Singer Becky Hill has provided a candid interview reflecting on her journey from a bullied schoolgirl in Bewdley to a successful artist with multiple Brit awards. The piece reveals significant challenges she faced during her formative years, including a modelling agency scam that cost her family money, and explores how early support from her mother and a local mentor helped nurture her musical talent despite her difficult home circumstances.

Hill appeared on the first series of The Voice UK at age 17 whilst working two bar jobs, and although she did not win, she gained the industry contacts necessary to launch her career. She has since achieved two top 10 albums, collaborated with major artists including David Guetta and Chase and Status, and won the Brit award for best dance act in 2022 and 2023. Her new album, Rebecca, releases on 13 November, and she reflects candidly that despite her musical accomplishments, her 20s were an extremely difficult decade of establishing herself as an artist and navigating significant personal challenges.