Sharon Horgan reveals she got revenge on an ex-boyfriend by casting the woman he cheated on her with as an extra

Sharon Horgan has revealed she took revenge on an ex-boyfriend by casting the woman he cheated on her with as an extra. 

The Bad Sisters creator, 56, gloated that she had the 'best fun' after seeking vengeance on the unnamed ex.

Asked by the Daily Mail's Richard Eden if anyone has recognised themselves in her work, Sharon admitted: 'An ex-boyfriend of mine got in touch. 

'It was a bit awkward... I cast one of the girls he had been with whilst he was with me as an extra.'

She added: '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.'

Sharon previously admitted she wishes she had ended her marriage earlier because 'it was so clear that it wasn't right'. 

The Irish actress tied the knot with Jeremy Rainbird back in 2005, staying with the businessman for 14 years until they split in 2019.

She revealed the only thing she rues about her divorce was that it did not happen sooner after she stuck with him for a long time despite the relationship not working.

The creator of a string of hit relationship-based series such as Pulling, Catastrophe and Divorce told the How to Fail podcast: 'I guess it was one of those things that was a long time coming. 

'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.

'It's like the Catastrophe story. 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.

'I don't know whether it's being slightly a bit Catholic - some of that stuff still being in me was just that idea of not getting divorced. You don't get divorced. Just stay in it - it's so much harder to go through all that, to go through a divorce.'

Talking about her current mood on the show, she added: 'It's an odd one because I've never been happier, but I'm still angry at myself - not really for the failure of the marriage, but for not figuring it out 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.

'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. It is being harsh but I feel like I kind of deserve it.

'So it's a weird one. Yes it failed, but it had such a positive impact on my life. The stuff that's less fun is the business of divorce. It's debilitating, time-consuming, money draining. It's not fun for anyone.'

Discussing co-parenting her daughters Sadhbh, 21, and Amer, 16, the award-winning writer and actress said: 'There's no co-parenting. Just me, it's just me. It was more like how it impacted when we told the girls. 

'I have this recurring image of my youngest daughter on her own crying. When she was crying with us we were able to talk and talk it out and explain how it was going to be, but she left and went into another room. That's going to stay with me forever.

'What I'd lost sight of was how important it was for them to see a working relationship, a healthy working relationship.'