EP346- X Factor Matt Terry: I Wanted To Die

About this episode

Matt Terry discusses his mental health journey, experiences on The X Factor, and his new music.

The X Factor star Matt Terry joined Johnny Seifert on Secure The Insecure podcast this week. Matt opens up like never before in this candid and wide-ranging conversation. He reflects on his time in therapy and the impact it’s had on his confidence and self-understanding, shares what it was really like attending a Spanish school as a British kid, and talks honestly about his coming-out journey. Matt also looks back on winning The X Factor in 2016, how the experience transformed his life during and after the show, the pressures that followed, and the reality of being dropped by his record label just a year later. Matt reveals what it was like working with Nicole Scherzinger, the highs and lows of sudden fame, and how he rebuilt his career on his own terms. Plus, he talks about his new single Skittles and his musical World's Greatest Lover and why this chapter feels like the most authentic one yet. 00:00- Intro 02:00- Childhood 09:40- The X Factor 21:00- Record label dropping Matt  29:00- Nicole Scherzinger 33:25- The X F actor documentary  38:10- New single: Skittels 41:00- Coming out journey 44:00- The Greatest Lover You can see The Greatest Lover by visiting…

People in this episode

Host: Johnny Seifert

Guest: Matt Terry

Topics covered

• mental health
• therapy
• coming out
• fame
• music

Keywords

• X Factor
• confidence
• record label
• Nicole Scherzinger
• Skittles
• World's Greatest Lover

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Skittles, World's Greatest Lover

Books & works: X Factor, Secure The Insecure, The X Factor, Skittles, World's Greatest Lover, Skittels, The Greatest Lover

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