Former Little Mix star Perrie Edwards has said she has not spoken to ex-bandmate Jesy Nelson “for a long time”. The 31-year-old singer told Cosmopolitan she “would rather it went differently” after Nelson, 33, quit the group in 2020, citing mental health issues. Little Mix were formed in 2011, after Edwards, Nelson, Jade Thirlwall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock auditioned for the X Factor as solo artists.
They were eventually grouped together, after a number of failures during the show’s bootcamp section. Perrie Edwards has said she would ‘rather it went differently’ when Jesy Nelson left Little Mix (Kaj Jeffries/Cosmopolitan/PA) On her relationship with Nelson, Edwards said: “We don’t talk, and haven’t done for a long time, It’s really sad, it’s heart-breaking. “But sometimes these things happen and people decide they want to part ways, and that’s absolutely fine.
“I would rather it went differently, but you can’t control how things go.” Edwards, who had a son, Axl, in 2021, said she had to find the “confidence” to perform alone after the band were put on hold, and said going solo had changed her in a way similar to motherhood. She added: “Having a baby changes you completely, and going solo has as well.
“I’ve had to find an inner confidence to do it on my own, without the girls as a comfort blanket.” Edwards has released the singles Forget About Us and Tears in 2024, and is planning to release her debut solo album. Edwards said: “It s.
