Miranda Hart reveals her ‘absolute biggest regret’ – and how she gave into ‘societal pressure’
Miranda Hart has revealed that her ‘biggest regret’ is going to college.
The 53-year-old actress and comedian told young people at an education conference last week that she ‘hated’ the experience, saying: ‘My biggest regret is: ‘Why did I say I was going to university to study political science?’ It was just a done thing and I felt the pressure of it.’
Ms Hart added: ‘I think you really need to sit down and follow your heart and say: “Does this bring me joy? Is the idea of this path really exciting to me?”
‘Or actually, to be honest, is there a parent or a teacher or a cultural expectation that’s telling me I have to get these grades?’
The 53-year-old initially studied three A levels (politics, geography and biology) before dropping out on the second because ‘I couldn’t be bothered to go on a school trip to the Isle of Wight’.
Ms Hart also revealed she fell ill with ‘various viruses and ME-related issues’ while at university [myalgic encephalomyelitis] because ‘it wasn’t improving at that point’.
He described himself as ‘academically average at best, with absolutely no interest in any subjects on the curriculum’, and added that it was not until he was 26 that he admitted he wanted to be an actor.
This autumn, Ms Hart, known for hit BBC comedy Miranda, will appear in the second season of Celebrity Traitors alongside Bella Ramsay, Maya Jama, Richard E Grant, Ross Kemp and other famous faces.
Miranda Hart, 53, has revealed she ‘hated’ her university experience and revealed she only went to higher education because she felt pressured.
The actress and comedian are seen filming the second series of The Celebrity Traitors, which will air this autumn.
Ms. Hart’s comments about her college days, as reported by TimesHalf of all graduates earn less than the average national wage five years after leaving higher education, it warned after a damning report this month.
The findings mean more than 150,000 graduates a year struggle to even earn the average salary of a full-time worker in the UK, £35,000.
More worryingly, 11 per cent of graduates got a job that would earn them just £24,000 in the same period, according to analysis by the Policy Exchange thinktank.
In addition, only 57 percent of graduates were found to be working full-time 15 months after leaving university.
This is the latest evidence of the ‘collapse’ in the university premium, the additional lifetime income earned by graduates compared to non-graduates.
Critics claim it is time to stop luring young people into ‘debt trap degrees’, with the typical student racking up £50,000 a year in debt to study.
