Angela admits 'I HAD TO DO A LOT OF ACTING!'

The former Shorty star opens up about her rocky ride on Treasure Island

- Sebastian van der Zwan

Playing Rachel McKenna on Shortland Street, Angela Bloomfield has been a household name since she was 19 years old, and having been an avid fan of shows like Survivor and The Amazing Race, the actress figured she was more than ready for whatever Celebrity Treasure Island had in store.

However, after butting heads with some of her more macho campmates, who labelled her as "weak" and couldn't handle taking instructions from women, the “proudly sensitive" star, 48, admits she was "naïve", adding, “My personality is unsuitable for reality TV."

Here, the mum-of-two reveals to Woman's Day how she's coping with her return to the spotlight and what we haven't seen behind the scenes of the TVNZ 2 series...

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