When people watch me on TV they see part of my life. I wanted to let them know the real me behind the scenes. The child who was a concert violinist from the age of six. The young woman who took on the challenge to compete in the Miss America pageant. The television journalist for twenty-five years. The mother of two who, just like most women, struggles to balance work and family.
Gretchen CarlsonI don't read all the junk. I joke if I did, I wouldn't get out of bed in the morning. But, Sometimes the comments over the top - really ugly. Many of them are critical of my looks, like the one that criticized my "thunder thighs." I get that a lot. Some of the tweets are too vulgar to repeat.
Gretchen CarlsonI'm a person who likes to give 100 percent to everything I do. I want to be the best at my job and as a mother.
Gretchen CarlsonI learned that I had to work triply hard every time I started a new job in a newsroom to prove my value and worth.
Gretchen Carlson