I Was Painted As The Villain! | We're Talking TV Talent Shows

We Need To Talk with Paul C. Brunson

FlightStory

Relationships, Society & Culture, Leisure

4.7 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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We’re Talking TV TALENT SHOWS: Two of the most iconic contestants - Cher Lloyd and Calum Scott - open up about their unforgettable auditions and what really happened after the cameras stopped rolling. ◽️ Cher takes us back to The X Factor stage at just 16 - and the backlash that nearly broke her ◽️ Calum reveals what it was like to go viral overnight after Britain’s Got Talent - and how he rebuilt himself afterwards ◽️ Both share the real truth about fame, pressure and surviving reality TV (00:00) Intro (00:33) Cher's X-Factor Audition (03:52) How Does Cher Feel She Was Portrayed on X-Factor Versus What She Was Actually Like? (06:35) What Kind of Mental Health Support Was Cher Getting on the X-Factor? (07:51) What Was Cher's Relationship with the Judges Like? (11:04) What Was Living with the Other Artists Like? (15:17) Love Better Tour Ad (16:23) Calum's Experience of His Britain's Got Talent Audition (27:16) Calum Reflects on the Impact BGT Had on His Career Follow me here: https://www.instagram.com/needtotalk https://www.tiktok.com/@weneedtotalkpod Follow Cher Here: Instagram: https://g2ul0.app.link/RajyCUByoQb Follow Callum Here: Instagram - https://g2ul0.app.link/JAW7hxKlKSb Sponsored by: Get Your Tickets to the Love Better Tour: https://bit.ly/lovebetter-YT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This week, we're talking TV talent shows.
0:03.2	Today, you'll hear from Cher Lloyd, who was just 16, when her X Factor audition went viral.
0:08.8	And Callum Scott, whose Britain's Got Talent Performance transformed his life overnight.
0:13.4	They share the highs, the lows, and what it's really like behind the cameras of reality TV.
0:19.2	So let's get into it.
0:20.1	Today, we're talking TV talent shows.
0:35.9	Talk to me about what could be one of the most epic auditions ever in X Factor history.
0:44.0	How did it happen?
0:46.7	Do you know what?
0:47.6	I used to sing that Kerry Hilsen song over and over again in my bedroom on that same karaoke machine.
0:55.3	I loved the song.
0:57.3	Like, I just, I loved it.
0:59.7	It didn't even cross my mind that people would be so surprised that a girl like me
1:04.6	would sing a song like that.
1:06.9	So, yeah, I went to that audition.
1:10.1	My mom took me on the train.
1:12.2	I remember the train was expensive, you know,
1:15.6	but she was the last of her money to buy the train ticket.
1:19.9	We went to audition and it just felt like every step of it was like, you're through you're through you're through
1:29.3	you're through you're through and it just it just it ran away it ran away and I
1:35.5	it was just shocking to see that oh wow yeah I'm finally doing it this is the moment
1:43.6	this is the moment everyone's going to know my name.
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