Fiona O’Carroll has shared an update on her dad Brendan O’Carroll’s health after Mrs Brown’s Boys’ shock cancellation.

In August, it was revealed that a CT scan discovered that Brendan had two fractures in his mandible (jaw) that required immediate surgery and a few months’ recovery.

This meant that although his motto is ‘the show must go on’, the cast of Mrs Brown’s Boys was forced to postpone their live shows, and there won’t be any new episodes of the show until 2027 (to the detriment of those who love the Christmas and New Year specials).

During an appearance on the Six O’Clock Show, Fiona, who plays Maria in the show, shared that her dad is on the up after the surgery.

‘He looks amazing,’ the actress said. ‘He’s after losing so much weight; he was on a liquid diet for about two months ’cause he fractured his jaw in two places.

‘There was a bit of a mishap with some dental implants. So they had to, I don’t know if I’m going a bit too graphic here, but they basically sliced him and fused his jaw together.’

‘So, he was actually going to do the show with a fractured jaw,’ Fiona, who recently confirmed her new romance, said. ‘Because he’s like that, he’s weird. On the side of stage, we’d have sick buckets, in case, you know, if people are unwell.

‘He’s like, “No, you have to go on. There’s a sick bucket there. You just run off, get sick, and run back on again.”

‘Where possible, the show always goes on because at the same time, I mean, my dad’s health had to come first, but for him, it’s about the commitment.’

‘You’ve made a commitment, not only to us as actors, but also all the crew,’ Fiona continued. ‘They would have taken time off, the studio, all of the audiences. You know, it’s a Christmas favourite.

‘You know, it’s kind of a family tradition now for people to watch it, so we didn’t want to let people down. But he was told that or he might lose his chin, and he was like, “I can’t lose my chin.”‘

In a statement in August, Brendan said: ‘This decision has not been taken lightly and has been made on medical advice from my consultant. To say I am heartbroken is an absolute understatement.’

‘I would like to sincerely apologise to all our fans who were looking forward to seeing the shows and for any disappointment caused,’ Brendan, who is married to his on-screen daughter, Jenny Gibney, continued.

‘I now need to focus on getting myself back to full health, and I genuinely cannot wait to see you all again in 2027.

‘Our fans mean the world to us, thank you from the bottom of my heart for your love and support and trust me Agnes Brown and her family will be back!’