Rory Cowan Quits Mrs Brown Cast
Rory Cowan, who plays Mrs Brown’s hairdresser son Rory in hit sitcom Mrs Brown’s Boys, has left the programme.
Cowan said he had been “unhappy”, and left his co-stars after a Mrs Brown show at London’s O2 Arena on Sunday.
He has worked with the comedy’s creator Brendan O’Carroll for 26 years.
“I hadn’t been happy working for the Mrs Brown’s Boys company for the last 18 months to two years,” he said. “I feel that 26 years is enough so I decided it was time to go.”
Cowan told O’Carroll last month that he wanted to quit, but was persuaded to stay for the latest part of the Mrs Brown tour.
“I told Brendan on 16 June about my decision to leave,” Cowan told the Irish Daily Mail. “That’s when I handed in my notice.