Angela Scanlon has always been open and honest about life in front of and behind the camera, and recently the presenter has changed her attitude to life.

For years, Angela Scanlon had become accustomed to bending. Bending to expectations. Bending to what other people needed from her. Bending, perhaps, to the idea that she had to mould herself in order to fit into spaces that were never quite designed with her in mind.

But now, she says, something has shifted, and she approaches aspects in her life in a very different way.

There is a new sense of certainty in the Irish presenter, broadcaster and author, one that comes from finally understanding that she doesn’t need to make herself smaller, quieter or more agreeable to be accepted.

She has spent years working, and these days, she simply doesn’t have the appetite for pretending anymore.

“I don’t have the energy; I don’t have the desire anymore. This is what I am. A bit like when I was dating, and you go, ‘I’m not doing any pretence; this is who I am. Day one, take or leave it’, because actually, that weeds them out quick,” she says, laughing.

Rather than constantly trying to adapt, Angela has reached a point where she feels able to stand behind what she brings to the table.

Chatting to the Irish Independent, she said, “I mean, not that they were knocking down the doors, but you know what I mean? Actually, if people value the things that you bring, then you’re able to amplify them, instead of begging for things and hoping that you can mould yourself to their ever-changing needs.’

It is a philosophy that extends beyond her career. Angela has spoken about her struggles with an eating disorder and letting go of therapy.

However, getting to this point didn’t come overnight and took the star years of working on herself and therapy to gain that inner strength.

‘I actually stopped. I’m fixed. I’m healed…I was doing therapy twice a week for seven years. It was honestly a lot. And I realise, an incredible privilege to be able to do it.”

But now Angela feels strong enough to stand alone, and while she has a better grip on different aspects of her life, from family life to work, the presenter is feeling much better in her own mind.