Brendan O’Carroll has revealed that he once “almost killed Margaret Thatcher” while working as a waiter.
The Mrs Brown’s Boys creator was a waiter before he found fame, and admitted that he had an awkward run-in with the then-Prime Minister after mixing up salt and sugar.
“I once almost killed Margaret Thatcher. It was a big lunch at Dublin Castle and I was working the top table,” he revealed on The Graham Norton Show.
“We were rushing to serve everyone before the event was on the 1pm news and, with just a few minutes to go, Mrs Thatcher asked for some fresh strawberries.”
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“I served her and she then asked for some caster sugar. I rushed to get it and with only seconds to spare, I poured some on the fruit.
“While the news was going out, I watched as she put a spoonful in her mouth and at that moment realised the bag I was holding was a bag of salt.
“Her face said it all! Only she and I knew about it and it was never mentioned,” he laughed.
Brendan will appear on The Graham Norton Show tonight on BBC One at 10.35pm, alongside Harry Styles.
