Charlene White Opens Up About Her New Career Venture Beyond Loose Women Amid ‘Whirl of Doubts’
Loose Women star Charlene White has shared details of her latest career move, describing the process as filled with a “whirl of doubts.” The 44-year-old, who became a permanent panelist on Loose Women in 2021 after making her debut as a guest in 2020, has recently ventured into a new area—writing her own memoir.
Charlene, who began her career as a broadcast journalist at the BBC at the age of 24, has authored a memoir titled No Place Like Home. However, she revealed that the journey to completing the book was fraught with both excitement and self-doubt.
In an excerpt from her memoir, serialized in Daily Express, Charlene reflects on the initial thrill she felt when offered the opportunity to write the book. “When I was given the opportunity to write No Place Like Home, I was bouncing off the walls with excitement. I genuinely couldn’t have been happier that I had been entrusted to do something so monumental,” she wrote.
Despite her enthusiasm, Charlene faced significant challenges during the writing process. She had to pause her work on the book to participate in I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!, which led to her missing a deadline from her publisher. This setback left her struggling with self-doubt. “When my head hit the pillow at the end of each day, my brain was a whirl of doubts that I could do it,” she admitted.
“Every night, without fail, I would wake at about 1 am, panicking that my lack of confidence had pushed me into a hole that I now couldn’t get out of. I was going to fail, and fail big time.” Charlene credits her parents for helping her find the confidence to push through. She recalled a lesson from her childhood, where her mother and father taught her that “you just have to have the confidence to believe that you’ll find a way to navigate it” whenever she faced challenges.
No Place Like Home, which is set to be released on September 5, explores Charlene’s experiences growing up as a Jamaican Londoner and delves into themes of ancestry, identity, and belonging. The book also includes interviews with eight other individuals, each sharing their perspectives on what home means to them, particularly in the context of war, political upheaval, and personal identity. Charlene’s candid reflections on her journey to completing her memoir highlight the vulnerability and determination behind her latest accomplishment.