Ep. 97 Scarlett Lee: Life After X Factor

About this episode

Scarlett Lee discusses her journey after X Factor, including the pressures of reality TV, mental health challenges, and her new music.

Scarlett Lee joins us to talk X Factor fame reality TV pressure and what independence in the music industry actually looks like. She opens up about anxiety panic disorder and how music turns the worst days into something worth hearing. Family support kept her going. Creative freedom keeps her honest. We get into the long road to Nashville body confidence the new album built from her life stories and why kindness and vulnerability are strengths not weaknesses. Scarlett wants plus size women to feel seen and she wants artists to stop pretending everything is perfect. Then we finish with a quiz and quickfire round that shows the soft side behind the big voice. Stream Scarlett's new single "One For You" on Spotify Now! https://open.spotify.com/track/426o5SzuVHzpa4G8M7WOKY?si=oyOM-RWBTDCf2kjf-8Ia6Q Meet in the Middle Podcast: Now in the Top 15% of Video Podcasts on Spotify 2025! FOLLOW AND HIT THE BELL NOTIFICATION TO NEVER MISS AN EPISODE Want to contact us? Mail: team@meetinthemiddlepod.com Website: www.meetinthemiddlepod.com Instagram: @podcast.meetinthemiddle Intro and Outro: Living Kills - The Noise #ScarlettLee #XFactor #MusicCareer #MentalHealth #Songwriting…

People in this episode

Hosts: James, Rachel, Jake, Danny

Guest: Scarlett Lee

Topics covered

• X Factor
• music industry
• mental health
• body confidence
• creative freedom
• independence
• vulnerability

Keywords

• X Factor
• Scarlett Lee
• music career
• anxiety
• independent artist
• body positivity
• Nashville
• family support
• vulnerability
• creativity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Spotify, Meet in the Middle Podcast

Books & works: One For You

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