EX-HOLLYOAKS star Emmett Scanlan said he "struggled to get work and had some of his darkest days" after the soap. Appearing in a string of hit dramas and Netflix shows since his exit in 2012, Emmett , 45, has become one of TV's most wanted actors. He most notably appeared alongside Michelle Keegan in eight-part series Fool Me Once, in BBC series Kin and even Peaky Blinders.
Despite Emmett's roaring success now, the Irish star also suffered setbacks following his three year soap stint. He recalled: "I hit my own, professional and personal rock bottom for an 18 month period where I lost all confidence in myself, and I lost my was and I kept things to myself because I didn't want to be a burden to other people. "I remember one particular period where I sat on my own in my living room, and I watched the clock tick until the sun disappeared.
"I sat there staring at the tears down my face." Speaking about to the Under The Surface Podcast about how hard it was to land another role, Emmett said: "I was going up for auditions and I wasn't getting anything and I was getting direct offers for sh*t, and I was the worst thing in it. "And I'd lost.
I'd lost my mojo. I'd lost my ability, my confidence in myself. And I got lower and lower and lower.
After being rejected for auditions and replaced for roles he wanted, Emmett eventually landed an online TV series for BBC3. The star opened up about a phone call he recieved while sitting in a supermarket car park, he said: "She said you also got.
