Hi Bea! Where did you grow up and where are you based now?
B: I grew up on the kind of outskirts of Oxfordshire and I am based in London now.
Cool, what instruments can you play?
B: I play the piano, I wish I could say I play more. I used to play cello when I was about eight years old. I wish I carried it on and I didn’t. I gave up! Ugh, worst decision of my life. Because how cool would that be if I played cello on stage with the piano, one hand on each whilst singing! You know the cello would be playing like this, and the piano would be playing like this, and I’d look so cool! But unfortunately, I can’t do that.
You knew you wanted to be a popstar at age nine. What music was nine-year-old Bea listening to?
B: Jedward and One Direction, ha ha. I did listen to Adele and Amy Winehouse more than I thought I did and I definitely think that had a big influence on me growing up vocally without me even realising it. I was looking back at the talent show I did the other day, when I was about 11 years old, and I was singing 'Valerie' by Amy Winehouse. Maybe it was more of an influence than I thought. They’re both incredible artists and I look up to them a lot.
Your song ‘Me Against My Head’ touches upon feeling anxious. What are some things that help you when you feel anxious?
B: To put my phone down and go outside and go on a walk. Also to go and hang out with mates, but really make a conscious effort to be in the moment. I think it’s very easy to let yourself drift away and think about a million other things as you're chatting to someone. I think it's really important in order to feel in control of everything to just be focusing on what they are saying and giving your response to the things they are saying. And that way I think in that way it can take your mind off the anxiety or the stress that is culminating in your body. It sounds really simple but I think it’s really effective. But also, exercise - I really like blowing off steam in the gym when everything is feeling very pent up and stressful. It also makes me feel like I’m more in control of my body. Another thing is deep breathing and box breathing, trying to not let things become too overwhelming. It’s very important to write things down as well. Get things off your chest and get things out of your head because otherwise suddenly the lists - I get anxious about to-do lists and things. Like I get anxious about 'what time is our flight?' or 'what time is our taxi in five days to the cafe that we need to go to?' ‘We need to find the salad bar in five days’, and I’ll just like blow this up in my head and get super anxious about it. As long as you just write all this stuff down then it’s out in the open and we are all Gucci.
Then ‘We Are Not The Same’ is about growing apart in a friendship; what would you tell TGs who are facing friendship trouble?
B: I would say friendships come and they go. It’s sad letting go of a friend, but I think it happens at the right moments. I think some people come into your life for a certain period of time and then they leave and they’ve served a certain purpose for you in that moment. But maybe when you grow older, you no longer align with their values and you no longer get on with them as mates, and that’s also okay. I feel like I get very sentimental over losing friends. I think it's hard, but at the same time people grow apart and that’s just life.
What has been the most memorable moment in your career so far?
B: There has been a few… I think the first ever performance I did after leaving school was to 80,000 people or something in Oslo and I only had one song out. So, I sung one song at this concert and it was pretty extraordinary. I had a massive adrenaline buzz and it was the first thing I ever really did, so I think that will always be quite a poignant moment for me. But also of course, headline tours and headline shows and even support shows too. It's super cool to meet new people. I think for sure there’s a lot of moments within performing live that have been very memorable to me. There’s no better feeling than getting to meet people who have connected with the music you have written about super personal things. I feel like when you’re on the same page as someone you feel this really different kind of connection and it's really special.
Who would you love to work with?
B: I would love to work with Lilly Allen, Marina and the Diamonds, CMAT, Lola Young. Just lyricists who are funny, but they’re also very profound. They are witty and they are personal, but they are also incredibly deep rooted. I place a lot of emphasis on lyrics. I am obsessed with lyrics, so anyone who also really cares about lyrics I resonate with them the most.
🎵 Check out more of our chat with Bea and Her Business in the February/March 2026 'Make a Splash' issue of Total Girl, out the week of January 19 in Australia and February 9 in NZ. Keep your eyes on our channel for more with Bea and Her Business too! 🤩
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