The 27-year-old “Naught List” singer compared her exit to that of Zayn Malik‘s split from One Direction.
“Someone Zayn‘d out,” Liam said during a TikTok live. “No, no. Let’s be serious about this. It’s always sad at this moment in time when bands get into that sort of thing. Having been there myself, I felt that Zayn left for pretty much the same reason in a weird way.”
“I wish Jesy all the best. I wish the girls all the best for carrying on as a three,” he continued. “It’s a tough time and I do feel for them because everyone is watching in that little fishbowl at the moment and no one really understands what’s going on or how it feels for some people.”
Jesy announced on Monday in a letter to fans that she was leaving Little Mix due to the toll it was taking on her mental health. The rest of the group also released a statement, showing full support for their now former bandmate.
“After an amazing 9 years together Jesy has made the decision to leave Little Mix. This is an incredibly sad time for all of us but we are fully supportive of Jesy,” the girl’s wrote. “We love her very much and agree that it is so important that she does what is right for her mental health and well-being.”
“We are still very much enjoying our Little Mix journey and the 3 of us are not ready for it to be over,” they continued. “We know that Jesy leaving the group is going to be really upsetting news for our fans. We love you guys so much and are so grateful for your loyalty and continued support of all of us. We’re looking forward to seeing so many of you on tour. Love always, Jade, Perrie and Leigh-Anne xxx”
Jesy‘s shocking news comes about a month after it was announced she was taking a break from Little Mix for health reasons.
Just the night before, Little Mix performed as a group of three on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing. Watch their performance right here!
The 29-year-old singer revealed in a note on social media on Monday (December 14) that she is leaving the girl group Little Mix after nine years.
“To all my Mixers, The past nine years in Little Mix has been the most incredible time of my life,” Jesy wrote. “We have achieved things I never thought possible. From winning our first Brit Award to our sold out shows at the 02. Making friends and fans all over the world I can’t thank you all enough from 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 ever forget it.”
“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 that process,” she continued. “So after much consideration and with a heavy heart, I’m announcing I’m leaving Little Mix.”
The news of Jesy‘s departure comes almost a month after they announced she was taking some time off from the group for medical reasons.
While we’re sad to see Jesy leaving Little Mix, we wish her all the best!
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Jesy Nelson is taking some more time to get better.
The Little Mix singer has been ill for the past couple weeks, causing her to miss out on the finale of Little Mix: The Search and the 2020 MTV EMAs.
Now, the band has released a statement, announcing that she’s taking an extended break to heal.
“Jesy is having extended time off from Little Mix for private medical reasons. We will not be issuing any further comment currently and ask media to please respect her privacy at this time,” the group said, via their publicist Simon Jones PR.
We are sending out many well wishes to Jesy during this time!
Little Mix just released their sixth studio album, Confetti, and they just keep getting better. Be sure to check it out and have a dance party!
“Tonight was the best 🔥. Thank you for letting us host @mtvema, we had a BLAST!! We missed you Jesy 💜 Now… let’s all go stream #CONFETTI 🎉,” the girls wrote on Instagram.
Jesy unfortunately had to miss out on the show, as well as the recent finale of Little Mix: The Search, because she had fallen ill.
“Jesy is unwell and will not be appearing on tonight’s final of Little Mix The Search. She will also not be hosting or performing at tomorrow’s MTV EMA’s,” their publicist said in a statement.
“#Confetti is OUT NOW 🎉 We worked so hard on this album so we hope you love it as much as we do,” the girls wrote on Instagram.
“We are soooo happy to say #Confetti is out now 🎉 We can’t thank you enough for all the love you’ve shown us this year. From one lockdown to another, #Confetti is here to save 2020. So turn it up and play it loud!” they added with another post.
