Emily Atack

I think it's because...

honestly like my whole life has been building up to that moment and I think the reason why Sarah Stratton means so much to me is because it's the first time in my life look I've been given amazing like lovely opportunities and roles and I'm so grateful to the in-betweeners and other jobs along the way that that have really kind of put me up the ladder a little bit and but

I do feel with rivals, there is a particular trust that they have with me that I've never had, that nobody has ever had with me before, which is they believe I can do it.

And they believe that I don't just have to be the girl that stands there in the corner not saying much.

They've given me more to do.

They've given me these beautiful scenes.

Because they know I can do it.

They believe in me.

And that has taken me 20 years almost.

I've jumped through so many hoops.

And don't get me wrong, I know I'm talking from a white middle, you know, white privileged position.

But I have had snobbery over the years.

People have been very snooty towards me because of, you know, the fact I've got blonde hair, boobs, posing, lads mags, I wear fake tan, eyelashes.

I've always got a dodgy fake tan situation going on.

But Rivals is just allowing me to go in and do my job and do it well.

It's so self-aware.

It's something that people love about me.

And it's also something about me that gets, it's got me into trouble over the years.

And I always sort of think back to childhood with things.

And this is years of therapy, I think.