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Wales Online
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Judy Murray loves it when people say how smiley she is
Judy Murray loves it when people say how smiley she is The 65-year-old tennis coach has been photographed looking "glum" and "grimacing" in the players' boxes as she watched her sons Judy Murray (Image: Getty Images ) Judy Murray says people are surprised by how smiley she is. The 65-year-old tennis coach has been photographed looking "glum" and "grimacing" in the players' boxes as she watched her sons Andy Murray, 38, and Jamie Murray, 39, compete in Wimbledon and other tennis tournaments over the years, and Judy admitted she loves it when people get to see her joyous side. Writing in her column in the new issue of Woman's Weekly magazine, Judy said: "When the boys were emerging as top tennis players and we were launched into the limelight, I had a hard time from the media, seen as the pushy mum, overbearing and never smiling. "The photographers caught me looking glum, grimacing or pumping my fist, and I think a lot of people thought I was too serious. "The fact is, I'm not overbearing or pushy, I just get excited when I watch my kids. "Being in the Wimbledon players' box is not fun. It's really stressful and there's a reason I'm not smiling. Article continues below "When I meet people in everyday life now, they point out that I'm always smiling. "It's really nice that people see that side of me." The Strictly Come Dancing 2014 contestant struggled to keep a straight face when she did a series of sketches with comedian-and-actor Chris Forbes called The Other Murray Brother - which went viral and even became a set at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2022. She said: "It was probably five years ago when I was asked to work with a young comedian called Chris Forbes. "He came up with this fun idea of another Murray brother called Duncan - one who, unlike Andy and Jamie - was a complete disappointment to me and that's why I kept him out of the way. "It sounded funny and I like to help young people, so I agreed to do an online three-minute comedy sketch. When I met 'Duncan' for the first time, he was wearing a Heart of Midlothian football shirt. My dad played for Hibs, their rivals. Article continues below "He then started eating a packet of crisps right next to me, which is one of my pet peeves. I knew immediately that we were going to have some fun. "When he handed me the script, I said I couldn't say half the things on there as they were too mean. He convinced me it was fine and as he didn't try to push me to do anything, I went with it, and honestly, it was so funny. "I struggled to keep a straight face."
The Herald Scotland
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Herald Scotland
Review: 'A fabulous, feel-good night out'
The Lyceum, Edinburgh Gayle Anderson All the world's a stage and there are definite benefits when that stage gets an upgrade. Following on from gigs in Glasgow, Ayr, Arbroath and Largs, the Big Comedy Roadshow rolled into Edinburgh for a night of stand-up in the velvety red and gold Victorian wonderland of The Lyceum. Promoters, Gilded Balloon are masters at mixing up their event spaces and this one didn't disappoint. Host, Chris Forbes promised the ultimate night out for comedy fans. Best-known for appearances on The Scot Squad and as viral sensation, The Other Murray Brother he began with a gentle warm up before serving up the first act. Raymond Mearns (Image: free) Stalwart of the Scottish live comedy scene for over 15 years, Raymond Mearns described himself as an unconstructed Glaswegian, His set - full of grumpy da's and diligent dugs - dropped a hefty number of F-bombs but never dropped the ball. The audience loved it. Next up for a turbo-charged 20 minutes was Taskmaster contestant and Live at the Apollo host, Desiree Burch. The NY-to-London transplant introduced herself as an American on an apology tour. Her observations on generational traits caused a debate between the couples sitting behind who spent the interval Googling to discover if they were Boomers or Gen X. Read more At the start of the second half, Forbes popped back to demonstrate some impressive canine impersonations before introducing Jin Hao Li. Made in China, marinated in Singapore and educated in St Andrews, Li's debut hour Swimming in a Submarine earned him a nomination for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2024. Full of word-play and whimsy and with probably the best call-back on the Japanese mafia ever heard, he's a huge talent and a ridiculously hard act to follow. But never fear. It turned out they had just the woman for the job. Jin Hao Li (Image: free) Fresh from starring in the BAFTA-winning BBC comedy, Alma's Not Normal, headliner, Jayde Adams soon had the crowd right where she wanted them. Working for her. A member of the front row is told to dig out their phone and search Spotify. Jade is in need of Whigfield's Saturday Night, and what Jade needs, Jade generally gets. She spills the tea about her time on Strictly and dealing with online trolls before a rip-snorting rendition of Nessun Dorma brings proceedings to a shuddering end. The accompanying hand gestures needed no translation. This smorgasbord of stand-up offered a fabulous, feel-good night out.
