Actor Simon Delaney worked as a postman after success of Bachelors Walk
'Yes, I'd been in a big series on RTÉ, but I had no money,' he said.
Actor Simon Delaney has revealed he worked temporarily as a postman as he struggled for money despite the success of Bachelors Walk.
The star said he was "on my arse by Christmas" after the first series of the RTE comedy-drama aired.
He revealed: "After that first season, I was on my arse by Christmas and had to work delivering post as a temporary postman.
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"Yes, I'd been in a big series on RTÉ, but I had no money."
He credited his strong work ethic to his family upbringing.
He told the RTE Guide: "My mam, Margaret, died when I was 18 and my dad, Billy, died seven years later, so I was 26 and an orphan.
"I have two sisters and a brother and were still very close. As I was the actor sat at home chasing work, I became the cook. In that situation, you very quickly learn how to knock something together from nothing."
He admitted he still misses his parents.
"My mam was my best friend.
"She was only in my life for 18 years and I was at her bedside just before she passed away. I was a real mammy's boy, clung to her apron strings.
"I couldn't do anything wrong, even though I did plenty wrong (haha!) At four of years of age, I walked home from school because I wanted to go home to my mam.
"She was a great cook and I think I got into cookery through osmosis or maybe I was just so hungry!"
He said he had a few "rough years" when he lost his father Billy at the age of 69.
"I've outlived my mother and that is not the natural order of things. My dad was just 69 when he died. Those were rough years.
"My dad took early retirement after mam died and it was the worst thing he could do because he just sat at home, grieving for the main part.
"My sister would come in and find him staring into the fire. It was the first time I ever saw someone whose heart was broken. Losing your parents at a young age recalibrates all that follows."
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