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Monday, April 27, 2009

Brenda from Belfast dreading showing

of "dumbest moment" on TV show

Duramed FuturesTour member Brenda McLarnon from Belfast of Belfast is already apologising for the second instalment of the Golf Channel's "Big Break Prince Edward Island.”
And while she can't divulge what she is so worried about until the show has aired, McLarnon, pictured, says it's bad enough that she "wants to hide."
"I'm absolutely petrified about Monday's show because I know what I did and it's about the dumbest moment I've ever had in my golf life," she said. "I was just stupid."
McLarnon, along with fellow Tour members and "Big Breakers" Caroline Larsson of Stockholm, Sweden, and Gerina Mendoza from Roswell, New Mexico, experienced their first days as new TV cast members last week in Brownsville, Texas, following last Monday's premiere.
What followed for Mendoza were more than 30 Facebook requests and even a request from her little sister for an interview as the subject of her school research paper on "someone famous."
"A lot of the stuff she wanted to know she could have just asked our mom," said Mendoza. "But we had our interview."
Mendoza says she can't really remember the challenges in the show. After all, the series was filmed over a period of two weeks last September and the cast members have been sworn to secrecy by legal (and million-dollar) documents to not breach the outcome of the show.
"It still seems like a dream," added Mendoza. "It's kind of crazy to come back home and it's airing and now everybody is reacting to the show."
Larsson says she signed more autographs last week in Brownsville than she has signed anywhere else all season, largely as a response to last week's premiere. A half-dozen young boys trailed the Swede last week, patiently waiting to meet her and talk about the show.
"I really was surprised that more people watch the Big Break than I thought," she said. "Last week, one of our tournament volunteer cart drivers came up to me and said, 'I saw you last Monday,' and I was like, 'Really? Where?' and she said, 'On the Big Break.' It was like she knew me. I guess people feel like they do."
But McLarnon, ever self-critical, was ranting last week about her performance. She watched the first episode with her parents, who flew over from Ireland to see the show (since it is not aired in Belfast).
"I just can't believe how much I talk," McLarnon said. "It's shocking."
"And I am huge (overweight) on TV," she continued. "I'm never letting them film me from behind again."
One of the Duramed Futures Tour's true characters who is known for her spicy language, Brenda McLarnon says she knows she's going to disappoint some people in this week's show.
"The crew filming this show asked me questions to get me going and they filled me with Bud Light," McLarnon quipped. "Some people have told me they're proud of me for not cursing. All I can say is, just stay tuned."

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