Lydia Millen: The Inside Story

She says a lot without actually saying anything - we haven’t really learnt anything new she didn’t address anything

i dont have problem with change, I have a problem with lack of authenticity. She is just not sincere.

This is very strange. This really is not how Lydia usually talks. She sounds very contrived and unnatural here. Sounds like she's reading it all out. Bit like her 'Evergreen' book.

I eagerly anticipated this podcast episode, hoping to bridge the gap and understand Lydia better through context. Regrettably, the interview lacked depth, offering no substantial information or exploration of topics. The episode left me disappointed as it only hinted at things without delving into specifics or naming them by name

She’s answering everything like she’s Rishi Sunak!

Sorry this was boring, very contrived, not much knowledge shared and talking like it’s ground breaking stuff, yet it’s hardly interesting. Totally felt like she was trying to control her image. Yet it had no substance or wisdom

but here’s what Lydia will never understand at 44mins. You’re not a child, you’re over 30 years old and the things you’ve done (her glo rip off brand, the savoy, her hair debacle) have HURT PEOPLE. and she neeeeeveeeerrrr takes ownership. even here

I found this to be a really boring podcast and learnt nothing new about Lydia. The interview lacked substance and Lydia provided politician style answers to the questions. I can see why she doesn't do interviews very often...

God this was painful to watch, so much gushing, so many long drawn out “deep and insightful” thoughts, there’s more depth in a puddle. I’ve no idea what Lydia was even trying to say half the time, zoned out so many times when both were talking. Maybe the subject is just too dull I’m not sure but I was glad when it ended. As in “interview” this wasn’t it.

Went into this very open minded, I'd watched some of her videos a really long time ago but she was never a Vlogger I subscribed to. I was therefore unaware of all the drama surrounding her...but to be honest i'm 20min in and bored. She doesn't come across as someone who is actually opening up. It feels inauthentic and spoken through brand image rather than an actual human with a life that's shaped her. Grace asks questions that would allow her to open up and create a connection but the response always feels very surface. As someone said in the comments she would make a good politician or crisis PR person...spinning any question as a chance to present what she wants to be true and rarely what actually is.

I feel like we literally didn’t learn anything new about her???

She seems more affected by the lifestyle she could have had than the actual divorce of her parents- no emotion in regards to that at all but only mourning the luxury she would have had, had they not broken up.

She is well spoken and beautiful and i think her own genuine personal style is lovely. However, I think she is really missing the mark as to why she was not received as well by her audience around the time she moved to her country house. It was the characature like persona she adopted when she moved i.e "boot room and harvesting herbs." Whilst rebranding cheep rubbish from Ali express and selling it at a premium price whilst they spend the proceeds on designer gear. People are generally happy to see people succeed and I was happy for Lydia's success but I unsubscribed as I no longer found her sincere.

I have watched her periodically for about 4 years. She is very pretty and it is fun to watch someone that attractive. But what she reveals does seem staged and nor genuine. Even the dogs, cat, chickens, the riding come off as props rather than genuine parts of her life. That’s how it SEEMS to me which may or may not be true. Like she can’t forget herself but is always aware of herself. I’d be interested how she thinks of her vlogs. That said, I do enjoy seeing her in small doses.

1 hour of nothing , emptiness nothing gained … sorry

This honestly felt very boring and like she didn’t actually share anything authentic?

The way she avoids eye contact when answering certain questions (ie the more probing ones) but is able to have eye contact when answering easy questions (talking about her routine was a prime example) - (BUT actually note how eye contact dropped when she was making up a schedule….🤔) leads me to agree with those saying she’s not very genuine and her answers seem really cotrived and surface both in style and substance

Lydia can't answer these questions properly, because she's trying to remember which version of events she has told about her life. On the one hand she says she couldn't live with her mother and her father lived miles away, but Northwood is definitely not miles away from anywhere. Also this old money Cotswolds aesthetic with the tweeds and the horses is horribly inauthentic. I think I saw a video of where she was gushing about buying an upright piano (that she can't play)for her mother (who she apparently doesn't get on with) and mentioned that she was going to put it in her house. Again nothing is authentic to Lydia - a piano she can't play because it looks good, a horseriding outfit for a horse she can't ride, and wearing tweeds in a country house that doesn't belong to her. It's horribly vacuous and lacks any true genuine reflection of anything that is her.

Lydia gave a whole lot of nothing 😅

It's all about how genuine you are. Sometimes, Lydia just waffles in order to create a video as long as possible. Therefore, more money. It feels like an act.