American actress and comedian Rosie O’Donnell is set to make an appearance on the Late Late Show with Patrick Kielty this Friday.
In a post to her Substack account, O’Donnell spoke about her pre-interview for the Late Late Show saying she was both “thrilled and honoured” to have been invited on.
She continued saying she was looking forward to her appearance as “no safety net brings out the best in everyone.”
The 62-year-old moved to Ireland in mid-January with her son Clay, and is currently in the process of acquiring Irish citizenship through her Irish grandparents.
She spoke about the move to CNN, saying she would only return to the US when “it is safe, you know, for all citizens to have equal rights there, that’s when we will consider coming back.”
“It’s been heart-breaking to see what’s happening politically, and hard for me personally as well,” she said at the time.
The New York comedian has long been the target of animosity from US President Donald Trump. The feud has been dated all the way back to 2006 when O'Donnell called Trump a “snake oil salesman.” Trump slung insults back at O'Donnell calling her a "real loser" and a "dog".
Her name was brought up yet again during Taoiseach Micheál Martin's St Patrick's Day visit to the US when a journalist asked him "Why in the world would you let Rosie O’Donnell move to Ireland? I think she is going to lower your happiness."
Before the Taoiseach could answer, President Trump interjected saying: "That’s true, I like that question. Do you know you have Rosie O’Donnell? Do you know who she is? You’re better off not knowing." The Taoiseach did not comment any further.
In her Substack post, Ms O'Donnell said that cruelty is a “centrepiece” in Trump's “criminally incompetent administration.”
Ms O’Donnell is set to speak about this on-going feud between herself and the US President on Friday night. Additionally she will be calling on people to join her next month in the Same Chance Walk for Autism with AsIAm.
Also joining Patrick Kielty on Friday night will be singer Daniel O’Donnell, comedian Roisín Conaty and Cheltenham jockeys Paul Townend and Rachael Blackmore.
