Bang Showbiz8 Aug, 2026 12:44 AM2 mins to readDerry Girls star Jamie-Lee O'Donnell attends the opening of the new Derry Girls experience at the Tower Museum, Derry City, Londonderry. Photo / Getty ImagesJamie-Lee O’Donnell has cut ties with her family after undergoing therapy.The 39-year-old actor, who is best known for playing Michelle Mallon in the Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls, has revealed that she’s severed ties with her entire family and is now living in Barcelona, Spain.
Speaking on the Dish
podcast with hosts Nick Grimshaw and Angela Hartnett, O’Donnell said: “I was wrapping up therapy back home. I finally did some therapy, which I know is a pretty big deal for an Irish woman, but it was great.








