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Sharon Horgan pays tribute to ‘loyal friend’ Carrie Fisher

Sharon Horgan has paid tribute to her “loyal friend” Carrie Fisher, who sadly passed away last week.

The Star Wars actress, who died just days after suffering a heart attack on board a flight, played Sharon’s mother-in-law in Catastrophe, the IFTA award-winning sitcom that Sharon co-wrote with Rob Delaney.

Since the news of her death broke, the Irish comedian has penned a touching tribute to the late actress.

“It’s hard to write a love letter to someone who was allergic to bullshit. I keep reminding myself that she would have laughed in my face. That’s enough of a reason to keep this saccharine-free,” she wrote in The Guardian.

“She was no ordinary celebrity. She was, she said, Mickey Mouse. Everybody owned a piece, or felt they had the right to a piece. But the beautiful truth about Carrie is that she was genuine. She knew her talents, she knew her cultural importance, but she was humble, too. She didn’t have to feign her modesty.

“Her modesty and insecurity were part of her makeup. She was so real that it was almost dangerous. Actually, it was dangerous. Because she didn’t play the game. She said what she thought and, in an industry where that’s not always welcome, it sometimes came back to bite her. But she couldn’t help herself. She had very little filter.”

The actress also took time to highlight how much females owe Carrie, as she was one of the only women who “called out” the double standard of the film industry.

“My God, girls, we owe her a lot. Not many women of her generation called out the double standards of the film industry the way she did. And how it treats women of a certain age. he knew that a man in her position wouldn’t have got the flak that she got. And he didn’t. She knew that she had to keep mouthing off about it. And she did it with great wit. But it hurt her. Make no mistake about that.

“She was very aware of what people thought and said. And I didn’t like that she felt so hurt by it, and I didn’t like that she criticised her own looks so much. But it’s hard not to, when the world is telling you that you’re not allowed to age like a regular human.

“Carrie Fisher isn’t around any more. And that’s just horrible. As my dad said: shit happens, but some shit is worse than others. And I want everyone to remember her and all the great things she was. A wonderful writer, a fine actress, a great mother, a caring daughter, a loyal friend, a wit, a prolific present-giver, a lunatic, a legend,” she added.

Read her tribute in full here.

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