Holly Willoughby reveals dyslexia fears

Holly Willoughby was "terrified" people thought she was "stupid" because of her dyslexia.

The 39-year-old star - who was diagnosed with the learning disorder as an adult - has always "struggled" with the condition, and revealed it is behind most of her mistakes on \'This Morning\'.

She told Red magazine: "I\'ve struggled with dyslexia since I was young and it used to hold me back.

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"At school, reading out loud absolutely terrified me because I\'d get all the words wrong and I was convinced everybody thought I was stupid.

"It still happens now - most of the mistakes I make on \'This Morning\' are because of it, but it doesn\'t do what it did to me back then because I don\'t let it have power. I now know that it\'s all about how you package it in your head."

As a working mother, Holly - who has kids Chester, five, Belle, nine, and Harry, 11, with husband Dan Baldwin - admitted she has felt guilty for missing her children\'s first day of school due to work commitments

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She said: "I hate that I wasn\'t there because those are memories you can\'t get back.

"But I\'ve realised the only way that I can combat those feelings is to accept that sometimes I don\'t get it right - and that\'s fine."

And with her 40th birthday coming in February next year, the mum-of-three is keen to rediscover herself as she gets older.

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She explained: "I have to say, I\'m really looking forward to it.

"My 30s have been all about the kids - bringing them up, keeping all these balls afloat - but now they\'re getting older, there\'s a bit more space where I can start focusing on things that are happening for me.

"I see my 40s as a chance to find myself again and figure out who I am."