'When you're lying on that gurney in that freezing cold hallway, staring up at that white ceiling, you quickly realise you came into this world on your own and you leave on your own'
The nation welcomed the return of The Late Late Show to their sitting rooms on Friday night as the finale of Patrick Kielty 's first season at the helm of the iconic chat show aired.
"Having worked so hard, I was like like a loaded slingshot. I couldn't wait to come flying out on that stage," he said. "And after that roar, we came walking down this corridor to what I guess was the green room, and my mother was there crying. He explained: "I think having a positive mental attitude always helps. I'm not going to lie, it wasn't easy. Getting the news was tough, when you have cancer, it's not an easy thing to take in. I'm very blessed, I'm married to the greatest girl in the world who looks after me and believes in me and stood beside me."
He said: "I started to think to myself really quickly, have I done enough, have I given enough of myself? Have I helped enough people? I'm always saying follow your dream, did I do enough things myself? Did I go after everything that I said I would?" Flatley was then joined by old friend and "greatest flute player in the world" Matt Molloy of the Chieftains. The pair proceeded to play a tune together for the audience in attendance.
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