Kathryn Thomas admits she 'sleeps better' since landing her own radio show
TV and radio host Kathryn Thomas has said she "sleeps better" since she landed her own radio show.
The former Operation Transformation star now presents her own breakfast radio show on Dublin's Q102 called The Morning Show with Kathryn Thomas, which runs from 7am-10am daily.
And despite the gruelling 5am starts, the Co Carlow native said her new routine makes her sleep much better at night.
She said: "Things are amazing. Loving the job. I'm just back from Santorini.
"I hadn't been sleeping great for the last year. And, you know, lots of different things going on. And then when you get into a routine of which I've never had before.
"So I've gotten to 46 years of age, and I've never had a job where I have to be somewhere Monday to Friday, right? And I was like, 'oh, routine won't suit me'. And then I had this chat with Dermot (Whelan) on his podcast, and he was like, 'routine suits everybody, you know?'
"I'm in bed at 9pm, and I'm asleep by 10pm, so I'm actually up at 5.20am, so I'm sleeping better now.
"I'm sleeping more than I would have for the last couple of years. I'm actually feeling more energetic than I have done so I'm delighted.
"I don't know whether it's kind of also the job, you know. So maybe that will wear off after six months."
Kathryn previously told us that landing her morning radio show comes down to timing.
She said at the time: "It comes down to timing. I mean there was no way when I was doing Operation Transformation and the schedule that consumed that I would be able to do a daily breakfast radio show.
"I always filled in in the afternoon..but it was never breakfast radio. My focus was there at Radio 1 and focussing on covering for them.
"My big priority was TV but then when I really thought about it, I knew my time in Operation Transformation was done and I knew if I didn't close one door, another one wouldn't open.
"As a mom, things can come in on top of you in terms of trying to parent and trying to work and trying to keep all the balls in the air without sitting down and saying 'what do I want'.
"If you asked me would I do breakfast radio when I had no children, I would've said 'not on your nelly'," she said laughing at the time.
"But the opportunity came up and this was the right time to start something new."
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