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Holly Willoughby suffered from 'imposter syndrome' during the early years of her presenting career – after being told by critics that she couldn't handle political segments on This Morning.
The TV favourite, 41, who's been at the helm of the ITV show alongside Phillip Schofield, 60, since 2009, admitted 'I will not and will never be perfect as a presenter' but says she's finally learned to 'trust herself.'
Speaking to the Daily Mail's Weekend Magazine, the mother-of-three reflected on her worst TV moment, confessing she was out of her depth during an interview with then Prime Minister Gordon Brown, which she claims was 'awful.'
'I underestimated myself': Holly Willoughby suffered from 'imposter syndrome' during the early years of her presenting career – after being told by critics that she couldn't handle political segments on This Morning
In Saturday's Weekend Magazine, Holly said: 'In my twenties and thirties I felt incredibly grateful I was given presenting jobs in TV.
'I never really thought I was good enough, I felt lucky people liked me. I had massive imposter syndrome and yes, I was underestimated but, more importantly, I underestimated myself.'
Holly's confidence was rocked after critics claimed that she could only handle the 'fluffy fashion pieces' on This Morning – but she was determined to prove them wrong.
She was thrown in at the deep end in 2009, just two months after joining the daytime show, when Gordon Brown was a
