Miranda says goodbye, it's been such fun

Miranda Hart is saying goodbye to her alter-ego

Miranda says goodbye to her sitcom-self in the final two episodes, tonight and next Thursday on TV One.

The world fell in love with Miranda Hart's brilliantly bumbling alter-ego but now the comedian is ready to say goodbye to her hapless other half, admitting she's outgrown the sitcom character who made her a household name.

Tonight's episode is the first in a two-part final that played as a Christmas special in the UK.

It was a move deliberately planned by the star, who wanted to end the series on a high.

"I will really miss her - she has been so very good to me. But I'm terrified of not leaving on a high, plus I think in some way I've grown out of performing it," she explains.

"When I trip over, or sing, or do fruit people - I think, 'Oh come on Sitcom Miranda Person, that's a bit embarrassing now'."

Having now established a career as both a serious actress (she also stars in Call the Midwife) and a successful comedian, Hart says her confidence as an individual has grown.

"It's only now I'm beginning to think I might be allowed to consider myself attractive. It's not fame that brings you confidence, that's for sure."

And she says that confidence wouldn't translate to the sitcom, which relies on Miranda's hopelessness for laughs.

"When she knows what to do, she's not funny any more. She's come into her own - and once she's come into her own, we've done her. It's over."

Tune in:
When: Tonight, 8.40pm
Where: TV One
What: Her final stand

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