“I was so proud of him and how he could talk to anyone.”
Bad Sisters creator and star Sharon Horgan has paid an emotional tribute to her late father, who passed away in December last year.
Sharing some beautiful photos of her with her father on Instagram, the Irish actress and writer said: “My darling dad died at Christmas and I hadn’t – and still haven’t – learned how to accept condolences properly.
“But I was at the IFTAs at the weekend and it was my first one without him and lots of people talked to me about having met my dad and what a gorgeous man he was. And he really was. Such a dude. I was so proud of him and how he could talk to anyone.”
Horgan went on to describe a lovely memory of her father “bending Brian Gleeson’s ear last IFTAs about how characterfully he ate an egg and onion sandwich in Bad Sisters.”
She continued: “He was my biggest cheerleader but also the best at levelling it all and reminding you not to get ahead of yourself that none of it matters.
“He loved nothing more than tickling a grandchild or having a pint in the sun. And he really rocked a hat.
“I miss him terribly,” she said.
“Sending love to anyone who’s lost someone they love be recently or not so recently. Life is hard but it does go on.
“So. Back to posting photos, thanking people for dresses and what not and plugging my wares. Think he’d be happy with that.”
“I miss him terribly” – Sharon Horgan posts emotional tribute to late father
A notice on RIP.ie after John’s death read: “The death has occurred of John (Donald) Horgan of Strand Rd, Termonfeckin, Co Louth, formerly of Bellewstown, Co Meath, London and Christchurch, New Zealand.
“He was a hugely loved husband of Ursula, father to Maria, Sharon, Lorraine, Shane and Mark and grandfather to Sadhbhy, Amer, Marianne, Charlie, Sadie, Neala, Joni and Aoibh.”
Horgan was in attendance at the IFTAs on Saturday, where she was nominated for Lead Actress for her role in BBC drama series Best Interests.
She also spoke to reporters on the red carpet about the much-anticipated second season of her acclaimed Apple TV+ show Bad Sisters.
Speaking to Extra.ie, Horgan said: ‘It’s actually really really hard to talk about because I’ll give the game away.
“There’s a very specific kind of hook… you can’t just kill a man and then expect your life to continue on as usual. So there is fallout from that and there’s just more sisters.”
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