Emily Atack feared she'd be 'unlucky in love' forever before meeting 'polar opposite' boyfriend
ok.co.ukEmily Atack has opened up about her past struggles with love and self-esteem.The 34 year old, who is currently on our screens in the new Jilly Cooper series Rivals, is now happily in a relationship with nuclear scientist Dr Alistair Garner, with whom she shares her four-month-old son Barney.The star, who shot to fame as Charlotte Hinchcliffe on The Inbetweeners, has revealed that she feared she would never find love.
Speaking to Hello! magazine, 34 year old Emily shared: "I thought I was always going to be that person who was unlucky in love, and I think once that narrative is painted, it's hard to break.
I'm a very confident person, but I've had very low self-esteem in the past, forming bad patterns and habits. And then I got to a point where I was just like, maybe that's never going to happen for me.
And then it just did." She also discussed the contrast between their careers, saying it's "quite funny" comparing their workdays, but she's grateful to have found someone who "understands" the nature of her job.
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