she always had a tendency to bring the mood down ngl, i js remembered this live, i mean it’s normal to be a little tired and jetlagged, but telling ur bandmate that you’re gonna smack her in the middle of a live is kinda …😬
A former celebrity stylist with years of experience working with Little Mix commends Perrie for speaking her truth and verifies Perrie’s claims that Little Mix consistently supported and prioritised Jesy Nelson’s needs
JADE confirms that Lily sent her multiple song options to remix and Beg For Me felt like the right choice.
“I liked the idea of coming at it from a friendship point of view and being like ‘Girl, come on now.’”
Asked to reflect on navigating a “hellish” public breakup, Perrie acknowledges that she receives criticism for answering questions about it, “[but] I’m like, ‘But it really affected me massively’”:
“People are gonna hate me talking about it… I can’t catch a break. If I talk about this, they’re like: ‘Why are you talking about it?!’ But anyway, shut up! Yeah, [it’s my life].
When you go through heartbreak, it is hellish. You can’t eat, you can’t sleep, you feel horrendous. You don’t feel good enough and you feel like you’ve been left for something better, or whatever it is…
Then what makes it even worse is, I feel like the world was then looking at me, laughing at me. I felt embarrassed; I felt horrified.
I had serious breakdowns. I did. Because it wasn’t just the heartbreak I was dealing with. I was dealing with everybody looking at me, and I felt ridiculed. I just couldn’t cope with it; I hated it.
I was breaking down in performances, which isn’t like me at all. I was crying constantly. I think I was depressed… I know that sounds ridiculous! But I think it was this plus this plus this, and everything on top.
It was like, I had to be there for the girls; I had to be switched on; I had to power through for Little Mix – but I also just wanted to be left the fuck alone.
But I also was getting followed every two seconds and asked about it 24/7, and it was the headlines, it was everywhere, and it was a lot! And this is the thing – when people are like, ‘Stop talking about it!’ I’m like, ‘But it really affected me massively’.”
I don’t think people fully appreciate how much of Perrie’s personal life has been made a public spectacle over the years.
People weight-shamed her while she was secretly pregnant with a baby she lost. Rabid fans piled on her after her cheating fiancé ended their engagement by text. Her former best friend betrayed her publicly while ghosting her privately.
Perrie’s mental health and trauma matters too, and if other people get to tell her story, she has every right to tell it herself. Some of these things have been chipping away at her for over a decade and she must be exhausted. Yet even now, she’s still protecting people who hurt her by not exposing every detail.
Knowing how much scrutiny she’s suffered and how severely she struggles with anxiety, I admire the bravery it took to claim ownership of her life story.
I will never forgive that liar for all the sadness she caused to our Little Mix ladies, seeing JADE upset like this the night that documentary released will forever stay with me. I can't watch this without crying myself, my angel didn't deserve this ❤️�
Perrie is asked if there’s a “competitive” nature to Little Mix’s solo careers:
“Not between us. We love each other so much. If I see the girls doing well, I feel like I'm winning because I love them that much. Whereas everybody else compares us all the time. It is draining.”
“She did it. Yes, I knew it but it was a secret. It was super epic, isn't it? I wish it had been today. I haven't talked to her yet, I thought I was going to be here today! I'm going to call her, although I don't have a signal."
Perrie on JADE's performance at Mighty Hoopla.