Inside Jesy Nelson's shock Little Mix exit and bandmate feud as she announces pregnancy
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Jesy Nelson has excitably announced that she's pregnant, four years after her dramatic exit from Little Mix. The 33 year old first shot to fame with Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Perrie Edwards and Jade Thirlwall when they were put together as a band during the eighth series of The X Factor in 2011. During their time on the ITV show, Little Mix were mentored by N-Dubz star Tulisa Contostavlos, and they triumphantly became the first-ever girl group to win.
They went on to release huge hits such as 'Shout Out To My Ex', 'Wings', 'Black Magic' and 'Woman Like Me', quickly becoming one of the biggest girl groups in the UK. But ahead of their 10-year anniversary, Jesy announced she was quitting the band. Fast forward to December 2020, after almost ten years together, Jesy revealed her departure from the acclaimed band, citing that being in Little Mix had "taken a toll" on her mental health. Sharing the news in a statement on Instagram, Jesy wrote: "To all my Mixers. The past nine years in Little Mix has been the most incredible time of my life.
"We have achieved things I never thought possible. From winning our first Brit Award to our sold out shows at the O2. Making friends and fans all over the world I cant thank you all enough form the bottom of my heart for making me feel like the luckiest girl in the world. You have always been there to support and encourage me and I will never every forget it.".
Jesy added: "The truth is recently being in the band has really taken a toll on my mental health. I find the constant pressure of being in a girl group and living up to expectations very hard. There comes a time in life when we need to reinvest in taking care of ourselves rather than focusing on making other people happy, and I feel like now is the time to begin the process. I need to spend some time with the people I love, doing thing that make me happy. I'm ready to embark on a new chapter in my life - I'm not sure what it's going to look like right now, but I hope you'll still be there to support me.
