GOOD Morning Britain’s Andi Peters looks emotional in a new documentary exploring diversity in the TV industry.
The veteran presenter reflects on his own career and the challenges he has faced because of the colour of his skin.
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In a new trailer for ITV’s Becoming The Person I Wanted To See, Andi looks sombre as he prepares to share his story on camera.
He says: “We’ve got to become comfortable with the uncomfortable… It is still a sore subject.
“I get upset when people don’t believe in themselves, don’t let the colour of your skin ever hold you back. Don’t let who you are ever hold you back.
“Everyone can achieve, it might be harder for you and you might have to battle, but believe in yourself and eventually somebody else will believe in you.”
“We mustn’t fear the hard work… just get it done!”
His co-star Ranvir Singh also features and recalled moments in her career when no-one supported her when she was unfairly treated and misspoken to.
She says: “What was really upsetting but also at the same time weirdly reassuring, was that all the other decent white people in the office knew I wasn’t being spoken to in the same way that other women with my same inexperience were being treated, and none of them stepped in.
“And do you know what… everything I’ve done since then is a f**k you to that. Everything I’ve done since then has been – you ignored me, I’ll make sure you can never ignore me [again].”
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While I’m A Celebrity star and Loose Women chair Charlene White speaks about the change she wants to see in the future.
She says: “I’d love to see more action… and being more forward-thinking and taking chances.
“I understand the impact of me rocking up on TV news with my hair like this. I understand the impact that can have on black girls up and down the country and I know how empowered they will feel seeing me.
“It’s never a responsibility that I’ve taken lightly and I’ll continue rustling feathers as a result!”
Fellow Loose Women star Katie Piper praised the show for making her forget about the burns she suffered in a life-changing acid attack.
She says: “I thought I would never make it on TV because of my accident.
“It was 15 years ago I was burnt and TV was a place for beautiful people, not burnt people.
“Working on Loose Women is a place [where] I forget that I’m burnt and that’s when I know I’m at my most happy – that’s how I can really judge it.
“I think what needs to be done, is that I’m not the only one. I don’t have any colleagues with a facial disfigurement.”
Watch Becoming The Person I Wanted To See on Friday 30th December at 1:45pm on ITV1 & ITVX
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