Brian's sister Susan McFadden, who is also a former Billie Barry kid and went on to star in London's West End, was also at the ball, with her husband Anthony Byrne. Meanwhile, other familiar faces ...

Director Lorraine Barry was joined by McFadden with his mother Mairead and his daughter Lilly, Susan McFadden, and her husband Anthony Byrne, Fair City actor George McMahon and his wife Rachel Smith.