The acting world is a unique one. You're rarely salaried, and go freelance from job to job with different rates depending on what you're up to.
There's no shame in letting the uncertainty brought on by finishing a job and not having the next lined up get to you.
And it's a feeling that takes over even the biggest names in the industry - just look at the star of Netflix's hit thriller Fool Me Once.
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The show, based on the Harlan Coben book of the same name, went live on the streaming platform at the beginning of 2024 and has quickly become the most watched programme.
Tens of millions of us have tuned in so far and it shows no sign of moving from the number one watched spot.
It stars Michelle Keegan as Maya Stern, an army veteran whose husband and sister are both murdered.
Co-starring Joanna Lumley and Richard Armitage, Maya quickly stumbles across a dark conspiracy that goes all the way back to her husband's childhood.
But despite the overwhelming and instant success of Fool Me Once, Michelle has revealed she isn't taking what comes next for granted.
In fact, she admitted she has imposter syndrome and sees herself constantly thinking she's 'never going to work again'.
Michelle told Fearne Cotton’s Happy Place podcast: "I suffer a lot with imposter syndrome.
“So I will be doing a job and as soon as I wrap on that job, I’m like, ‘Right, well I’m never going to work again!’. You know, that was good while it lasted. So I always have that slight panic.
“I come from a very normal working-class background, my family and friends aren’t in the industry at all.
“I’d never met anyone in the industry until I was in Corrie.
“Even when I was there I was just like, ‘I’m gonna get found out, I shouldn’t be here, someone else should have had this job’.”
More than 238 million hours have been spent watching Fool Me Once, with more than 37 million people tuning in. That's a massive 27 million extra viewers than the second most watched show, Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer.
Michelle already has her next acting job booked in, one she says will see her busy until the summer.
And after the success of Fool Me Once, we're sure viewers will be eager to tune in when it lands.
Fool Me Once is available to stream on Netflix now.
Topics: Netflix, TV and Film
Tom Earnshaw