A lot of singers/actors claim to be shy when being themselves but hiding behind a character gives them confidence. For those of you who remember him, I used to know the entertainer Frankie Vaughan who was a shy man in real life but when he was on stage, he was ten feet tall, full of confidence and could hold an audience in the palm of his hand. It is also said that the Queen is very shy - you would never think that with all the people she has to meet and converse with but apparently when Philip was there with her, he would encourage her before entering a room full of strangers that she had to meet.