Former Mrs Brown’s Boys star Rory Cowan has confirmed he is very much alive after a bizarre rumour that he had died spread online.
Mr Cowan, who quit the show in 2017, laughed off the rumours of his supposed demise. "I’m probably dead to a lot of people and there’s a few more people that wish I was actually dead but I’m very much alive in case they bump into me in town over New Year,” he told the Irish Sun.
The 63-year-old said his friends told him people online were discussing his death. “Apparently there’s a Mrs Brown fan site on Facebook,” he explained. “One person new to the show asked: 'What happened to the original Rory', and a few people replied that I was dead. They thought that I was dead...it’s amazing how rumours start and people believe them. But I’m not dead...Rory is alive.”
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The actor compared the situation to the ‘Paul Is Dead’ conspiracy where some Beatles fans had claimed Paul McCartney had died in a car crash and was replaced by a look-a-like in the late 1960s.
Rory joked: “I’m not Paul but I’m not dead either. I think it’s hilarious people think I’m dead but I understand how these sort of rumours get started and it’s probably better to clear it up now. I thought I’d better get the word out I’m alive. In case people get a shock bumping into me over New Year. Thinking it’s the dead walking.”
The star also confirmed he would be open to meet Brendan O'Carroll to discuss a return to the hit show. However he added he remains under contract to RTE soap Fair City where he was “very happy” and couldn't consider a return to the role that made him a household name.
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