Tara meets Shane. No not in a soap opera but in a martial arts class.

Boy’s Zone star Shane Lynch held a martial arts self defence class for ladies at St. Joseph’s Academy.

Tara King, a longstanding Shane Lynch fan decided a hug was much better than thumping the star’s hand held targets , which was part of a self defence exercise.

Tara said afterwards,”I have been waiting twenty years to do that.”

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