Scarlett Moffat on the ‘pressure’ of TV fame - and what happens next
04.03.2024 - 08:19
/ ok.co.uk
She has been at the top of her TV game for ten years so you could be forgiven for thinking Scarlett Moffatt has it all figured out. And, now that baby Jude has arrived, the breakout star of Gogglebox from 2014 admits that she ‘knows herself’ a lot more But the 33-year-old isn’t entirely immune to some self-doubt and the occasional attack of ‘imposter syndrome’. “I still sometimes go ‘I'm gonna get found out at any moment’,” laughs Scarlett, who gave birth to her son last June and who is engaged to her long time partner Scott Dobinson.
“But I do feel like my whole mindset has altered, especially since having Jude. “What I've learned is if I'm not feeling super confident, perhaps about doing a red carpet, then I just don't do it. And that’s ok.
“I feel like I put so much pressure on myself before, whereas now I've got to the point where I'll say ‘Scarlet, if it’s going to cause you hurt, don't do it. “Or if I follow people on Instagram who put out ‘perfect’ images, then that can make me feel absolutely terrible about myself. So I just unfollow them.
Jude’s here now and I want to eliminate as many down days as possible.” Her career has seen her win I’m A Celebrity in 2016 before securing a presenting role on Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway. “And that was a real lesson. Once you've done live TV nothing compares.
“It's a high pressure job - so many people are watching - but it taught me so much and I had such fun.” She remains on good terms with Ant and Dec - Dec texts regularly - went on to do I’m A Celebrity Extra Camp which was also live. “It’s all been a great learning curve but I am so grateful for all those opportunities. I remember winning I’m A Celeb and thinking if this is the only thing that ever happens on TV
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