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Inside Danny O'Carroll's family life with new love Tina and his two sons

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Danny O'Carroll is loud and proud about his new relationship with his partner Martina McCafferty.

The actor, best known for his role as Buster Brady on Mrs Brown's Boys, had remained tight-lipped on his relationship status after splitting from his wife Amanda Woods.

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However, upon opening up about his new love, Danny has insisted that everyone involved is 'happy' with the situation- including the two most important people in his life: his two boys Jamie and Blake.

Here's everything we know about Danny and Tina's romance:

Danny's family life

Danny O'Carroll with his sons. Pic: Instagram
Danny O'Carroll with his sons. Pic: Instagram

Danny married his ex-wife Amanda Woods, who stars opposite him as Betty Brown in Mrs Brown's Boys, in 2007.

The former couple went on to welcome two sons- 18-year-old Jamie and Blake, 14. Jamie stars as Bono, Mrs Brown's grandson, while Blake made his debut as Blister on the show in 2019.

Jamie O'Carroll and Danny O'Carroll. Pic: Instagram
Jamie O'Carroll and Danny O'Carroll. Pic: Instagram

It's unknown when Danny and Amanda parted ways, but the pair haven't appeared on each other's Instagram feeds since Christmas 2021 (with the exception of cast photos) and have also unfollowed one another.

Danny confirmed his split from Amanda when he confirmed his romance with Tina.

Hard launching his romance with Tina

Danny O'Carroll and Martina McCafferty. Pic: Supplied
Danny O'Carroll and Martina McCafferty. Pic: Supplied

Danny hard launched his romance with Tina during the summer of 2024. It was the couple's trip to Disneyland Paris that raised some eyebrows that the Mrs Brown's Boys star had a new love in his life.

At the end of August, Danny shared a snap of Tina asleep on his shoulder on the plane after they had enjoyed a pre-holiday tipple in Dublin Airport.

Danny O'Carroll Tina National Television Awards Mrs Browns Boys
Danny O'Carroll and Martina McCafferty. Pic: Instagram

Danny later shared a sweet selfie with his partner, to which he cheekily attached a gif of a not-so-happy-looking Tinkerbell.

A few weeks later Danny and Tina made their red carpet debut together at the 2024 NTAs in London.

'She's my life'

Danny O'Carroll and Martina McCafferty. Pic: Instagram
Danny O'Carroll and Martina McCafferty. Pic: Instagram

Danny opened up about his romance with Tina for the first time in January, gushing over the new woman in his life.

Speaking to RSVP magazine, the Mrs Brown's Boys actor said: 'We’ve been going out with each other for a while now and it got to the stage where I had to get on with it and live my life.'

'Tina is my life now. Everyone is happy and that’s all that matters to me at the moment.'

He has a type!

Danny O'Carroll and Martina McCafferty. Pic: Instagram
Danny O'Carroll and Martina McCafferty. Pic: Instagram

Danny clearly has a type, as Tina hails from Co Donegal like his ex-wife Amanda.

He is now bound to the county, explaining that his sons Jamie and Blake still live up there so he'd 'never be able to leave'.

'I got another Donegal girl, so I’m stuck,' he joked.

She's his biggest supporter

Danny O'Carroll and Martina. Pic: Danny O'Carroll/Instagram
Pic: Danny O'Carroll/Instagram

Though they've not been in each other's lives for that long, Tina is already her man's biggest supporter.

Ahead of Danny's DWTS debut, she shared a sweet message that read: ''To the world, he may be one person but to one person he is the world. Tomorrow he swaps his cap for dancing shoes, and I couldn't be prouder.'

Tina later showed up at the RTÉ studio with Danny's sister Fiona and son Jamie to support her beau during his first dance with his pro partner Salome Chachua.

Their blended family

Martina McCafferty and Danny O'Carroll. Pic: Instagram
Martina McCafferty and Danny O'Carroll. Pic: Instagram

Not only does Danny have his sons Jamie and Blake, but Tina has two young children of her own, a son and daughter, who have also accepted the Mrs Brown's Boys actor with open arms.

With four children and two exes between them, Danny and Tina have found themselves navigating a blended family situation which seems to be working out well for them as 'everybody gets on'.

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 11: Danny O'Carroll and guest as they take their seats during the NTAs 2024 at The O2 Arena on September 11, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Lia Toby/Getty Images for the NTA's)
Martina McClafferty and Danny O'Carroll. Pic: Lia Toby/Getty Images for NTAs

Speaking to RSVP magazine, the Mrs Brown's Boys actor said: 'I love her kids to bits and she loves my kids to bits, and that’s the way it is. They have their dad and my kids have their mum.'

'Everybody gets on. The kids come first in everything we decide. None of this is their problem with what went on in our marriages.'

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