Nuala Carey has become one of the most familiar faces on Irish TV since landing a job as RTE’s new weather girl in 1999. The Dubliner has gone on to present many shows over the years from the National Lottery, The Summer Show and guest presenting the Today Show to name just a few.
RSVP recently caught up with Nuala in the latest issue of RSVP Magazine to talk about her varied career path, regrets in life and learning to say no.
"When I was in UCD, as a student, I didn’t live up the social life at all. I know some students go to town on it and live it up too much but I didn't embrace it enough.
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“I just wanted to get all my exams and to not have to repeat them, I probably didn’t make the best of it. Youth is wasted on the young. If I was to go back I would say to myself - go out more with your friend and enjoy it more.” Nuala explains.
Although she was a nerd she admits that if there was a big night out and a lecture at 9am, she would go home early to be ready.
Speaking about her childhood, Nuala says she was always a precocious and chatty child, so the TV and stage weren’t ever far from her mind.
“When I was in school I did two weeks work experience - I did one week in the Abbey and one week in RTE. At the time, I was more into acting really. I didn’t come from an acting background so it was quite unusual for me to be thinking along those lines when my family had no experience of it whatsoever. I was very good at public speaking.
The broadcaster continues, “I remember when Mary Robinson was President and Berite Ahern was Taoiseach they came to our local church as there was a world peace day mass, I was in my very early 20s and the local priest asked me to do the speaking or prayers and it was shown on the 9pm news that night.
"So I ended up doing more public speaking but in the background I loved the acting and would have been involved in a lot of amateur dramatic groups locally, so that is what I was really looking for but acting is so precarious.”
To read the full interview with Nuala and to see all the gorgeous pictures, pick up the latest issue of RSVP Magazine, on shelves now .
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