Sharon Horgan Details Revenge Plot Against Ex-Boyfriend

Sharon Horgan, the creator of the hit series "Bad Sisters," has shared an anecdote about enacting revenge on an ex-boyfriend by casting the woman he cheated on her with as an extra in one of her productions.

Horgan, 56, described the act as "the best fun" during an interview with the Daily Mail's Richard Eden. When asked if anyone had recognized themselves in her work, she recounted how an ex-boyfriend contacted her after seeing the woman he had been involved with while still dating Horgan appear as an extra.

"It was a bit awkward... I cast one of the girls he had been with whilst he was with me as an extra," Horgan admitted. "It was just the best fun for me. And so he got in touch about seeing this girl. But she was in on it. She was really fine about it."

Horgan also reflected on her past marriage to businessman Jeremy Rainbird, to whom she was married for 14 years until their split in 2019. She expressed regret that the divorce did not happen sooner, stating that it was "so clear that it wasn't right" for a long time.

Speaking on the "How to Fail" podcast, Horgan discussed the societal and personal pressures that can contribute to staying in an unhappy relationship. "I guess it was one of those things that was a long time coming," she said. "And I feel like it's weirdly connected to confidence as well, or also that thing of what you should do versus what your body tells you and your brain tells you that you ought to do."

She drew parallels to her series "Catastrophe," where a relationship continued despite clear issues. "We got together, we had a baby, and we made it work for a long time. We had another baby, and he was involved in the business. But there came a point where it was so clear that it wasn't right for either of us."

Horgan attributed some of this to lingering Catholic influences, suggesting an ingrained idea of not divorcing. "You don't get divorced. Just stay in it - it's so much harder to go through all that, to go through a divorce," she explained.

Despite the positive outcomes of her divorce, including personal happiness, Horgan admitted to still feeling anger at herself for not ending the marriage earlier. "It's so destructive. You get one life and that's an awful lot of time to spend on something that's not working," she stated.

She lamented the delay in recognizing her instincts and the potential negative impact on her family. "I don't know what kind of conditioning it is that got so in the way of what my instinct was, and what would have been good for everyone," she said. "It is being harsh but I feel like I kind of deserve it."

However, she also noted the significant positive impact her divorce had on her life, despite the difficulties. "The stuff that's less fun is the business of divorce. It's debilitating, time-consuming, money draining. It's not fun for anyone."

Horgan also touched upon the impact of the divorce on her daughters, Sadhbh, 21, and Amer, 16. She described a recurring image of her youngest daughter crying alone and the difficulty of explaining the separation. "What I'd lost sight of was how important it was for them to see a working relationship, a healthy working relationship," she reflected.