's has opened up about her rare condition which once put her in serious danger. The pop sensation was diagnosed with congenital anosmia, having no sense of smell, after a fire broke out in her family home and she failed to notice the stench of smoke. Perrie, 31, shared the turbulent tale: "I couldn't smell it.
Our kitchen had set on fire. I saw the black smoke come under the door. And then I started coughing because it takes your breath away.
" Despite undergoing surgery to correct the condition, which affects around 1 in 10,000 people, the improvement was short-lived. Perrie recalled the moment she thought her sense of smell had returned: "I had surgery, came out, had big tampons in my nose, recovered for a while. "And then I swear to God I could smell coffee.
I woke up and smelled the coffee." But the sensation vanished, and despite doctors' advice for a repeat procedure, Perrie chose not to undergo it again, saying: "I was like, I'm not going through that again. I don't care.
If I had it and lost it, fair enough. But I've never had it, so why care?" The Little Mix star spilled the beans on her foodie love affair despite lacking a sense of smell. Chatting on The Dish From Waitrose podcast, she confessed: "I'll be like, I'm eating healthy, nobody talk to me, and then I'm like, Five Guys, what's going on? I literally, I'm a foodie and I do try to eat healthy.
" The pop sensation also dished details about her YouTube series Eat In With Little Mix, which was a hit among fans, muc.