Holly Willoughby has opened up about her struggle with dyslexia and how it left her feeling “stupid”.
The This Morning star said the learning difficulty which caused her to jumble up words left her crippled with self-doubt.
But now she is about to hit her 40s, Holly has been able to overcome her fears, regain “power” and deal with the condition and her insecurities in her quest to be the best presenter on the telly.
The queen of daytime telly is determined to “find myself again” and “figure out who I am”.
In a candid interview with Red magazine, Holly said: “I’ve struggled with dyslexia since I was young and it used to hold me back.
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“At school, reading out loud absolutely terrified me because I’d get all the words wrong and I was convinced everybody thought I was stupid.
“It still happens now – most of the mistakes I make on This Morning are because of it, but it doesn’t do what it did to me back then because I don’t let it have power.”
She added: “I now know that it’s all about how you package it in your head.”
The mum-of-three revealed she doesn’t let her dyslexia win
Mum-of-three Holly has previously revealed she did not know she had dyslexia until “a lot later” in life.
She has special coloured scripts to assist her on the popular ITV daytime show.
Holly, who has been married to TV producer Dan Baldwin since 2007, also said she is embracing her 40s.
Holly is ready to embrace turning 40 (Image: Instagram)
She added: “I turn 40 next year and I have to say, I’m really looking forward to it.
“My 30s have been all about the kids – bringing them up, keeping all these balls afloat.
“But now they’re getting older, there’s a bit more space where I can start focusing on things that are happening for me. I see my 40s as a chance to find myself again and figure out who I am.”
Read the full Holly Willoughby interview in the July issue of Red on sale today – available in all supermarkets and online at MagsDirect.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
