He shot to fame in 2011 as the leading Lothario in Made In Chelsea.
But in a new interview, Spencer Matthews, 31, has insisted that he had a ‘greater calling’ than being ‘a bit of a pr**k’ on MIC as he asserted that ‘an element of prejudice’ comes with having wealthy parents and attending Eton.
The father-of-one also said his ‘priorities shifted when he met the right woman’ and became a father in reference to his now-wife Vogue Williams, 34, and their son Theodore, one.
Greater calling! In a new interview, Spencer Matthews, 31, has insisted that he had a ‘greater calling’ than being ‘a bit of a pr**k’ on Made In Chelsea (Pictured on the reality show)
Speaking on the latest ‘Can I ask you a personal question?’ podcast episode, Spencer was asked if he has regrets about appearing in Made In Chelsea for so long.
The reality star, said: ‘I guess just as you get on, especially when you meet the right woman and you have kids – or the right partner, I should say, and have kids – I certainly felt that my priorities shifted.
‘Less about me, and my image and my future. And more about creating something of real value, and creating a legacy and being a family man, and everything I’m trying to be now.’
Spencer – whose attempt at presenting on GMB in February 2019 was widely panned – added that the insecurity of life as a reality star or freelancer presenter was ‘a hard way to exist’ and complicated his sense of self-worth.
Prejudice: The reality star turned entrepreneur also asserted that ‘an element of prejudice’ comes with having wealthy parents and attending Eton (Pictured as a child)
Hard! Spencer added that the insecurity of life as a reality star or freelancer presenter was ‘a hard way to exist’ and complicated his sense of self-worth (Pictured February 2019)
He said: ‘You realise that this social media, TV life is – unless your aim in life is to be Ant or Dec, or that’s what you want – you need to really pinpoint exactly what you want.
‘Because for me, floating around not knowing the endgame, and not knowing where your next paycheque’s coming from and how big it’s going to be, or who you’re going to be working for or on what channel, was a really hard way for me to exist.
‘I found it a complicated way of understanding my worth as such.’
Explaining his desire to create his alcohol-free drinks brand Clean Liquor, Spencer said: ‘And I’ve always been creative, I’ve always been quite a good money-maker and alright around a contract and stuff.
Priorities: The father-of-one also said his ‘priorities shifted when he met the right woman’ and became a father in reference to his now-wife Vogue Williams, 34, and their son Theodore, one
‘So I’ve always – in the back of my mind at least, and I hope this doesn’t sound arrogant – knew that I had a kind of greater calling I suppose than being a cast member on a popular TV show, and drinking all the time, and being known for being quite funny but a bit of a pr**k, I suppose.’
The Made In Chelsea star was they asked if there are any disadvantages to going to Eton – a top boarding school – and having a privileged background.
Spencer, who’s due to welcome his second child with wife Vogue any day now, said: ‘I suppose it’s how you see it and it depends on what it is you want to do.
‘There is an element of prejudice to going to a school like that and having wealthy parents, of course. People do assume that it’s easier to become successful if you have successful parents…’
Easier? ‘People do assume that it’s easier to become successful if you have successful parents’ said Spencer (Pictured in 2016 with father David and mother Jane who are thought to be worth around $300m)
‘I believe that hard work and graft, if you get your head down and believe in what you’re doing, then you’re likely to do just as well as the next guy.’
Spencer’s father David Matthews is a successful hotelier and former racing driver while his mother Jane Matthews is a Rhodesian-born artist, with the married couple thought to be worth around $300million.
Looking to the future, the TV personality added: ‘I already know that if Clean Liquor becomes a huge success, and I sell it for some huge number, everyone’s going to call me lucky.
‘And I know they will. And that’s a part of going to Eton, and that’s a part of having a rich family.
Entrepreneur: ‘So I’ve always – in the back of my mind at least, and I hope this doesn’t sound arrogant – knew that I had a kind of greater calling’ said Spencer of his long-running MIC stint
‘But I know when I’m opening the office before 7 each morning, and I’m one of the last to leave, and I’m making my vision work, and I’m putting in hard hours and learning every single day, and building an incredible team – that every day that I’m doing that I’m decreasing the amount of luck that I need for it to be a huge success.
Balancing out his stance, he said: ‘And I’m not saying that there’s no element of luck to becoming whoever you want to be. Always happy to have a bit of luck on your side.
‘But I will be able to say that we called it [a reference to his business idea – low alcohol cocktails etc], instead of it just being blind luck.
‘I think it’s a shame to call successful people lucky just all the time. There’s usually a reason for it. And I’m not saying I’m a huge success quite yet, but I’m very much hoping to be.’