Rory Cowan from 'Mrs Brown's Boys' has penned an emotional letter to his younger self

After the star quit 'Mrs Brown's Boys' earlier this year due to logistical issues, he has gone on to write an emotional letter to his younger self.

In the letter, he discusses "hiding in the closet" and wishing that he had made the call to come out earlier.

The 58-year-old actor has recently started a blog where he has shared the piece.

The letter starts quite bluntly by saying;

"Stop trying to have girlfriends. They’ll only end up being friends anyway, because you know in your heart of hearts you have no sexual interest in girls and you never will have."

"Save yourself six more years of hiding in the closet. In 70s Dublin gay people are “Queers’, ‘poofs’, bent” etc. and you are doing everything in your power not to think of yourself as gay, because being gay is different – and not in a good way, you think, in 1977.

"I know you’re putting the ‘gay thing’ to the back of your mind, afraid of being found out, afraid that if your friends discover your secret they’ll turn against you and you’ll have no friends left, but the opposite is true."

"When you come out in six years time, not one single friend of yours will abandon you. They won’t care one bit. In fact they’ll be delighted to have a gay friend and they’ll think you coming out is great news.

"You’ll meet some fantastic friends on the gay scene too, like Ken and Robert, who will still be your best friends in forty years time. You’re a teenager and you want to be part of a group.

"There’s one waiting for you if you just pluck up the courage and go to them. Don’t waste your time trying to hide who you are."

"Last but not least - stop trying to please everyone. It’s impossible to do."

"Learn how to please yourself and don’t deliberately do any harm to anybody. That way you’ll get to your late 50s with no regrets whatsoever, and you’ll be able to look back and say 'I’ve had a terrific life'."

"Hey, by only working at jobs you love you’ll even end up being famous hahahahaha. You’re going to have a fantastic life with much to celebrate in Ireland, especially in 1993 and 2015."

Some truly heartfelt words in there.