Holly Willoughby didn't think she was 'good enough' during early TV career

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Holly Willoughby has opened up on suffering from “imposter syndrome” during the earlier years of her presenting career.The This Morning presenter, 41, who’s hosted the ITV show alongside Phillip Schofield, 60 since 2009, said she was told by critics early on that she couldn’t handle political segents on the show.The mum of three confessed that her “worst” TV moment came in 2009 when she was interviewing then prime minister Gordon Brown, which she claims was “awful”.

However, she says she’s learned to “trust herself” and accepted that she’ll “never be perfect as a presenter”. Speaking to the Daily Mail’s Weekend Magazine, she said: “In my twenties and thirties I felt incredibly grateful I was given presenting jobs in TV.

Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter “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.” The star says she struggled with her confidence after critics thought she could only handle the “fluffy” pieces on This Morning, but she was keen to prove everyone wrong.