Simon Delaney squirming while re-watching Bachelors Walk with his 13-year-old son – Dublin Live

Simon Delaney has told how he squirmed watching Bachelors Walk with his 13-year-old son because of the colourful language and the hedonism depicted on the show.

The 49-year old Dubliner tunes in every Monday night as RTE airs re-runs of the hit cult series.

It centres around Barry (Keith McErlean), who is looking for a get-rich-quick scheme; film critic Raymond (Don Wycherley), and Michael played by Delaney, a would-be barrister, who share a house in Bachelors Walk in Dublin.

Simon said: It was brilliant watching it back, such good fun, but my eldest son watched it and he said, Dad youre smoking a lot. I had a fag in every scene. Its gas, watching it with him.

Obviously the language is a bit fruity but what can you do? I keep saying, Im just acting son, thats not really me saying that.

Set in a Dublin of almost two decades ago, the dad-of-four said he could barely control himself watching the re-runs.

He said: It was 19 years ago and I couldnt help wetting myself laughing and remembering the day we shot this scene and that scene.

With a whole new younger audience Simons character Michael is getting a resurgence in popularity.

He added: Jesus, its such a trip down memory lane, but were getting great comments on Twitter and people are loving the soundtrack.

People loved seeing Dublin back in the day, seeing people having a fag indoors, going to the internet cafe to go online. Its like the 1940s but its only 19 years ago, this is 2001.

It was a different world, Celtic Tiger Dublin.

You would look around Dublin then, all there was were cranes, things were getting built and built. Its like an historical document at this stage.

The actor and TV star had his fill of cigarettes over the years and now vapes.

Commenting on the prodigious smoking he said: Yeah, they were the real McCoy but now I vape, Ive been vaping for years.

It was a poignant era too as it was then Simon met his future wife Lisa the mother of his four kids.

He added: I remember every scene, every actor. I remember first dating my wife and her coming to first visit the set and first meeting the lads.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing but they were very happy days.

From presenting Ireland AM at the weekends to his Simply Simon food brand and more recently a stint on Emmerdale, he is a grafter.

Simon said: If you throw enough mud at the wall eventually some of it will stick.

Joking over his lockdown essential worker status he admitted he counts his lucky stars the show is still on air.

He added: Thanks be to Christ Ireland AM is still on. Were deemed essential, Ive been called a lot of things in my life but not essential.

Cooking up a storm every Saturday is going down a treat with the viewers:

Simon said: My book went great and people are giving me loads of feedback now on my cooking slot on Ireland AM.

People are sending me pictures of themselves cooking. I'm just trying to keep it simple for people one pot wonders, family dishes. Thats my interest, thats who Im cooking for every day at home. I cook for a family of six every day at home.

Im loving doing the cooking and there are lots of things coming up.

Im launching a new Simply Simon exciting venture at the end of the month.

The food stuff is getting bigger and bigger thank God, I had a food truck a few years ago outside Kildare Village so its exciting, the same brand.

Simon is urging the public to get involved with his Keepy Up Challenge for Variety Charity the childrens charity hes an ambassador for.

He said: Im the lucky patron of the Variety Charity in Ireland. Last week I launched this campaign on social media called Heads up for Variety.

You have to do five keep uppies or headers and you video yourself and put it out online and text Headsup 50300 and you donate 4.

So loads of the Irish sports stars have done it, Ken Doherty and Niall Quinn, we just want to spread the word, #headsupchallenge.

From an ITV soap to an upcoming Netflix series, Simon admits hes constantly on the go.

He said: Im in an episode in a Netflix series coming up called Young Wallander.

Its based on the Wallander detective series that they did with Kenneth Branagh so theyve remade that.

I did one episode of that which was shot over in Lithuania before Christmas, so a few bits and pieces in the pipeline. I always try to stay busy.

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