Jamie Laing has admitted he still feels like he has to ‘prove himself’ years after finding fame as a posh playboy on Made In Chelsea.
The broadcaster, 36, who appeared on the show between 2011 and 2021, said he understood why his reality TV roots were frowned upon added to the fact he landed the gig without even having to audition.
Speaking on the Sliding Doors podcast he said: ‘I have to prove myself because I came from reality TV, reality TV gives you this golden ticket into the world of entertainment and I was given it for nothing’.
‘I didn’t work for [Made In Chelsea] I didn’t have to audition for it I didn’t have to do anything for it I was just given it because I was the right age, in the right place, at the right time’.
Much of Jamie’s reality TV stint featured his rocky love life, but since then he has gone on to become one of TV’s most famous faces, including competing Strictly Come Dancing, hosting his own show on BBC Radio 1 and launching a podcast with wife Sophie Habboo.
He laughed: ‘I was offered was Made in Chelsea which was about being posh and as we know posh people are not liked for some reason in the UK’.
Jamie Laing has admitted he still feels like he has to ‘prove himself’ years after finding fame as a posh playboy on Made In Chelsea
The broadcaster, 36, who appeared on the show between 2011 and 2021, said he understood why his TV roots were frowned upon added to the fact he landed the gig without an audition
‘Everyone saw me as a reality TV star who didn’t work hard and lived off his parents money, which some of that is true’.
Jamie went on to admit that he feels like he has to prove to himself as much as everyone else that he deserves the career that he has forged.
It comes after Jamie’s wife pregnant Sophie revealed that her dad called her ‘enormous’ and said she was ‘way bigger than her sister’ when she was expecting.
The podcast host, who is preparing to welcome her first child with her husband, admitted it had ruined their day.
Her sister Georgia welcomed a baby girl, Bella, with her husband Tom Berry back in November, with their dad Patrique comparing their bumps.
Speaking on her’s and Jamie’s podcast NearlyParents, Sophie recalled the comments from her dad that ‘no woman wants to hear.’
She began: ‘What you don’t ever want to be told, even when your pregnant is “you look enormous.”‘
Jamie explained: ‘Sophie’s dad phones her when we’re in the car and goes “Sophie you look enormous! Way bigger than you sister. And I thought “f*** sake that’s the day ruined.”‘
‘I have to prove myself because I came from reality TV , reality TV gives you this golden ticket into the world of entertainment and I was given it for nothing’ (MIC cast pictured 2012)
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‘I didn’t work for [Made In Chelsea] I didn’t have to audition for it I didn’t have to do anything for it I was just given it because I was the right age, in the right place, at the right time’
Much of Jamie’s reality TV stint featured his rocky love life, but since then he has gone on to become one of TV’s most famous faces (pictured ion Strictly in 2020)
Sophie added: ‘A woman wants to hear, “you look healthy” or “you look stunning.”
Speaking about her bra size, she joked: ‘It’s not the cup situation that’s disturbing me, I don’t know if I’m a 55 back now. I am the hulk.
‘I’m ordering 40 and I can’t breathe in them. How am I expanding this much. My mum said my feet will get wider and never go back to normal I’m going to be so good at swimming Michael Phelps move over.’
Jamie joked: ‘Sophie has a booty. I like big butts and I cannot lie. You have this butt that is like a ledge. It’s insane though.’
He star recently made a surprising confession about his wife Sophie’s house rules as they prepare to welcome their first child.
The couple have been open about their journey to becoming parents for the first time.
Now, Jamie has shared one strict rule Sophie has implemented as they get their new home ready for the arrival of their baby.
Speaking on his BBC Radio 1 show on Wednesday, he said: ‘I tell you one thing that is actually quite weird, we just moved into a new house, very exciting, and my wife, who is pregnant, has this new rule in the house.’
It comes after Jamie’s wife pregnant Sophie revealed that her dad called her ‘enormous’ and said she was ‘way bigger than her sister’ when she was expecting
He added: ‘I tell you what, I will vent on the radio. I hate it. She is not going to be listening. I really don’t like it and I pretend at home that I like it but I don’t.’
Revealing what has been grating him, Jamie shared: ‘The rule is this, I have outdoor clothes and indoor clothes.
‘So when I go out the house, I have to wear my outdoor clothes and when I come back in the house, I have to change into my indoor clothes so I don’t make anything messy.
‘One time she caught me like a rat running upstairs in my outside clothes.’
His radio co-star, Katie Thistleton, questioned him about how the logistics would work as he explained: ‘I come in and I get naked.’
Katie tried to reason with Jamie, as she quipped: ‘Let’s blame the hormones.’
However, Jamie admitted he felt he might have gone a step too far with his confession and worried that Sophie would find out.
‘I am scared if she is listening. I just want everyone to know I love, love wearing indoor clothes,’ he joked.
