Presenter Yvette Fielding has claimed she was bullied on the set of Blue Peter throughout her first 12 months.
The now 55-year-old joined the favored present again in 1987 when she was solely 18 and was the youngest particular person on set.
Though Yvette went on to star in Blue Peter for 5 years, she’s just lately revealed she was prepared to depart after her first 12 months.
Chatting with Genevieve Hassan on the Celeb Catch-Up: Life After That Factor I Did podcast, Yvette made allegations in opposition to her former boss on the time.
Yvette has described her previous editor as “extremely merciless” after the way in which she was handled on set.
Yvette was 18 years outdated when she first joined Blue Peter (Picture: GETTY)
Recalling her expertise, Yvette stated: “It wasn’t a pleasing first 12 months.
“I’d ring my mum up after which hear my mum’s voice and burst into tears as a result of I used to be so homesick.”
Claiming she hadn’t been given any coaching earlier than becoming a member of the present, Yvette advised the podcast she wasn’t given any tips about easy methods to current.
She added: “I used to be advised that I used to be ineffective, completely ineffective, time and again and time and again.
“Each time I did what I believed was proper, she’d come again and she or he’d say one thing terrible or she’d simply berate me in entrance of different individuals. And it was simply completely soul destroying.”
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The presenter claimed she needed to depart after her first 12 months (Picture: GETTY)
Throughout her interview, Yvette claims producers had given her a curfew of 9pm and would test in to verify she had gone to mattress.
After 12 months of being on the present, Yvette had had sufficient and made the choice to stop.
She commented: “I truly resigned and walked out as a result of I discovered it actually laborious going. I might been pushed to absolutely the restrict.”
“I would just had sufficient of being bullied, which is what it was.”
Yvette claimed her former boss was (Picture: GETTY)
Nevertheless, Yvette had a change of coronary heart and determined to remain on the programme the place she stayed for an extra 4 years.
Her former boss made the choice to retire in 1988, a 12 months after Yvette had joined.
Yvette described her remaining time on the programme as “an absolute blast” and acknowledged her alleged mistreatment made her stronger in the long term.
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