A former presenter on A Place in the Sun made a heartbreaking admission on Wednesday
Sara Baalla Screen Time TV Reporter
12:28, 07 Jan 2026Updated 21:32, 07 Jan 2026
A Place in the Sun star shares fears of being ‘cancelled’ after almost ‘quitting TV'(Image: Instagram/@laurahamiltontv)
A Place in the Sun star has shared her fears of being “cancelled” after almost “quitting TV”. Scarlette Douglas famously became part of the Channel 4 property programme in 2015 as one of its hosts and housing specialists.
Following seven years on the programme, she chose to depart in August 2022 to focus on different ventures, although she’s maintained strong friendships with her former colleagues, such as Jasmine Harman and Laura Hamilton.
Scarlette made an appearance on ITV’s Good Morning Britain on Wednesday (January 7) to address how “unconscious bias” affects television, which prompted her to reconsider her broadcasting career.
This follows accusations from certain viewers that The Traitors displayed racism when Netty and Judy, both women of colour, became the first participants to exit the castle. Leicestershire Live has reached out to representatives of the show for comment.
During today’s GMB, presenter Ed Balls opened with: “It’s not the first time reality shows or the voting public have chosen to eliminate ethnic minority contestants first,” reports the Express.
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Susanna Reid continued: “TV presenter Scarlette Douglas had a similar experience on her series of I’m a Celebrity, when she and Loose Women and ITV News presenter Charlene White, both black women of course, were the first two campmates to leave the jungle.”
Addressing Scarlette directly, the presenter then enquired: “You said this was so bad, you wanted to leave [TV]. Was that after your experience on I’m a Celebrity?”
Scarlette responded: “No. Do you know what? I want to start this by saying that no matter what I say here, I already know there’s going to be backlash. There’s going to be something negative, and someone on social media is going to say I’m using the race card. It’s very sad to know that, and it’s very sad to feel that I should be worried to sit here and talk about my experience in TV. This year, I’ll be in TV for 11 years, which is amazing and actually, I had an incredible experience on I’m a Celebrity.”
The 38-year-old then revealed that her early departure from the Australian jungle in 2022 was something she attributed to being less recognisable than her fellow campmates.
“However, when we do look at other things and other situations, like what’s happening on The Traitors, like what’s happening on other shows, there is a pattern that we cannot ignore, and we need to talk about it a lot more,” she continued.
The star made a shock admission on Wednesday(Image: ITV)
“I’m not here to say that the whole country’s racist and reality TV is racist, but we do have to talk about the fact that there is an unconscious bias there.”
Scarlette continued: “At what point can we just be ourselves and not feel like whatever we do is going to put us in a bad light?”
Looking back on challenges she’s encountered previously, the television personality revealed: “Unfortunately, we’re the least desired. I’ve had many situations in relationships… I just never felt like I was attractive, and it’s hard to shake that.”
Scarlette even contemplated leaving her career due to these challenges. She shared: “We need to talk about it more, I think we need to be okay talking about it. Me being here today is a huge moment for me because I’ve experienced so many things. Last year, I was like, ‘I’m done with television’, because I’m so fed up of doing everything I could possibly do and there still being this block.
“Unless I sit here and have this conversation and bring it to the awareness of people that are in charge, nothing’s going to change. It is a risk for me sitting here, and it is a risk, ‘Oh, what if I get cancelled. Maybe I shouldn’t say what I feel.’ But if I don’t, then there’s not going to be a change.”
A Place in the Sun is available to stream on Channel 4, while Good Morning Britain airs weekdays on ITV1 and ITVX at 6am
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