The actor and writer on friends, family and moving house

Claudia Carroll is one of ­Ireland's most successful writers. She publishes a book a year, has had number one bestsellers in ­Ireland and top 10 bestsellers in the UK.

When we sit down to talk, it's the week the final episode of And Just Like That... airs, and countless Instagram squares and think pieces have been published ­discussing Carrie's closing line: "The ­woman realised she was not alone - she was on her own."