Tom toughest gig
Daily Star Sunday
|July 27, 2025
TOM Davis secretly battled imposter syndrome when he became a movie star.
The comic hit the big time when he landed roles in blockbusters Paddington 2 and Wonka.
That meant working alongside A-list superstars Hugh Grant, Olivia Colman and Timothée Chalamet.
It was the stuff of dreams, but behind the scenes he'd often feel like he didn't belong.
Tom told the Daily Star Sunday: "Back in the day I was scaffolding on building sites.
"I moved from that into TV and stand-up comedy. It was a slow climb.
"So then when you're on a big movie, there's a feeling of imposter syndrome.
This story is from the July 27, 2025 edition of Daily Star Sunday.
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