Dancing With The Stars favourite Danny O'Carroll has lifted the lid on his relationship with his new girlfriend Tina McClafferty for the first time.
The actor, best known for playing Mrs. Brown's Boys funny man Buster Brady, is married to his show co-star Amanda Woods and the pair have two teenage children together, Jamie and Blake.
Speaking after his marriage split and opening up about his new romance for the first time he said he was ready to live his life and he praised Tina for being an amazing girl.
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Danny told RSVP Live: "We’ve been going out with each other for a while now and it got to the stage where I had to get on with it and live my life.
"Tina is my life now. Everyone is happy and that’s all that matters to me at the moment."
Danny and Amanda lived in Donegal in their family home and he's still based there following the break up.
He said: "My kids are still there, so I’d never be able to leave Donegal. Tina is from Donegal as well.
"I got another Donegal girl, so I’m stuck [laughs]."
Danny first hinted that he was in a relationship and his marriage had ended when he shared pictures with Tina on social media following Mrs. Brown's Boys win at the National Television Awards in London back in September.
He said: "Tina wouldn’t be used to all of this publicity, so it is nice to get her used to it and show her how things work in entertainment.
"She’s a bit shy, that’s to be expected. I love having her around. She’s an amazing girl."
Danny made his dancefloor debut on Sunday night when Dancing With The Stars returned to screens for another season. Tina was in the audience cheering up on along with his mum Doreen and his sister Fiona and son Jamie, who are also on Mrs. Brown's Boys starring as Maria and Bono.
He said: "It was lovely to have them there. I was a bit nervous knowing they were coming up though.
"I was so glad they were there when I got on the floor on the night. It was nice to have a bit of support in the audience. That took the nerves away for me."
Danny and his pro partner Salome Chachua scored an impressive 22 for smooth Foxtrot to Obviously by McFly.
He said: "I’m so happy it's over. I messed up at the start, but Salome is such a good dancer, she got me back on track very quickly.
"I have to stop taking it so seriously and enjoy myself. I don’t care if I mess up, I’m just enjoying learning to dance. The crowd seemed to love it."
Mrs. Brown's Boys has a huge fanbase in Ireland, but that hasn't translated into results for his aunt Eilish O'Carroll, who appeared in season three, and his former co-star Rory Cowan, who was voted out first last year. His dad Brendan O'Carroll's wife Jenny Gibney also wasn't successful on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing.
He said: "I don’t know how it is going to work. My aunt Eilish got voted out first and so did Rory Cowan.
"Jenny got voted out on Strictly Come Dancing very quickly. I am flying the flag for Mrs. Brown, so I’ll give it a good go. I don’t think I’ll get to the final, but I hope I stay in for a little while."
If his dancing doesn't prove to be successful, Mrs. Brown's Boys continues to be a hit and the show won another NTA last year.
Danny said: "Nothing means more than an NTA, that’s the best award to win because it’s a public vote.
"Winning an NTA means a lot. We’ve won six of them now. The trophy shelf is warping in the middle now [jokes]."
And there is no sign of the BBC and RTÉ axing the comedy show any time soon.
Danny added: "As long as people want them, we’ll keep making them."
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