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

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

August 20, 2026 · 30 min

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Perrie Edwards shares her journey from being a shy girl to becoming a pop star with Little Mix.

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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