Former Mrs Brown’s Boys star ‘sues show’s creator Brendan O’Carroll and the BBC’

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Former Mrs Brown’s Boys Star ‘Sues Show’s Creator Brendan O’carroll And The Bbc’
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By Tom Horton, PA

Mrs Brown’s Boys creator Brendan O’Carroll is being sued by his former co-star Gary Hollywood, it has been reported.

O’Carroll is facing claims of constructive dismissal and workplace discrimination following an argument over pay, according to the Daily Star Sunday.

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Hollywood, 41, who reportedly quit the sitcom earlier this year, is also taking legal action against the BBC, the newspaper said.

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Brendan O’Carroll (Isabel Infantes/PA)

Hollywood, who played Dino Doyle, told the Daily Star Sunday: “I feel I wasn’t being paid equally and I wasn’t being given an explanation for decisions.

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“When I tried to resolve it, nothing was done. I was just disregarded. But I won’t put up with it any more.

“I won’t be ­treated like that. This has gone too far. They shouldn’t do this to people.

“I am taking legal action. The papers have been lodged for a tribunal and the process has now started.”

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Hollywood said he thinks he was paid less than his co-stars for spin-off show All Round To Mrs Brown’s.

He said that after he raised the issue with bosses he was taken out of this year’s special festive episodes.

A BBC spokesman declined to comment on the allegations.

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