Don't expect "Game of Thrones" star Jack Gleeson to become a familiar face in Hollywood when and if his time with the TV series comes to an end. The man better known as King Joffrey has announced he'll be cutting his ties with professional acting after his commitment to the HBO show is over.
"The lifestyle that comes with being an actor in a successful TV show isn't something I gravitate towards," the 21-year-old tells Brendan O'Connor on The Saturday Night Show." "It was a recreation beforehand and when I started doing Game of Thrones there was, I wouldn't say pressure, but perhaps the reality became too real for me."
Gleeson is acknowledging that his opinion on the subject might change in the future. "I have wanted to become an actor and it's just the last few years I've started to change my mind about it, so I'm liable to change it again,...
"The lifestyle that comes with being an actor in a successful TV show isn't something I gravitate towards," the 21-year-old tells Brendan O'Connor on The Saturday Night Show." "It was a recreation beforehand and when I started doing Game of Thrones there was, I wouldn't say pressure, but perhaps the reality became too real for me."
Gleeson is acknowledging that his opinion on the subject might change in the future. "I have wanted to become an actor and it's just the last few years I've started to change my mind about it, so I'm liable to change it again,...
- 11/25/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Ella Henderson has signed a record deal with Sony. The former X Factor contestant confirmed the news during an appearance on Ireland's The Saturday Night Show. Henderson told host Brendan O'Connor: "Today's the first day I can announce I'm signed with Sony. "I'm just so, so excited to go into a studio and finally do what I've always wanted to do. I have already written stuff, but I can't wait to write new stuff because I haven't written all through the period of being on that show and I've experienced so much and so many emotions that I never felt before so, it's gonna be really exciting." She said of the period since her exit from The X Factor: "It's been absolute[ly] manic. When I was in the show I felt like I was under a lot of pressure... It's a tough one and I am young, so...
- 12/16/2012
- by By Charlotte Grant-West
- Digital Spy
Chantelle Houghton has alleged that another man came between her and former boyfriend Alex Reid. The reality TV personality made the claim during an appearance on Rte chatshow The Saturday Night Show over the weekend. Houghton told host Brendan O'Connor: "I didn't break up with Alex lightly. I was with him, we got married - married? We got engaged - I wanted to be with him, I fell pregnant. "Things happened during that pregnancy, but ultimately, a man ended our relationship, and that's all I'm prepared to say." "A man? Ok. And you're (more)...
- 10/30/2012
- by By Kate Goodacre
- Digital Spy
Alex Reid proposed to girlfriend Chantelle Houghton live on Irish television last night. The pair were appearing on RTÉ's The Saturday Night Show, hosted by Brendan O'Connor, when he got down on one knee and popped the question. Houghton accepted his proposal. The couple, who have been dating since May, revealed on the show that they are seeking IVF treatment, prompting O'Connor to ask if he was going to propose. "We're in Dublin," Reid said. "I haven't got a ring, but you know what, I'm going to do it. (more)...
- 10/9/2011
- by By Colin Daniels
- Digital Spy
Alex Reid proposed to girlfriend Chantelle Houghton live on Irish television last night. The pair were appearing on RTÉ's The Saturday Night Show, hosted by Brendan O'Connor, when he got down on one knee and popped the question. Houghton accepted his proposal. The couple, who have been dating since May, revealed on the show that they are seeking IVF treatment, prompting O'Connor to ask if he was going to propose. "We're in Dublin," Reid said. "I haven't got a ring, but you know what, I'm going to do it. (more)...
- 10/9/2011
- by By Colin Daniels
- Digital Spy
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