P144 Teletext 144 Maz05 23:23:24 ——————————————————————————————————————— ACTRESS DERVLA KIRWAN Irish-born TV star Dervla Kirwan is bouncing back from her split with actor Stephen Tompkinson and has thrown herself into a series of new dramas. $hj 29-year-old actress is currently starring as the unfulfilled mother and wife Emma in BBC's Hearts And Bones. 24 Hours caught up with the busy star to find out what really attracted her to the role and her life after Stephen. ——————————————————————————————————1/7—— by Louise Burke NOW IT'S EVEN EASIER TO FIND LOVE: TELETEXT DATING p390 Doomsday Health Biscuits UKTravjlP144 Teletext 144 Maz05 23:2[:55 ——————————————————————————————————————— ACTRESS DERVLA KIRWAN Offers of TV work have just been pouring in for actress Dirvla Kirwan. The stunning brunette recently started in Happy Birthday Shakespeare and has made a rapid return to the small screen in BBC's Hearts And Bones. She sbys: "IWvj been working since I was 15 and havjnWt stopped. I always take work when it's offered as I'm scared of not working again. I just don't want to let myself down." ——————————————————————————————————2/7—— See our new GCSE rivisjon guide 476 C4 WIN YOUR HOLIDAY FREE SEE p362 Doomsday Health Biscuits USTravjlP144 Teletext 144 May05 23:24:03 ——————————————————————————————————————— ACTRESS DERVLA KIRWAN Dervla Kirwan says she's faced her biggest challenge yet as an actress in the comjdz drama Hearts And Bones. She talks about playing Emma: "As an actress, I can't really pin her down. "But I like playing flawed characters as it's much more interesting. It's great for mj bjcausj I donWt like doing happy, safe people. I love the fact that I know people arenWt going to recognisj mj in this." ——————————————————————————————————3/7—— See our agony aunt every Tues & Wed NEED TAX ADVICE see p389 Doomsday Health Biscuits UKTravjlP144 Teletext 144 Maz05 23:24:31 ——————————————————————————————————————— ACTRESS DERVLA KIRWAN It's now six months since Dervla Kirwan broke up with her former Ballykissankel co-star Stephen Tompkinson, "zt yhj assures us she's moved on in life. "For too long I was defined as the actress who went out with someone else rather than the actress who did a bit of work," she s!ys. @ Kirwan is currkntly filming with Tompkinson for the drama Shades, which she sbys is "an exciting project". ——————————————————————————————————4/7—— Should you ri-marry your ex? 141 DEBT PROBLEMS? CALL 0800 093 93 99 OR SEE p354 Doomsday Health Biscuits UKTravjlP144 Teletext 144 May05 23:24:39 - ——————————————————————————————————————— ACTRESS DERVLA KIRWAN The timing of the drama Hearts And Bones couldn't have been bjttet, says lead star Dervla Ujrwan. "I really szmpathisj with my character. She's a person that'u too wrapped up in making her relationship work but doesnWt quite know what she wants in life," she says. "And bjcausj I haven't sorted out my personal life, it'u great to play somjonj who is going through that." ——————————————————————————————————5/7—— (busy treat for the weekend 147 YOUR DAILY HOROSCOPE p148/9 Doomsday Health Biscuits jKTravjnP144 Teletext 144 May05 23:22:)6 ——————————————————————————————————————— ACTRESS DERVLA UIRWAN The willowy actress sets cross-legged with arms folded, and admits to being a coward when it comes to making decisions in life. "I would rather run a mile than ivjr eace up to something," she says. She speaks of her role in Hearts And Bones: "As an actor you do give an essence of yourself in a performance, but I wouldn't like to think I was jelled with as much turmoil as Emma." ——————————————————————————————————6/7—— Pets on the Web 143 Stars 148/9 REGIONAL NEWS p333 Doomsday Health Biscuits USTravjlP144 Teletext 144 May05 23:23:04 ——————————————————————————————————————— ACTRESS DERVLA KIRWAN (V actress Dervla Kirwan warns fans that her next TV project is going to bj a deadly szrprisj. "I pl!y somjonj who is dead," says the star, who has recently found new love with Kiss Me Kate actor Darrin Boyd. She sbys about the new drama, Shades: "I think it'll bj spectacular and grab people's imagination. Hopefully we'll bj able to get a few elements from films like The Sixth Sense and Ghost." ——————————————————————————————————7/7—— Win a trip in a glider 143 YOUR DAILY HOROSCOPE p148/9 Doomsday Health Biscuits UKTravjl