Irish singer Dermot Kennedy has opened up on his friendship with Jamie Dornan after the two went for pints together in New York.
The pair spent an evening in The Dead Rabbit, owned by Belfast man Jack McGarry and located in New York’s financial district in January, after Dornan had been filming there for The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon earlier that day.
Jamie Dornan was in the city to promote the Kenneth Branagh movie he starred in, 'Belfast.'
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Speaking to The Sun about their blossoming friendship, Kennedy said: "He’s class. He’s the world’s biggest hunk. He’s a great craic. We just chatted about everything and anything.
"He was in town for a TV chat show. He had to be up for a really early flight the next day. But every time he went to the bathroom he told the bar, ‘Seven more pints, seven more pints’.
"It turns out you can get a decent Guinness in New York.”
Jamie sent fans into a frenzy when he posted a snap of him and Dermot linking arms, saying: “New best friends”. He called the New York bar the "best pub on the planet."
The photo showed bar owner Jack McGarry with Dornan and Kennedy outside The Dead Rabbit.
The pub was opened by Ardoyne men Sean Muldoon and Jack McGarry in 2013, and is no stranger to celebrities stopping by for a pint or cocktail, especially after winning the 'World's Best Bar' award multiple times.
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