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Amanda Byram: 'I wanted to become an actress but I thought I was rubbish'

TV presenter Amanda Byram has opened about wanting to act.

The 42-year-old admitted she wished she had pursued her childhood dream of performing sooner.

“I’m always aiming higher, to my detriment really, I need to learn to enjoy the now and stop obsessing about the future,” she said.

The Pride of Ireland Awards 2015

Act: Amanda revealed if she had the chance she would definitely want to act | VIPIRELAND.COM

“If I had the chance I would definitely want to act. I used to act out scenes from movies in my bedroom as a teenager.

“When I lived in LA, I took acting classes, but because I’m very impatient, I just assumed I was rubbish, so I quit,” she told Get the Gloss magazine.

“If I had the chance I would definitely want to act out scenes from movies in my bedroom as a teenager.

“I really wish I had stuck with it, some of my fellow classmates who were equally rubbish, are now really good actors,” she added.

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Live TV: Amanda admitted she loves making TV | VIPIRELAND.COM

Despite wanting to pursue acting, the Castleknock native says she lives for the “buzz” of live TV.

“I love making telly, it really challenges and fulfils me. There is no greater buzz than live television,” she revealed.

“You are exposed for all the world to see, warts and all, and there is no turning back.

“But life in front of the camera is the same as normal life off-camera life,” she divulged.

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Fame: Amanda revealed the word “fame” is so alien to her | VIPIRELAND.COM

“Once you wrap, things go on as normal. I took the tube to the Magic Mike XXL premiere the other day in my fancy gown.

“The word ‘fame’ is so alien to me. It’s just about normal people doing jobs that not everyone can do,” she admitted.

Although the brunette beauty revealed TV is her “first love” – she opened up about her new baby her fitness website ByramBod.

Amanda Byram celebrates her 40th birthday

First love: Amanda admitted TV is her first love | VIPIRELAND.COM

“TV is my first love. I am back and forth to LA and Sydney too, so things are happening everywhere,” she said.

“My new baby though, is ByramBod. Women need to give themselves a break.

“We try to be everything to everyone. We need to be mindful of our mental health and stop being so hard on ourselves and our bodies,” she said.

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