‘I’m a completely licensed way of life lunatic, no two days are the identical’

I’m not a breakfast particular person. I spend the primary hour of every day hydrating with heat water or natural teas, adopted by a espresso.

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Once I’m hydrated I couldn’t care whether or not my brunch on a Saturday is chocolate cake, porridge or eggs.

13.00

I’m a completely licensed way of life lunatic. There are not any two days which can be the identical in my life. To preserve some stage of sanity, I attempt to do one thing for myself daily, which normally finally ends up being solely 5 occasions every week, as a result of the enterprise of life takes it away from me.

The me-things embrace yoga, jogging, swimming and socialising. I turned a yoga instructor final 12 months and provide lessons at no cost to mates and neighbours. Teaching yoga makes me shut up and focus for an hour. I received into yoga in my twenties as a result of I feel ‘use it or lose it’. I’d go for a 5km rag-run alongside the seafront or swim 1.5 or 2km within the public pool. No telephone, simply respiratory.

I’ll go for a espresso and a pier stroll with mates in Dún Laoghaire close to my house or go to look at my youngsters play GAA or hockey. I’d drive to Cork to have a whiskey with my Dad in Buckley’s in Whitechurch.

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On a present day, I’m not good firm as a result of I’m fully in my head all day. As preparation, I visualise each phrase, each step and each motion which takes me many hours.

17.00

I’ll eat very fundamental meals on present days in order that I don’t get a dicky tummy on stage. Basic meals that you just’d give to a child – hen, rice, white bread, bananas, apples, crackers and naturally, chocolate. I don’t actually go to eating places all that a lot. That mentioned, I’m keen on Riggers South in Glasthule – give me one among their large plates of eggs, avocado and toast any day. My youngsters hate my cooking, which is nice, as a result of they have an inclination to make their very own meals.

18.30

When I arrive on the venue, I generally put my telephone on airplane mode in order that I don’t get messages from my youngsters in search of their mascara or the shoelace. 

I stroll via the theatre house making certain that each prop, mild and microphone is in the correct place. I do a sound examine, and a final minute rehearsal to include information from the native city and insights on the viewers into my jokes.

20.00

I throw all of the nerves and preparation out the window. I say ‘feck it!’ and I’m going for it.

I completely love being on stage, giving 200% and entertaining audiences. I’ve executed it since I used to be a tiny child in panto. It’s what I went to RADA for and it’s the factor I do finest. I like moving into characters like Shirley Valentine.

I’m most pleased with my newest present, It’s Wine O’Clock. It’s two hours of stand-up comedy that’s very uncooked, very private and probably my greatest problem so far. Thankfully, audiences are loving it.

23.00

After my efficiency I’ll normally deal with myself to a packet of biscuits or a field of sweets. I like Prosecco however I’m normally driving for between one and 4 hours to get house. I just like the drive house after a present as a result of I normally can’t go to sleep till round 1am anyway.

Most weekends are taken up with youngsters’ matches and sports activities, and gathering youngsters from discos. One of my daughters performs GAA with the Dublin workforce and one other performs quite a lot of hockey along with her college. They all love events and discos and I don’t thoughts doing the pick-ups afterwards as a result of I’m normally wakeful anyway. It’s additionally a good time to bond with them after they’re trapped within the automobile with me.

If I don’t have a gig on a Saturday, I’d most likely do my accounts or some advertising and marketing. I’d give attention to my social media content material or report voiceovers in my studio at house. I might be doing tapings for auditions or screaming over rejections or studying strains for a movie shoot or getting ready concepts for my new podcast Fine Whine with Jennifer Zamparelli and Sharon Mannion. We all did years of Bridget & Eamon collectively so the slagging is mighty.

If I’m not working, I’d go on a date night time – oh là là! I don’t have a tendency to look at a lot tv or to learn a lot within the evenings, as I’m far too wired, however I sleep like a log once I do go to mattress as a result of I’m excessive octane the opposite 17 hours of the day.

Norma Sheahan’s ‘It’s Wine O’Clock’ tour is at The Cork Opera House on Thursday, January 22. Tickets from €28. corkoperahouse.ie.