RTE Fair City favourite making surprise comeback after heartbreaking family loss
Tina plays Ger Lynch on the show and is set to return to Carrigstown to ruffle more feathers from June 8 when she comes back from sunny Spain.
Tina says the busyness of returning to Fair City has helped her grieve over the loss of her mother, Brigid, who died on January 5.
Opening up about her family's reaction to her returning to Carrigstown, she said: "My two sons? They were very happy I was there to feed them all the time so why would they be trying to get me back to Fair City? But seriously, they knew that if I wanted to go back, I'd set that ball rolling myself. They were very supportive. But I used to talk to my mam about going back to Fair City."
'Sadly, I lost Mam in January, but I don't really want to go into that. She would have talked about the possibilities of me going back. In a way, it's great that I'm busy with the show now because it helps you through the grief. It's tough at times, but it comes to us all.
"There's an awful void now that Mammy's gone because I would have spent a lot of time with her. But I'll be busier, and my lads are at a stage now where, erm, they can all paddle their own canoe,' she told the RTE Guide.
Opening up about Ger's return to Carrigstown from June 8, Tina said: 'I've got me nails,' as she flashes her red tipped fingers.
"While Ger has a softer look with her clothes, maybe from living in a warm climate, she herself has not gone soft. Not. At. All.
"But I'm very fond of her. At this stage and age in my career, to get such a jammy, engaging character is a real treat. You're very often playing the mother of the 30-something son who has his issues and not this strong, feisty character."
Ger previously vamoosed to sunny Spain, as there was the possibility of being imprisoned if she hung around Carrigstown.
"Sharon threatened to report me to the cops because she believes that I killed Will. It wasn't my fault! Well, I send my sons to do a job and to rough Will up, but they went too far. Sharon said that if I didn't leave, shed go to the cops. So, I went to Spain,' she added.
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