Emma Willis was "very sceptical" about signing up to present ‘The Circle’.
The former ‘Big Brother’ host had reservations about taking on the role on the game show – which is based around a reality setting in which contestants each live alone in an apartment and can only interact with each other via The Circle, a social media-type chat system, in a bid to become the most popular person – because she felt the programme was "celebrating" catfishing.
She said: "[I was] very sceptical about it before I’d watched it.
"I pre-judged it, totally. I thought it was essentially catfishing, and should we really be celebrating that?
"I watched it and I had a totally different opinion."
Emma now believes the show plays an important role in helping people become aware of the dangers of social media.
She said: "It was like a glowing beacon of what we should all be aware of on social media, and that is, ‘Do not trust anybody.’
"I’m super-paranoid, I don’t trust anyone with anything. Especially on social media, because you just don’t know who you’re talking to."
Emma became a qualified NHS maternity care assistant earlier this year thanks to her show ‘Delivering Babies’, and she has been in discussions with the show’s bosses about a potential third series.
Speaking on ‘This Morning’, she added: "We’re talking at the minute about how we move forward. If we can do series three, because I’m fully qualified now – I’m so proud.
"I want to go back because I love it, because it’s, ‘What can we do next? Can it evolve into something else? Do we look at a different part of the maternity unit?’
"We’re just trying to figure out how that could work."
Emma Willis was ‘sceptical’ about hosting The Circle
