I'M STILL ALIVE

Fair City star Bartley calls Liveline after fake online reports

- BY EMMA NEVIN

FORMER Fair City star Jim Bartley rang RTE Liveline on Wednesday to confirm he is still alive after false reports were posted on social media saying he had died.

The veteran actor, who played Bela Doyle on the soap, reached out to the radio programme after a Fair City fan page posted that he had died and even shared a fake image of his funeral.

Mr Bartley said the saga resulted in family members ringing his wife to pass on their condolences.