I met John Connors first when we were "celebrity" judges in a Strictly Ballroom night in Santry.

I hadn't seen the 5th season of Love/Hate then so wasn't aware of his sudden rise to fame. Since then bizarrely we have ended up acting on two very different and equally strange film projects together.

He is a good man to hang out with and obviously an incredibly talented actor. There's no bullshit from him. When I did see him in Love/Hate I was blown away by his presence on screen and the honesty he puts into his acting; it's not in him to fake it.

I'm sure he is going to go on to do great things in film and TV.