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Jane McDonald on being ‘painfully shy’ and suffering from stage fright

Jane McDonald used to suffer from a debilitating degree of shyness and stage fright. Luckily, she was able to overcome it!

Singer and TV personality Jane McDonald was recently announced as the presenter of the British Soap Awards 2025, but getting up on stage hasn’t always been easy for the Wakefield legend. Just days ago, Jane’s plans to present the reboot of ITV game show Pyramid were scuppered. But as a child, stage fright was the thing holding Jane McDonald – on screen with her Florida show this weekend (March 15) – back from fulfilling her full potential as an entertainer.

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