin’s unique travel documentaries have taken him – and the Irish language – all around the world.
He’ll join Ryan to chat about taking the road less traveled for his new series, Hector Ó Siberia Go Saigon, which saw him journey from sparsely populated Siberia to the urban sprawl of Saigon meeting the locals and some of the Irish people who have made their homes in the unlikeliest of places.
Irish man Diarmuid Gavin has been shaking up the world of traditional British gardens since breaking onto the scene in the mid-90s, but after Sky Gardens and Willy Wonka Lollipops, he’s going back to basics with his new project.
He’ll be chatting about why millennials are mad about cacti, how he overcame his crippling shyness, and the highly unusual way his late father made sure everyone knew he had made it.
Plus, there will be music from The Whileaways. Watch The Late Late Show on RTÉ One, Friday, October 19th at 9.35pm.
