Lisa Murphy has revealed she was so shy growing up – that she had to take a Valium before a first date.
The Dublin Wives star – who recently split from celebrity solicitor Gerald Kean – even had to be excused from reading aloud in class.
She said: “I was so shy and nervous growing up that my mum had to go to the school principal and ask if I could be excused from reading aloud in class.
Ex-couple: Lisa and former fiancee Gerald Kean | VIPIRELAND.COM
“I’d be hyperventilating with nerves. I once took a Valium she gave me before a first date to relax.”
And Lisa, 42, admits she even wanted to work in an office – so nobody would see her.
She said: “I wanted to work in an office, where nobody would see me.
“Maths and economics were my favourite subjects, so I went to study accountancy at Dublin Business School. I couldn’t have imagined back then how my life would work out.”
Wives: Lisa with her Dublin Wives co-stars | VIPIRELAND.COM
Meanwhile, Lisa told the Irish Independent that she didn’t drink until she was nearly 30.
She said: “I didn’t drink until my late 20s, so I was the designated driver for my girlfriends when we went out.
“I was under strict instructions to make them take their make-up off before they went to bed.”
