Derry Girls actress Nicola Coughlan has opened up about loosing her father and admitted she wishes he could have seen her success.
The 33-year-old had struggled to find work before getting her big break on Derry Girls, just five days before her dad passed away.
Speaking to Laura Whitmore on her Castaway podcast, Nicola revealed: “I lost my dad five days before I got Derry Girls.”
“He sadly didn’t know I ever got it. It’s sad he never got to see it. I’m so privileged, I’m so lucky and I have a really special life.”
The Galway native explained that her defining moments are bittersweet because her dad is not here to witness them.
“The first time we were at the Baftas and won these incredible awards, it’s always that tinge of sadness he’s not here to see it.”
“Even silly things like I’ve got these three plants I’m keeping alive in my apartment and I want to tell my dad because he was really green-fingered.”
However, she is glad that she has made her father proud of her.
“At the end of the day what most of us want is to make our parents proud,” she admitted.
