A young mum from Wyboston said goodbye to her job as a Tesco Community Champion to launch a music career – now reaching millions of listeners online.

Lizzie Reynolds, a singer-songwriter and mum of two, worked for Tesco or five years including two years as a Community Champion, working closely with local charities and helping people in the community.

She loved her job but says music had always been a huge part of her life eventually reaching the point where she had to decide whether to take the leap, leave Tesco and concentrate on music full-time.

“There were no guarantees at all when I made that decision,” she said.

“I spent the following years building my career as a working singer, performing at weddings, pubs, restaurants, private events and more recently, I started releasing my own original music.”

Lizzie explained those songs came from one of the most difficult periods of her life after she suffered postnatal depression following the birth of her children.

“There was a particularly severe period following the birth of my second son, when I began turning some of those experiences into songs.

“That eventually became my four-track EP, My Baby Blues Era, which was released on September 5,” she added.

The EP tells her story and features songs including Baby Blues - about her experience of postnatal depression, Talk To Me - about communication and reaching out, I Won’t Let You Down - written as a letter to her two boys and Tomorrow Is a Brand New Day - about hope and recovery.

"The response,” says Lizzie, ”has been far beyond anything I ever expected.”

I Won’t Let You Down has now received more than 2.2 million listens/views on TikTok, while three of Lizzie’s original songs have received support from BBC Introducing.

She has also built a TikTok community of more than 30,000 followers, with thousands of people regularly joining her live singing broadcasts.

Recently Lizzie was invited to perform at Coca-Cola Music Experience 2026 in Madrid, after being flown out to perform on behalf of TikTok – a major milestone in her journey as an independent artist and creator.

“It’s been quite surreal.

“A few years ago I was going into Tesco every day and working as a Community Champion.

“Now I can be singing at a wedding or local pub one week and travelling internationally for a music event the next.

“Despite everything that has started happening, I’m still very much a local working singer and mum of two from Wyboston, building an independent career without a major record label or huge team behind me.”

One of the most important parts of releasing her own music has has been the opportunity to speak openly about postnatal depression.

On Monday Lizzie appeared on The Full English Breakfast Show on Black Cat Radio, speaking about her experience and the story behind Baby Blues.

“Postnatal depression can be incredibly isolating, particularly when you feel as though becoming a mum is supposed to be one of the happiest periods of your life,” she said.

“If sharing what happened to me, or someone hearing Baby Blues, helps another mum realise she isn’t alone, then that means more to me than any number of views ever could.”

You can listen to Lizzie on TikTok most evenings from around 8pm at @lizziereynoldsvocalist, where she shares live music, requests, original songs and behind-the-scenes moments with her audience.