Emma Willis has spoken out about the moment she felt like she was having a “breakdown”.
The TV presenter is busier than ever at the moment, with jobs including hosting The Voice and Big Brother, plus co-hosting last month’s Brit Awards with Dermot O’Leary.
And her personal life is just as successful. She has been married to Busted star Matt for nearly 10 years and they have three children together – Isabelle seven, Ace, five, and Trixie Grace, 10 months.
The beautiful former model seems to have it all, but in an interview with Fabulous magazine she revealed that she is still plagued by insecurities and uncertainty.
And when Matt was on tour with Busted last year and Emma was left to look after the children alone and run the house by herself, she admits she found it overwhelming.
“I honestly felt like I was going to have a breakdown. It was hard work,” she said.
“Weeks like that make you really appreciate the help you get from people. It’s f**king hectic but amazing, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. You take your hat off to any single parent out there doing that.”
And while she might seem at the top of her professional game right now, Emma also revealed that she’s been through some tough times in her career.
After three years spent working at MTV, when the channel decided not to renew her contract and she struggled to find more work, she admits she thought her presenting career was over.
“I felt like there was a long period where I just couldn’t get a job. You start to panic,” she admits.
“I’d done three years where I felt like everyone had experience and I was winging it. Then suddenly I was out there on my own and I was like: ‘Should I continue trying to wing it or am I just a bit crap and shouldn’t bother?’”
Emma turned to Matt and other friends in the business for advice. “If I wasn’t very good then I wanted to know from the people I trusted and respected.
“They all went: ‘Calm down and carry on!’ You have to work hard at it as you have every single door shut in your face.
“My biggest obstacle was always me – my insecurities and uncertainty about myself.
“I always feel like an impostor,” she admits. “But it’s good because it means you’re still learning.”