By Chris Hastings PUBLISHED: 17:04 EST, 21 December 2013 | UPDATED: 16:48 EST, 23 December 2013 Her sitcom is a massive hit  adored by millions, but Miranda Hart has revealed she has been so crippled by self-doubt that she turned to the late Eric Morecambe for inspiration. ‘I got to a point a year ago possibly when it was all a bit too much,’  the 41-year-old admits on today’s edition of Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs. ‘It was quite lonely and I  was struggling. ‘I thought is it worth it? Because you are not doing it for yourself. You are doing it for an audience.
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Miranda admits that she felt overwhelmed by her massive success
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Learned more about the life of Eric Morecambe while making documentary
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Describes the late Morecambe and Wise star as 'my hero' on radio show
Eric Morecambe
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Morecambe and Wise
Eric Morecambe, who died in 1984, is best known as one half of legendary comedy duo @placeholder