Fair City's Stephanie Kelly: "My mam was 17 when she had me"
Irish actress Stephanie Kelly discusses her 15-year career on the soap opera Fair City and her personal life as a mother. She reflects on balancing her professional acting commitments with raising her three children.
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Dublin native Stephanie Kelly has made her name as Sash Bishop on Fair City over the last 15 years, but there’s more to her than her Carrigstown persona. She talks to Janice Butler about resilience, her favourite role as a mammy and learning to believe in herself.
From the streets of Carrigstown to the glamorous lights of the ballroom in this year’s Dancing With The Stars, actress Stephanie Kelly has spent over 15 years cementing her place as one of Ireland’s most beloved soap talents. Best known as the fierce, no-nonsense Sash Bishop on Fair City , the Ballymun native has navigated some of the show’s biggest storylines.
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