Jesy Nelson is the happiest she's been in a long time, with brand-new music imminent.
Having cut ties with BRIT Award-winning band Little Mix back in 2020 – best known for their tunes 'Sweet Melody' and 'Shout Out to My Ex' – the 31 year old hasn't shied away from the spotlight in the following years, with her recent stint on The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer even making waves.
Now, speaking to The Sun, Jesy has reflected on a mentally damaging era full of success and hellish lows.
"Being in a girl band, you are a machine going all the time. You don't have a minute to breathe and take time out if you just need space. That was something I struggled with," she said.
"For me, my mental health issues were an ongoing thing while I was in Little Mix. I was struggling with my body issues, I was constantly being trolled – and I really, really struggled with it. I was in it for nearly 10 years.
"I think I was never prepared for what was to come. I didn't have social media or any of that, I was just a barmaid working in Dagenham."
According to the singer, who's currently dating Zion Foster, the enjoyability factor of Little Mix had well and truly dissolved by the end – "but I will say this always, your mental health is the most important thing and you only live once, so sometimes you have to stop and look after yourself.
"I needed support and help to overcome that, and there wasn’t the time while I was in the band. I don’t have any regrets because I had to do what was right for me and I will always cherish the memories I had in Little Mix."
Remaining members Jade Thirlwall, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Perrie Edwards are now on hiatus, with two of them raising children.
Elsewhere in the interview, Jesy confessed she hasn't spoken to any of her Little Mix pals since breaking away from the quartet.
"Never say never, but I honestly wish them the best on their solo journeys now, which is so exciting. I think that is what is so exciting about all of us. We are all musically different styles. I think we will all go in our own lane.
"Time has been about rebuilding myself, regaining my confidence, going to therapy and talking about it all openly," she added.
"I think whenever you are at a low point, you always think, do what makes you happy – and music is what makes me happy and that is all I want to do."
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