Lillian Mellamphy from Cork has worked as an extra on film, television and advertisements for the past 10 years
‘For a morning working on Fair City, you might come away with €55, but I was working on a film recently where I was paid nearly €700 for the week.’ Photo: Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision
“After three months of chemotherapy in 2016, I didn’t know what to do with myself.
I had undergone surgery and treatment for bowel cancer and thankfully, I came through it – I’m one of the lucky ones.