When requested who she sees as “competitors” within the writing world, Lynda confessed: “All people.” However when host Ryan Tubridy urged her to “give us a reputation”, she mentioned: “My bete noire… Richard Osman. Now the fact is… I imply you’ll be able to’t watch any program on tv with out him looming in it and I instantly flip it off.

“I can not stand it as a result of then individuals say ‘effectively how do you suppose his books shoot to primary?’ You already know and an enormous film manufactured from his final e book and also you go, ‘for those who’re on TV each 10 minutes , your public will purchase you’ and that’s it. It’s so necessary for writers like me to get on exhibits like yours, as a result of it actually does attain out to readers.”

She went so far as to fake to vomit over the star, earlier than including: “No you are not allowed to be trustworthy. You have to be beautiful to all people.

“That is what is usually very tough. You may’t truly be impolite about anyone as a result of then you definitely’ll be attacked or my publishers will inform me off. All people will inform me off – do not swear, do not do that, do not try this and also you get slightly bit paranoid.”

Ryan mused: “Since you’re a girl who is aware of her thoughts who needs to talk her thoughts and say how you are feeling,” as Lynda informed him: “I’d like to, however I’m not allowed to.”