Alan Hughes: ‘To have people ­calling themselves the queer community... for me growing up, queer was very much a derogatory term’

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Alan Hughes and Karl Broderick. Photo: Tony Gavin

Alan Hughes

Alan Hughes (60) lives in Dublin with husband Karl Broderick. A host on Ireland AM, Hughes will star in Beauty and the Beast, written by Broderick, at National Stadium later in the year (tickets are already on sale, oh yes they are!)​

There’s a 13-year gap ­between me and my next sibling. So I was a bit of a surprise to the ­family, a novelty for everyone. You ­become nearly the centre of attention in the house. As a very young child I remember our house always had parties, me dressed up in the middle of it all, dancing and singing on the table. I was surrounded by love.​