Ben Shephard almost became a stripper after leaving university.
Ben Shephard nearly became a stripper after university
The 48-year-old TV presenter has revealed that he considered turning to stripping in a bid to earn some much-needed cash.
He shared: "Me and Sam, my housemate - we decided to get some money. We were going to be strippers at the end of university time. And we were going to do some of the sport teams' end-of-season parties to get some money."
However, Ben's wife Annie ultimately talked him out of it. And the 'Good Morning Britain' star now accepts that it wasn't a good idea.
He told 'That Gaby Roslin Podcast': "Annie talked us out of it at the time and … I'm not sure that was such a good idea."
Ben can still vividly recall Annie's advice.
She told him: "You are kidding, aren't you? You know you're not going to do this. As much as this seems like a really good idea to the two of you, you are not going to do this."
Meanwhile, Ben recently opened up about his struggles with imposter syndrome.
The TV star recalled feeling like a fraud after being axed from a presenting role in the 90s, when his boss told him that it wasn't "working" with him on screen.
Ben said: "It was brutal because it came out of nowhere. I was about 25 and thought I was going to be with Channel 4 for a couple of years.
"Then all of a sudden it was done and I clearly hadn’t been good enough in that role. It was really hard coming away from that and the reality of suddenly not having an income and not having a job. But what you realise is that when something goes wrong and then an opportunity comes along, you grab it even harder."
Tagged in Ben Shephard