{"id":4821,"date":"2026-06-05T17:43:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T17:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/sharon-horgan-confesses-love-for-rubbish-tv-im-watching-love-island\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T17:43:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T17:43:21","slug":"sharon-horgan-confesses-love-for-rubbish-tv-im-watching-love-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/sharon-horgan-confesses-love-for-rubbish-tv-im-watching-love-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharon Horgan confesses love for &#8216;rubbish&#8217; TV &#8211; &#8216; I\u2019m watching Love Island!\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_13ef38\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Straight-talking actress and writer Sharon Horgan opens up about her busy mind, her love of reality TV and true-crime and getting nervous creating &#8216;unlikeable&#8217; female leads<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36956821\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"sharon horgan\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36956821.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_SAG-AFTRA-Foundation-Conversations-Presents-Sharon-Horgan-Career-Retrospective.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36956821.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_SAG-AFTRA-Foundation-Conversations-Presents-Sharon-Horgan-Career-Retrospective.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36956821.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_SAG-AFTRA-Foundation-Conversations-Presents-Sharon-Horgan-Career-Retrospective.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36956821.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_SAG-AFTRA-Foundation-Conversations-Presents-Sharon-Horgan-Career-Retrospective.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Horgan worries her need to work on multiple things means there's 'something wrong with her'\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Horgan worries her need to work on multiple things means there&#8217;s &#8216;something wrong with her&#8217;<cite aria-label=\"Image: Getty Images for SAG-AFTRA\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Getty Images for SAG-AFTRA)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Acclaimed Irish actress and TV producer<a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/celebrity-news\/sharon-horgan-reveals-tragic-reason-32662499\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\"> Sharon Horgan<\/a> has said she has to watch &#8216;rubbish&#8217; TV when she&#8217;s making shows herself, as she worries that watching quality shows will &#8216;influence her&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">During a keynote speech on the penultimate day of the SXSW Festival in London, she confessed with a smile: \u2018I love rubbish TV when im working on a project &#8211; right now I\u2019m watching <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/love-island\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Love Island<\/a> and some really nasty true-crime!\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The star, who was born in Hackney, London but raised in Co Meath in Ireland, also opened up on the notion that in her shows she creates &#8216;unlikeable&#8217; female leads.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-25058096\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"25058096\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"sharon horgan and rob delaney sat outside in scene from catastrophe\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article25058096.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_Catastrophe-S4-Ep-6.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article25058096.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/1_Catastrophe-S4-Ep-6.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article25058096.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_Catastrophe-S4-Ep-6.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article25058096.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_Catastrophe-S4-Ep-6.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"She wrote and starred in hit comedy Catastrophe, with Rob Delaney\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">She wrote and starred in hit comedy Catastrophe, with Rob Delaney<cite aria-label=\"Image:  Channel 4 \" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image:  Channel 4 )<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/tv\/tv-news\/bad-sisters-fans-disappointed-after-35844730\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Bad Sisters <\/a>&amp; Catastrophe star explained: &#8220;I like to see those women on screen, though. Look at <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/tv\/tv-news\/vladimir-book-changes-netflix-36820082\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Rachel Weisz in Vladimir &#8211;<\/a> her character addressed sexual politics in a brave way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Smiling knowingly, she also said the notes she sometimes gets back on scripts between female and male characters can be markedly different.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Creating unlikable females here in the UK is easier, I mean we love it. But it&#8217;s nerve-wracking, there is always a niggly voice in the back of your head &#8211; is she too hard-edged, can we say that?!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Like, on<a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/tv\/tv-reviews\/its-catastrophe-youre-not-watching-9985765\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\"> Catastrophe<\/a>, I had a &#8216;bi**h pass&#8217; and Rob [Delaney] had a &#8216;ba**d pass&#8217;, but we kind of had to done down my b**h pass and make him more of a ba***d to even things out a bit!&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37150420\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37150420\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Two women, one wearing a blue jacket and the other in a beige coat, stand side by side with expressions of joy and contentment, their smiles reflecting a shared moment of happiness in front of a bright backdrop.\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37150420.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/3_475625Amandaland.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37150420.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/3_475625Amandaland.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37150420.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/3_475625Amandaland.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37150420.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/3_475625Amandaland.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Horgan is the creative mind behind Amandaland\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Horgan is the creative mind behind Amandaland<cite aria-label=\"Image: BBC\/Merman\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: BBC\/Merman)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Now running her own highly successful production company, Merman, the Irish woman &#8211; the mind behind Motherland and <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Amandaland-Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/amandaland\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Amandaland-<\/a> admitted that despite the love out there for her darkly comedic shows, she still gets serious imposter syndrome all the time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I&#8217;m very competitive. It hurts when you lose out to someone (on a project), especially if you know you do it better, haha! You have to think you&#8217;re both totally shi* and an absolute god to be creative. You get flashes of, you&#8217;re the best then.. god, you\u2019re a complete interloper.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She is currently working on a new HBO show, Youth, which Horgan stars in and exec-produces, about a 50-year-old divorcee navigating the search for love and sex while juggling care for her ailing parents and parenting a son who should already be independent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">And Horgan explained that she&#8217;s at her best when working on multiple projects &#8211; but it can get exhausting. &#8220;I do find it hard to switch off. 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