GAIL Porter admitted she was homeless, penniless and sleeping on benches after her TV career dried up. The TV presenter, 49, opened up about how her television work took a hit after refusing to wear a wig following her alopecia diagnosis.
Gail warned not take things for granted as she went from one of the most in demand presenters - hosting everything from CITV to Top of the Pops - to living on the streets.
She also credited her daughter Honey, now 18, for saving her life. "My personality took a bit of a knock," Gail told the Sacrifice and Success podcast about her alopecia. "Jobs just stopped.
Because you don't look the same, 'would you wear a wig, would you mind wearing a wig'? No I don't want to wear a wig. This is how it is.
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