![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/i-was-one-of-kids-tvs-biggest-stars/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/vic-comp.jpg&description=A TOP BBC kids star has ditched small-screen fame to be a psychotherapist after a "re-evaluation" of her life. Actress Victoria Shalet, now 41, starred as Harmony Parker in the BBC series The Queen's Nose . 6 A top BBC kids TV star has shunned small screen fame for completely different career Credit: Rex Features 6 Victoria Shalet played Harmony Parker in The Queen's Nose Credit: UPP 6 She is now a qualified Psychotherapist working in west London Credit: Instagram/spaceinmetherapy She was the original famous face of the show along with the rest of the child star cast , but decided not to return for the rebooted series in 2000. Victoria stayed in the role for five years and gained nine GCSE's in that time. After her star turn she appeared in Midsomer Murders and Jonathan Creek before giving up acting for good - and admitted her passion had faltered. After having therapy of her own, she made the huge career switch and now works in west London. In an interview with Glamour Magazine she said: 'I got to my early twenties and realised my heart just wasn't in it. 'Then I had some therapy myself and it really did make me re-evaluate what I wanted from life.' The star has worked as a humanistic psychotherapist since 2012 and has a practice based in Chiswick, London . She said her 23 years in acting and "observing the human condition fuelled my interest in people and how the mind works." Recently, Victoria looked unrecognisable after her career change. She made her acting debut at the age of eight after she secured a role in the BBC series Testimony Of A Child and continued to perform and attend school throughout her childhood and teen years. Victoria revealed that on-screen roles had dried up somewhat in the late noughties and decided missing out on a role in medical-drama Holby City was a sign that she should give up altogether and pursue her other ambitions. But by 2012, Victoria fell out of love with acting and started looking to other interests. The Queen's No){kind=link}
A TOP BBC kids star has ditched small-screen fame to be a psychotherapist after a “re-evaluation” of her life.
Actress Victoria Shalet, now 41, starred as Harmony Parker in the BBC series The Queen’s Nose.
She was the original famous face of the show along with the rest of the child star cast, but decided not to return for the rebooted series in 2000.
Victoria stayed in the role for five years and gained nine GCSE’s in that time.
After her star turn she appeared in Midsomer Murders and Jonathan Creek before giving up acting for good – and admitted her passion had faltered.