Tracy Grimshaw slams tabloid claims she’s fighting secret battle
She’s the long-time host of A Current Affair, appearing in people’s TV screens five nights a week, but Tracy Grimshaw has faced a persistent rumour that she suffers from “crippling shyness”.
But in an interview in the September issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly, Grimshaw has slammed the reports that she is so “introverted that it affects her daily life” as “rubbish”.
The 57-year-old said, “That is simply not true. Anyone who knows me will tell you that is not true. I certainly don't suffer from ‘crippling shyness’”.
She added, “And I'm really glad to be able to correct that... That really is rubbish, but I don't tie myself up in knots about it.”
Last year, New Idea claimed that “Tracy has battled shyness her entire career...she is so introverted it actually affects her daily life
“The person you see on TV is not the same person you would meet on the street.”
The report also claimed the journalist doesn’t like meeting new people.
However, Grimshaw soundly refuted those claims, telling AWW that, “sometimes rubbish is written about you”.
In fact, Grimshaw reveals that she’s in a great place in her life.
“I live in paradise,” she told the publication. “I love where I live. I am happy – very happy – satisfied and very grateful, too.
“In a way this is my sanctuary where I am free to be myself and just be who I am. I’m grateful because I know I am lucky – I have been in the right place at the right time during my career and that has helped me along the way. Of course, it hasn’t all been luck and I’d like to think that I’ve brought something to the table all these years but I know luck has played a big part, too.”