![]() She describes her life in London fondly, but stays true to her Irish roots. It's this kind of honesty that draws her followers to look up to her as a type of down-to-earth mentor. ![]() Really it was a lack of confidence, a lack of belief in my own ability." "I was not even 30 and was close to being burnt the f*ck out! I felt like it was too late to build something, too late to “get a break”, too late to make a go of things & I spent a lot of time deeply regretting the lack of focus I had in my twenties. I was blindly focused and so terrified I would fail that I didn’t have time to do anything on a personal level… my relationship was under strain, my friends had lost me and my family, although supportive, did wonder what the hell I was doing it for," she wrote.Ī post shared by ANGELA SCANLON on at 12:18am PDT I was so hideously lonely, I couldn’t find my way around the Tube, I felt constantly out of my depth & I was riddled with self-doubt. Meanwhile I was working for myself in Ireland, trying to build a career in both countries and not really believing I deserved one in either. "London was so SO alien to me at that point, I was coming over here with a smile on my face knocking on doors and showing up every single day. One Instagram post in particular saw Angela open up about life as an Irish gal abroad, looking to make a name for herself The presenter has been open towards her social media followers in the past when it comes to feeling burnt out, trying to make it in an alien city. It’s never too late to do what you want to do, but start somewhere.” You had to be 22 and kind of fresh, whereas I was almost 30 at that stage when I went there. ![]() " thought, when I got to London that I was too old to get a break there. ‘I always say to people who think they’ve done the wrong thing, having studied the thing that they want to do ultimately, that actually there are ways of turning that into an advantage. At the time I thought ‘Oh God, it’s taking me ten years to figure all of this out’, but actually having had that path often gives me a different perspective and different approach, which I think is a good thing.” "It was a slightly zig-zaggy way of doing things, but I think that was an absolute blessing. (Those auburn locks are just mesmerising) We're taking notes in our pristine fashion bible for future reference, and are working up the courage to enquire about her haircare routine. ![]() From there I knew I really liked TV, and I started pitching fashion programme ideas at the time and then Oi, Ginger, which was the first documentary I did. "In a nutshell, I studied business, I then set up a stall in the loft, I started personal shopping in Dundrum and from there I went into TV as a pundit doing fashion news and trends. How did she go from studying business to practising fashion guru? Picking out stunner styles is a lot harder than it looks, we suspect… A post shared by ANGELA SCANLON on at 1:56pm PDT ![]()
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