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RTE icon Anne Doyle has opened up about her love life and her decision not to have children on tonight’s Tommy Tiernan show.
The former news anchor was praised for her honest interview on the RTE show tonight as she revealed why she had chosen not to marry her longtime partner, Dan McGrattan.
When the host asked if she was married: “Not only am I not married, but not even as the boys say.”
She continued: “There was never a time like this, I was raised as the youngest of seven siblings. I was lucky to have opportunities that neither of my parents had.
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“Certainly, I would have always been raised with the idea that I would earn a living. I just understood that. It was essential that I earn a living.
“It never crossed my mind, and I wasn’t a bad-looking young man. It never crossed my mind that the best thing I could do was find the most marriageable perspective. I had a freer spirit than that.”
Anne added that despite falling in love on many occasions, she never had the desire to marry and have children.
She said: “I guess like most of the people I fell in love with here and there along the way, I was never lucky enough to fall in love with someone who was a disastrous human being, quite the opposite. I was always quite lucky.
“I guess I never really fell in love with someone to the point where I felt like changing my life and becoming part of a married couple. Then as I got older, and I guess my views were pretty broad anyway, frankly, I didn’t see the point. “
When Tommy asked her at what age she made the decision not to marry, Anne replied that she was “in her early thirties.”
She said: “That makes it sound quite clinical and very seriously thought out. I could reverse that thinking and tell you that many women in particular have this problem from what is described generally and not particularly attractive as the ticking of the clock. biological.
“I say this with respect because it is a very important consideration for women. A man can drift away and decide at 75 where a woman may not be able to.
“I just didn’t have that, so it wasn’t a problem for me. Why? I have no idea. In every way that I know of and judging by how my life has turned out, I never had any reason.” to question it. I am definitely a pure-blooded woman. “
Viewers of the popular chat show rushed to Twitter to praise the news anchor for her honesty.
One user wrote: “A true Irish feminist with no agenda, such a lady is Ann Doyle.”
Another added: “Anne Doyle – universally loved, remarkably professional, ah guys she’s just a star … so confident!”
A third wrote: “Ann Doyle is a legend. I thought she was still in the news. It goes to show how ingrained she is.”
One final viewer said: “Anne Doyle is the epitome of class. What an absolute lady. A strong woman with her own mind, so refreshing. How Saturdays have changed.”
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