{"id":2400254,"date":"2026-05-03T15:10:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T15:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2400254"},"modified":"2026-05-03T15:10:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T15:10:22","slug":"ive-still-got-that-imposter-thing-sheridan-smith-on-never-feeling-good-enough-and-being-grateful-for-every-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/ive-still-got-that-imposter-thing-sheridan-smith-on-never-feeling-good-enough-and-being-grateful-for-every-role\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I\u2019ve still got that imposter thing\u2019: Sheridan Smith on never feeling good enough and being grateful for every role"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-fcd0c262-136f-44b7-aa61-5ba779cfc61e\">Sheridan Smith is undoubtedly one of the most talented performers of her generation.<\/p>\n<p>With countless exceptional roles under her belt including starring in the likes of <em>Cilla<\/em>, <em>I Fought The Law<\/em>, and currently nailing yet another brilliant character in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/the-cage-ending-explained-bbc\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/the-cage-ending-explained-bbc\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/the-cage-ending-explained-bbc\/\"><em>The Cage<\/em><\/a>, you might be surprised to find out the actress suffers ongoing imposter syndrome.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-fcd0c262-136f-44b7-aa61-5ba779cfc61e-2\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve still got that imposter thing,&#8221; Sheridan tells <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/gaby-roslin-being-shy\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/gaby-roslin-being-shy\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/gaby-roslin-being-shy\/\">Gaby Roslin<\/a> during an appearance on Magic Radio&#8217;s <em>Saturday Mornings with Gaby Roslin<\/em>, when asked if she&#8217;s got more confidence than she had a decade ago.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-continues-below block py-2 text-sm\">Article continues below <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"inline-block w-2.5 h-2.5 ml-2\" fill=\"currentColor\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 1000\"><path d=\"M1000 100L500 900 0 100h1000z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10; 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and not to get complacent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;I&#8217;m so grateful for them all [acting roles],&#8221; the actress continues, adding that a few years ago she would&#8217;ve turned down her latest role in ITV&#8217;s <em>Two Birds<\/em>, because it would&#8217;ve felt too big and overwhelming for her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;But now I&#8217;m at the point in my life where I&#8217;m like, &#8216;yes, bring it on,'&#8221; she says of starring in the show that she&#8217;s had to build up the confidence to take on.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-qSfPYb5KBdHwp6WKCDMqYT\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-qSfPYb5KBdHwp6WKCDMqYT slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Sign up to our free daily email for the latest royal and entertainment news, interesting opinion, expert advice on styling and beauty trends, and no-nonsense guides to the health and wellness questions you want answered.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"elk-dad00c6c-c5f4-4f6f-9f26-8bdef76c6c2f\"><em>Two Birds<\/em> sees Sheridan take on the role of British Police Constable Izzie Cornwell, who moves to Australia for a new life after she&#8217;s widowed.<\/p>\n<p>The six-part mystery thriller then sees Izzie drawn into a complicated murder investigation, and then into a web of secrets and lies. The character of Izzie also has complicated relationships with her sister and daughter &#8211; something Sheridan is so good at portraying.<\/p>\n<p>The series currently has no confirmed release date, but it&#8217;s definitely one to look out for. Talking to Gaby Roslin, Sheridan shares that she needed to undertake combat training for the part of Izzie.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-[#333]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-[#333]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-normal&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            What to read next<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s so different to anything I&#8217;ve done before,&#8221; she reveals, adding, &#8220;I&#8217;m doing motorbike lessons, I&#8217;m having gun training, combat training, so I&#8217;m having all the training.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m so excited that I get to play that type of character at 44,&#8221; she shares.<\/p>\n<p>Sheridan has also found a lot of confidence benefits to moving back to the village she grew up in, after living in London for 28 years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s been lovely,&#8221; she tells Gaby, adding, &#8220;I know everyone in the village so I can do the school run with my hair stood on end and in my pyjamas, and no-one bats an eyelid.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of her relationship with her son, five-year-old Billy, Sheridan reveals, &#8220;I take him to the theatre with me when I&#8217;m in a play, and he&#8217;s going to Australia with me,&#8221; which is to film <em>Two Birds<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>All episodes of <\/strong><em><strong>The Cage<\/strong><\/em><strong> are currently streaming on <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\"><strong>BBC iPlayer<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.womanandhome.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sheridan Smith is undoubtedly one of the most talented performers of her generation. With countless exceptional roles under her belt including starring in the likes of Cilla, I Fought The Law, and currently nailing yet another brilliant character in The Cage, you might be surprised to find out the actress suffers ongoing imposter syndrome. &#8220;I&#8217;ve [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2400255,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2400254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/\u2018Ive-still-got-that-imposter-thing-Sheridan-Smith-on-never.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2400254"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400254\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2400256,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400254\/revisions\/2400256"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2400255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2400254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2400254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2400254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}