Alan Hughes (presenter)
Alan Hughes is an Irish television star. He works for TV3 and appears on Ireland AM. He is the host of Family Fortunes.[1]
His first break was in a television advertisement for ESB Electric Ireland in the 1980s.
In the 1990s, RTÉ gave him his big break hosting prime time quiz show Talk About for 3 years.[2]
Alan is also known as Sammy Sausages, a hugely popular character in The Cheerios Panto which has been an annual smash hit since 1998.
In 2009, Hughes faced a health scare when there were fears he had stomach cancer.[3]
In September 2011, Hughes engaged in a civil partnership with his partner of 18 years, Karl Broderick, a songwriter, at the Unitarian Church in St Stephen's Green, Dublin.[4][5] The wedding, on the 18th anniversary of their meeting, was described by The Irish Times as the highest profile wedding since legislation permitting it to take place was brought in.[6] Close friend Derek Mooney was his best man.[7] The couple appeared on The Saturday Night Show soon afterwards in their first public interview together.[8]
Hughes was nominated in the Favourite Male TV Presenter category at the 2009 TV Now Awards.[3]
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