Ellie Simmonds ‘biggest struggle’ after huge career change from Paralympian to TV star

Ellie Simmons biggest struggle after huge career change from paralympian to TV star Ellie Simmons career now is a million miles away from the highly pressurized and intensely physical one she faced as a par Olympic swimmer but it comes with its own struggles in an exclusive interview with express.co.uk she revealed that the most difficult thing for her has been seeing her body change and comparing herself physically to the sportswoman that she was before when I was an athlete and I was in the best shape of my life I knew I was good at something she explained with this next chapter of life and work I am absolutely loving every opportunity but that whole identity of swimming was there for so long and I am now trying to figure out what else do I enjoy comparing my body to how it was when I was an athlete that's the the toughest thing now like her sporting career her new chapter of life has been a roaring success too she won a bafta this year for a compelling and deeply emotional film about her experiences meeting her biological mother for the first time having been adopted after birth