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“I Had No Confidence” Perrie Edwards: The Shy Girl Who Became a Pop Star

31 minutes | Thursday, 20 August 2026

Perrie Edwards sits down with Paul to reveal how a painfully shy girl with no confidence was pushed into auditioning for The X Factor and became one quarter of Little Mix.



(00:00) Intro

(00:24) Perrie's Childhood and Moving Around Growing Up

(04:07) Perrie Opens Up About Her Childhood Health Issues

(08:13) How Perrie's Childhood Shaped Her as an Adult

(11:20) Perrie on Living Without a Sense of Smell

(17:57) When Perrie Realised She Wanted to Become a Singer

(24:17) The Story Behind Perrie's X Factor Audition
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“I Had No Confidence” Perrie Edwards: The Shy Girl Who Became a Pop Star
We Need To Talk with Paul C. Brunson

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