‘Michelle’s ready to take on the world one swear word at a time’

l-r: Michelle Mallon (Jamie-Lee O'Donnell), James Maguire (Dylan Llewellyn), Clare Devlin (Nicola Coughlan)

Acclaimed Derry actress Jamie-Lee O’Donnell who missed out on the recent premiere in Derry due to performing on stage in Dublin, speaks about Series 2 of ‘Derry Girls’ and the character she plays, Michelle Mallon.

Explain a little about Derry Girls . . . .

Derry Girls is a coming of age story about a group of friends who are finding their way through life and their teenage years in the backdrop of the ‘Troubles.’ It’s a fun-filled comedy. We have lots of laughs and a lot of important relationships.

Explain a little bit about Michelle.

l-r: Michelle Mallon (Jamie-Lee O'Donnell), James Maguire (Dylan Llewellyn), Erin Quinn (Saoirse monica Jackson), Orla McCool (Louisa Clare Harland) and Clare Devlin (Nicola Coughlan)

Michelle really thinks she’s maybe just a bit too big for the place she was born in and she’s ready to take on the world one swear word at a time. She’s really feisty, really ballsy, doesn’t really care about authority, just sort of up for anything and up for a laugh.