Clelia Murphy, known for her 18-year role as Niamh Cassidy on Fair City, discusses her reasons for leaving the show in 2015. She emphasizes the need to challenge herself and step into the unknown after years in the same role. Murphy also reflects on her experience with Dancing With The Stars and the lasting impact of the intense training.
Fair City legend Clelia Murphy has opened up about her decision to leave the show, saying she needed to challenge herself. The actress, who played Niamh Cassidy for 18 years, said goodbye to Carrigstown in 2015 much to the surprise of fans at home.
Read more: Dancing with the Stars favourite Clelia Murphy's relationship with her teenage daughter Clarabelle- they look so alike Read more: Fair City's Tony Tormey was approached fan in tears as she revealed how the show kept her goin g "I had been in the same role for years and while I'm proud of the work I did, I knew I needed to step into the unknown." Clelia has stayed steadily busy since leaving the world of soaps and she still looks back at that time of life fondly."But there comes a time when you need to grow and for me, that meant moving on. Since leaving, I haven't stopped moving, and it's been the most rewarding period of my career." Clelia went on to appear on the third season of Dancing With The Stars in 2019, where she was paired with pro Vitali Kozmin, and the stress and worry of training has never left her."I texted Mairead Ronan recently, and we laughed about how it's like being back in Leaving Cert season. "For some reason we all feel we're in trouble because we haven't studied, like the post traumatic stress of it came back and she was exactly the same. And she won it!" Fair City airs four nights a week on RTE One and RTE Player. Have you been following any of the storylines recently? If you're a Fair City fan, join our exclusive Facebook group to get the latest spoilers, interviews and pictures - Here
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