Jesy Nelson admitted to being the most likely out of the Little Mix group to send a drunk text, mainly because the singer already has done the cringeworthy act.

In a new video series by Heart FM, Spill The Tea, the Shout Out To My Ex star admitted to hitting up Ariana Grande when she’d had a little too much to drink.

We’ve all been there, right?

Perrie Edwards picked the question ‘most likely to send an embarrassing drunk text’ out of a teacup and her bandmate’s hand shot right up.

‘I sent one to Ariana when I was drunk,’ she admitted.

‘It was in that group chat don’t you remember?’ she added when her pals seemed shocked by the admission.

‘It was just letters I was just sending letters.’

But, apparently Ariana took the whole thing pretty lightly sending back a string of emojis as a response.

As you do.

‘She just put loads of laughing faces,’ Jesy explained while the group shared a platter of cakes.

While Jesy got away with the drunk phone antics, Jade Thirlwall may have potentially upset another star with hers.

She tried to call none other than the pop icon Taylor Swift – with the You Belong With Me singer outright ignoring the entire thing.

‘Needless to say she didn’t get back to me on that one,’ Jade added.

Ouch.

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Perrie Edwards looks like she is having the best time celebrating her birthday in Ibiza.

The 26-year-old was treated to a surprise getaway by her boyfriend Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who flew the star out to Spain with both her family and friends.

And while away with her loved ones, the Little Mix star has been documenting her holiday over on Instagram.

Sharing a string of bikini snaps, shot by her cousin Ellie Hemmings, the Shout Out To My Ex songstress joked about eating all the food while away.

She told her 9.1million followers: ‘Put on some timber as my hunk of a boyfriend sent me off on a surprise birthday holiday with my fam.

‘But that doesn’t matter when @ellieehemmingss knows my angles.’

The former X Factor contestant asked: ‘Anyone else eat everything in sight on holiday?!’ Urm, yes Perrie!

On her birthday, the excited singer shared a number of pictures of herself basking in the sun while ploughing into a pile of pink presents.

In the background her family could be heard cheering Perrie on before breaking into a round of Happy Birthday.

But while the megastar is enjoying her time in the sun, her footballer beau is hard at work in the UK.

The pair have been together for almost three years, and it seems their relationship is only getting better.

Just recently, she called her man ‘perfection’ when chatting to Notion magazine.

The birthday girl laughed: ‘I’m a little creep sometimes, I’m a little weirdo. And he loves me for that, and that’s why I’m like, “Woohoo!” You know?

‘I don’t have to put on a front and be this perfect girlfriend.’

She added: ‘He’s like, perfection. He’s not too much, he’s not too clingy, but he’s not too cool for school. He’s got a perfect balance, he’s super supportive of everything I do, which is so nice.’

Gushing over the Liverpool and England midfielder some more, the Black magic songstress continued: ‘He just wants the best for me, as do I him.

‘So it’s just a lovely balanced healthy relationship, and I love it. It’s a breath of fresh air.’

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Little Mix have opened up about their X Factor days, and joked about looking ‘cheap and tacky.’

The four piece became the first girl band to win the show back in 2011, and went on to release their single Wings.

But despite their success, it seems the BFFs weren’t too keen on how they looked.

In an interview on This Morning for their Simple x Little Mix Choose Kindness campaign, Perrie Edwards stated that they went from looking fresh faced, to wearing heavy makeup.

She said: ‘We went from really young fresh girls not really wearing much makeup, maybe a little foundation on the lip when it was in, to then being really heavy and looking way older.

‘We looked way beyond our years.’

Jesy Nelson agreed, adding: ‘We looked very cheap and tacky.’

Shocked at her pal’s statement, Perrie gasped: ‘Jess! It was the style back then. We just felt more secure with lots and lots of makeup on.

‘I do really just think that we’ve got better at knowing what we suit and we don’t feel the need to pile it on anymore.’

Leigh-Anne Pinnock went on to recall the time she refused to go to the supermarket because she was wearing no makeup.

‘Do you remember when we went to Asda all together and I wouldn’t get out of the car?’ she asked.

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Perrie replied: ‘Yes, I remember that. My mum dropped us there and she said, “Come on then girls” and Leigh-Anne said, “Um, I’m not going to get out of the car.”

‘Was it because you didn’t have any makeup on? As if anyone in there cares anyway… That was nuts! Barefaced beauty over here [to Leigh-Anne]!’

But it seems the girls have come a long way over the past eight years, with Perrie even showing off her scars and freckles on the gram.

Sharing a picture of herself with no makeup on, the 26-year-old told her 9.1million followers: ‘Growing up I was always insecure about the freckles on my face.

‘Over the last couple of years I’ve started to embrace them and don’t feel I need to hide them anymore.’

She added:‘“Embrace your individuality. Love what you love without worrying about judgement.”‘

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Little Mix might be living their best life away from the X Factor, but that hasn’t stopped them from keeping in touch with their judge.

No, it turns out the girls are in a group chat with Tulisa Contostavlos, who helped them win the show back in 2011.

When chatting on Loose Women, the 31-year-old who is currently making her own musical comeback, spoke about the girl group and how proud she is of them.

The Sippin’ hitmaker squealed: ‘My little muffins,’ when a picture of the popstars came up on the screen.

Getting all mother hen on them, she beamed: ‘My little ones, although they’re not so little any more!.’

When asked about her time on the singing competition, Tulisa confessed: ‘Honestly, like the best experiences and the best times of my life.

‘What’s so amazing is it’s the gift that keeps on giving, because it continued.’

Thinking about her buddies, who are now smashing it in the industry, the star continued: ‘Everywhere I go and everywhere I look they’re doing amazing.’

A panelist chirped in and questioned whether or not they were still in touch, to which Tulisa proudly admitted: ‘Yeah, we have a little muffin group chat.’

However, as for going back on the show, she laughed: ‘I mean, I haven’t had any conversations so it’s something I would have to think about if it happened.’

Tulisa mentored the girls when they were on the ITV show, and saw them through to the final.

However, it seems without having the former N-Dubz star on their side, things might not have worked out for Little Mix.

Just last month, Jesy Nelson claimed they were almost cut by producers who didn’t think a girl band could win the show. 

‘Make sure you thank Tulisa, too,’ the Shout Out To My Ex songstress wrote in a letter to her younger self, shared on Bustle.

The 28-year-old continued: ‘Honestly, without her, I don’t think you would have won.

‘She pushed for you when the producers said, “what’s the point of putting a girl band through? They never win, it’s a waste of time.”

‘She convinced them. She is all about female empowerment and so are you.’

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Perrie Edwards has just returned from a getaway gifted to her by boyfriend Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, and is recovering with a cosy girls night in.

How else?!

The Little Mix star, who served looks on holiday as she joked about ‘putting on timber’, settled down for a chilled evening as she shared snaps of herself and her cousin Ellie Hemmings in pyjamas – complete with teddy bears and a whole load of snacks.

Seriously, it looks ideal.

‘Girls night in’, she captioned the post on her Instagram Story, before adding: ‘Why is nothing better than a tango blast?’

Valid point.

Meanwhile, it looked like the girls were having a full day of fun, as one of Perrie’s friends shared that they’d been to see Matilda The Musical together.

The sweet snaps come after Perrie’s footballer boyfriend Alex gifted her a getaway to Spain with her family and friends for her birthday.

Sharing a string of bikini snaps, shot by Ellie, the Shout Out To My Ex songstress joked about eating all the food while away.

She told her 9.1million followers: ‘Put on some timber as my hunk of a boyfriend sent me off on a surprise birthday holiday with my fam.

‘But that doesn’t matter when @ellieehemmingss knows my angles.’

We feel you, girl.

Meanwhile, she’s clearly not one to do birthdays by halves as another video showed her ploughing through a huge pile of presents – all pink, of course.

It’s got to be done, right?

Despite loving life during her girls’ night, the 26-year-old has been more than happy to speak out on how loved up she is with her man, who she confirmed her relationship with back in 2017.

In fact, the star recently described her beau Alex as ‘perfection’, melting everyone’s hearts.

‘I’m a little creep sometimes, I’m a little weirdo,’ she admitted to Notion magazine. ‘And he loves me for that, and that’s why I’m like, “Woohoo!” You know? I don’t have to put on a front and be this perfect girlfriend.

‘He’s like, perfection. He’s not too much, he’s not too clingy, but he’s not too cool for school. He’s got a perfect balance, he’s super supportive of everything I do, which is so nice.’

So sweet!

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They say blondes have more fun but Perrie Edwards showed that it’s alright to feel a little blue as she partied her weekend away at Leeds Festival.

The Little Mix star hit the rock festival with her friends over the weekend, but keen to keep her identity hidden Perrie went all Dua Lipa and sported a brightly coloured bob wig.

Posing backstage with her footballer boyfriend Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, the 26-year-old singer was all smiles as she paired her choppy blue wig with a black bralet, military style trousers, a Fendi bum bag (worn across her chest, natch) and loads of gold jewellery.

Perrie has clearly found her style in recent years, with the singer and her bandmates recently admitting that they hated the way they looked on The X Factor in 2011.

‘We went from really young fresh girls not really wearing much makeup, maybe a little foundation on the lip when it was in, to then being really heavy and looking way older,’ Perrie said.

‘We looked way beyond our years.’

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While Perrie’s Little Mix bandmates weren’t by her side at Leeds, they hyped her up on social media, with Jesy commenting: ‘Yas’ along with three heart eyed emojis on Perrie’s pics. Cute!

Rock may have been order of the day for the blonde band member, but Leigh-Anne Pinnock spent her bank holiday weekend living it large as queen of Carnival as she partied over in Notting Hill.

The 27-year-old enjoyed the sweltering London sunshine in a barely-there crocheted bralet and huge yellow tulle skirt, partying it up on the Red Bull Music x Mangrove truck.

It was good to see the Shout Out to My Ex band enjoying some well-deserved time off amid hectic rehearsals for their upcoming 62-date tour of the UK and Ireland.

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Little Mix have just gone and shared the ultimate girl gang picture, and we want to be part of the crew.

The group are currently enjoying their LM5 Tour, in support of their latest album, and recently stopped off at the WiZink Center in Madrid, Spain.

And they were giving off some serious power moves, as they posed in their stage gear ahead of the set.

Taking to Instagram, Jesy Nelson proudly posted their squad picture, and it’s envy inducing.

Dressed in black and red attire the girls worked what their mama’s gave them and posed with their arms rested on one another.

Radiating swag, the Shout Out To My Ex hitmaker wrote in the caption: ‘Dya wanna be in My Gang..My Gang…My Gang…’

Fans were quick to comment and flooded the account with all the love heart emojis.

‘Goals,’ one wrote while another added: ‘Queens of my heart.’

Someone else commented: ‘The most talented and beautiful women I’ve ever seen.’

The snap comes after Jesy’s recent BBC documentary Odd One Out where she addressed her mental health struggle, which began to decline when she started social media.

During the hour long episode, viewers followed the Black Magic singer’s journey in Little Mix since they started out on the X Factor.

The 28-year-old explained how she had been bombarded with nasty comments regarding her appearance and weight, and had even considered taking her life because of them.

During harrowing scenes, she confessed: ‘I was sat in bed thinking this is never going to go.

‘I’m going to constantly wake up and feel sad for the rest of my life so what is the point in being here. There is no point in waking up and feeling sad everyday.’

Odd One Out is available to stream on BBC iPlayer.

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Little Mix’s Jade Thirlwall is now the proud owner of her very own cocktail bar in her hometown of South Shields – and she brought her bandmates to Newcastle to celebrate.

The singer, 26, was joined by Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Perrie Edwards as she celebrated buying her own bar, with only Jesy Nelson being absent from the party.

As well as the band, other Geordie icons were also out in force for the launch, including Geordie Shore’s Sophie Kasaei, singer Joe McElderry and Newcastle United footballer Andy Carroll.

Jade has partnered with Red Door, who already have bars in Liverpool and Chester, to buy her own venue, which has capacity for 350 guests.

While you’re probably not going to see Jade behind the bar on a Friday night, mixing up your cocktail, we wouldn’t be surprised if she stopped by every time she’s home from tour.

Jade told Shields Gazette: ‘I’m proud to come from South Shields. I love my home town and wanted to invest in the local economy.

‘South Shields is a unique place with a lot to offer and I wanted to support that. I come back here to see my family and friends as often as I can.

‘South Shields has always been known for being a great night out – it’s a town with a real party spirit so I thought where better to open Red Door.

‘I wanted to find a company that would shake things up and bring something different to South Shields. Red Door has bars in Chester and Liverpool and it was clear they would be a really good fit for the venue.

‘The main aim is to create an unforgettable experience for everyone who comes to Red Door.’

Jade’s Red Door bar will be open to the public on 2 November, with the final touches currently being put in place before the opening night.

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They first came together eight years ago on The X Factor, and as Little Mix take their LM5 tour across the country it’s amazing to see just how far they have come in that time.

Jade Thirlwall, Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Perrie Edwards were just four young girls who dreamed of becoming pop stars – and now they are one of the most successful girl groups in history.

And as they powered through their second sold-out date at London’s 02 arena, it was clearer than ever that the best is still yet to come from the talented quartet.

The nearly two hour-long show kicked off a trio of powerful pop bangers in the form of Salute, Power and Woman Like Me.

From the moment they hit the stage, the girls dance their hearts out without messing up a single note.

Bouncing around with an infectious energy, you can see the smiles on their faces as the jam-packed arena soaks it up and screams back out with twice as much passion.

So much has been said about the ‘sexy’ outfits worn by the girls on stage, but all the audience can see is a group of women who love and own the power of their bodies.

Sexuality is a part of every woman and these ladies dare you to try and tell them not to express it if and when they chose to.

In fact, there’s a humorous break in between songs sees Piers Morgan’s famous rants about their ‘lack of clothing’ plays on screens to the sound of loud boos from fans, before the ladies return for a sultry performance of clap back track, Wasabi.

It’s hard to not to cheer the girls on as they continue promote the message of owning your sexiness with songs like Bounce Back.

Another video break highlights the fact that Little Mix are truly a pop force to be reckoned with, up there with the likes of Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé as they use their music to inspire the next generation.

The girls choose to highlight Gloria Steinem’s quote, ‘A feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men’ at one point in the show. While the entire gig sees messages encouraging feminism and activism scattered throughout the visuals.

And as they sing Joan of Arc, the question ‘What does a feminist look like?’ pops up – reminding fans that how they look or dress should never affect their right to be treated as equals to men.

The fast-paced gig sees the girls power through 19 tracks, but sadly Move and DNA haven’t made the cut this time. A testament to the fact the girls have a truly impressive discography of hits from their five albums.

But the real highlight of the show is when the ladies slow things down and remind us all of the jaw-dropping vocals that helped them sing their way to X Factor victory all those years ago.

As they float over the crowd during Secret Love Song (which is dedicated to the LGBTQ+ community) and The Cure in their gorgeous shimmery gowns, it’s hard not to feel goosebumps when they hit each angelic note.

The way the crowd roars for Jesy in particular is especially touching following her moving BBC Three documentary about her struggle with the downside of fame.

‘For anyone going through a s**t time, just know that you are never alone in that,’ she tells the audience. ‘And I promise you, it will get better.’

Her passionate words reminding fans that no matter what life throws your way, the support of your girl gang and loved ones is powerful enough to make you bounce back better than ever.

From the very start of their careers, Little Mix have championed self-love, individuality and girl power to the fullest.

At the end of heart-pumping night of purposeful performances, fans of all ages leave the arena with the firm belief that their wings were also made to fly.

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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain scored Liverpool’s winning goal against Genk, getting them one step closer to the Champions League knock-out round.

But girlfriend Perrie Edwards accidentally dampened the celebrations when she managed to spell his name wrong on Instagram, while praising his big moment.

Yes, seriously.

Taking to Instagram, the Little Mix star shared a snap of the 26-year-old on her story, showing him celebrating.

Quoting a chant about the footballer, she captioned it: ‘You to me are everything, my Alex Oxlade-Chamberlaine OH BABY OH BABEHHH!’

Side note: Pezza decided to skip out the part of the song where supporters praise him for ‘s***ging Little Mix,’ which is understandable.

While it is quite a catchy chant, she accidentally added an ‘e’ onto his surname, leading to unimpressed Liverpool fans calling her out.

She posted a reply from someone named Jack, which read: ‘I love you and him but you should be able to spell his name love, up then reds x (sic).’

Bit awkward considering they also made a typo…

‘F**k sakes! My bad. Thank you Jack,’ she responded.

Alex also noticed the slip and screenshot it for his own story, joking: ‘Spell my name right at least will ya (sic),’ to which the 26-year-old added: ‘It’ll be way easier to spell when it’s my second name and I have to write it all the time.’

She makes a fair point…

Perrie and Alex – or Alerrie, as fans have dubbed them – started dating back in 2016, and have been loved-up ever since.

And the Shout Out To My Ex singer recently opened up about their romance, branding the former Arsenal star ‘perfection’ because he understands her ‘weird’ behaviour.

‘I’m a little creep sometimes, I’m a little weirdo,’ she told Notion magazine. ‘And he loves me for that, and that’s why I’m like, “Woohoo!” You know? I don’t have to put on a front and be this perfect girlfriend.

‘He’s like, perfection. He’s not too much, he’s not too clingy, but he’s not too cool for school. He’s got a perfect balance, he’s super supportive of everything I do, which is so nice.

‘He just wants the best for me, as do I him. So it’s just a lovely balanced healthy relationship, and I love it.

‘It’s a breath of fresh air.’

Until you spell his name wrong on Instagram in front of 9.3million followers, that is…

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Little Mix launching their new clothing line with PrettyLittleThing was never going to be a low-key affair, but the girls celebrated their latest partnership in style, with celeb guests galore.

The band and PLT took over luxury wedding and events venue Aynhoe Park in Banbury, Oxfordshire, and turned it pink in honour of the big night.

Big animal lovers, the girls had requested that the antique taxidermy animals, which usually adorn every room of Aynhoe, be removed for their do and the interior and exterior was instead covered in balloons, feathers, flowers and candles.

The girls themselves had chosen the guestlist of their close friends and family, and posed on the red carpet in the geo-jacquard collection from their range which the band had worked closely with the brand on.

The girls and their stylists, Zack Tate and Jamie McFarland, had had several meetings with the designers at PrettyLittleThing and boss Umar Kamani to ensure their unique personalities came across in their designs.

Guests were brought in via pink unicorn PLT taxis, with influencers being driven down from London in a party bus with the girls’ faces and signatures down the side, where they were treated to sweets and drinks to get them in the mood to party.

Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson, Jade Thirlwall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock were allocated their own VIP area (naturally), but the girls preferred to mingle with the crowds and head up to the bar themselves.

Guests were treated to themed cocktails based on Little Mix songs including Black Magic, Shout Out To My Ex, The Cure and Private Show as well as champagne on arrival, and each cocktail was adorned with a photo of the girls on top.

To soak up the alcohol, a giant banqueting table was laid out with an array of bread, meats, cheeses and other tempting snacks on one side of the room, while the other hosted an enormous pyramid of cocktails and a chocolate fountain with treats including marshmallows, sweets and Little Mix-branded macarons to dip into it.

For guests in other areas of the venue, platters of toasties, fish and chips, tempura prawns and mini burgers were passed around – and even Perrie and Jade indulged in the mini sliders as they had their first drink.

Perrie’s beau Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Jesy’s boyfriend Chris Hughes were also in attendance and were seen posing for photos together while the girls were whisked off for some official photographs at the start of the party.

Chris was overheard saying he had been ‘having kittens over his outfit’, after worrying that his Off-White x The Simpsons sweater would be too dressed down for the formal occasion.

No launch party would be complete without a guest performer, and while the girls themselves didn’t perform on the night (they are in the middle of their tour, so a night off to enjoy being the guests of honour was very well deserved), rapper Aitch was drafted in to entertain partygoers instead.

Aitch took to the stage just before midnight, as he had travelled from another gig in London earlier in the evening just to be there, performing songs including Strike A Pose, Taste (Make It Shake) and Keisha & Becky.

While Perrie and Jesy decided to have an early night, Leigh-Anne and Jade jumped on stage with Aitch for a dance after having battled their way through the packed dancefloor.

As well as Aitch, the remaining revellers were treated to a late-night impromptu performance by Tulisa, who joined a friend on the piano the belt out Alicia Keys’s If I Ain’t Got You.

The band’s former X Factor mentor was among the famous faces invited personally by the girls, and was seen dancing and posing for photos with them throughout the night, even jumping in a shot with Aitch.

As well as The Female Boss, other guests included Love Island star Molly-Mae Hague, model Lottie Moss – who also wore one of the dresses from the collection – and influencer Felicity Hayward, who has previously starred in Little Mix’s Strip music video.

The Saturdays’ Vanessa White and former JLS star Aston Merrygold and his wife Emily were there too, and the couple cosied up in the Paris-themed gif booth for some photos.

The night coincided with Leigh-Anne’s mum’s birthday, so the PLT team dashed out earlier in the day to arrange a pink cake and sparklers to be brought in as a surprise for Mama Pinnock.

The girls stayed over in some of the venue’s luxury bedrooms, but were on the road again in the morning, ready for their next tour date in Birmingham on Thursday – so it’s no wonder Perrie and Jesy fancied and early night.

However, a night of partying is never complete without a bit of a munch before bed, and while Jesy and Chris went for a plate of cheese and ham toasties with chips, Leigh-Anne went for a (slightly rogue choice of post-party snack) chickpea curry for her late-night meal.

Little Mix’s PrettyLittleThing collection is available to buy now in sizes 4-26 and prices from £12 – £100.

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Little Mix styled out a technical hitch during one of their performances at London’s O2 last weekend after a lift in the stage broke mid-way through.

The girls were mid-way through a five-night sold-out run at the venue when the lift in the centre of the stage malfunctioned during their performance.

While the fans didn’t notice anything was amiss until the girls announced they had to leave the stage for a couple of minutes during the show, they quickly picked it right back up again.

Perrie Edwards told Metro.co.uk why they needed to leave the stage at their PrettyLittleThing collection launch party: ‘What a nightmare! The lift broke mid-way through, so we had to go off for a bit to make it safe before we could carry on.’

The lifts in the centre of the main stage were meant to lift platforms on wheels up and down as part of the staging but got stuck during Joan Of Arc, with the red frames visible halfway up through the hatch.

Jesy Nelson told the crowd: ‘So unfortunately we’ve got a little bit of a technical difficulty. So we’re going to have to leave the stage for a couple of minutes. We do apologise for this but we love you, please keep the energy for us.’

The technical problem was thankfully sorted pretty quickly and the girls were able to return to the stage and carry on where they left off, albeit without some of the props and staging they would normally use for certain numbers.

The band styled it out flawlessly, however, and if it wasn’t for the announcement, nobody would have known the set was meant to be any different as they didn’t let it affect their meticulously rehearsed dance routines, with or without props.

Perrie, Jesy, Jade Thirlwall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock had already surprised fans by bringing out Stormzy as a surprise guest for Power for one night only.

They spent their day off from tour celebrating the launch of their new clothing collection with PrettyLittleThing on Wednesday night, before driving to Birmingham the following morning to continue with their tour.

It takes more than a broken lift to throw these girls off their stride.

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Perrie Edwards was all smiles after smashing the latest performance with her Little Mix bandmates.

The Shout Out To My Ex singer is currently in Manchester as part of the band’s LM5 tour, which is coming to an end in London on 22 November.

And the 26-year-old was spotted clutching adorable dog Hatchi as they made their way into the seriously swanky Hilton Hotel moments after getting off stage.

She nailed the off-duty chic look in a black Little Mix hoodie and grey NASA tracksuit bottoms, completing her outfit with scuffed white trainers.

We’re not entirely sure what put that grin on her face but we’re betting it had something to do with seeing boyfriend Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain scoring a goal for England in their game against Montenegro on Thursday.

While Perrie wasn’t able to be in the crowd at Wembley – because of the aforementioned gig at Manchester Arena – she definitely would’ve kept an eye on that score throughout the night.

The couple – dubbed Alerrie – started dating way back in 2016, and have been practically inseparable ever since.

However, the Touch singer found herself on the wrong side of football fans recently after she accidentally managed to spell her beau’s name wrong on Instagram.

Yes, seriously.

The X Factor winner took a second to give the 26-year-old a shout-out following his winning goal for Liverpool in the Champions League.

But she was clearly too excited about his big moment, as she added an extra ‘e’ onto her Instagram story.

Quoting a chant about the footballer, she captioned it: ‘You to me are everything, my Alex Oxlade-Chamberlaine OH BABY OH BABEHHH!’

Side note: Pezza decided to skip out the part of the song where supporters praise him for ‘s**gging Little Mix,’ which is understandable.

While it is quite a catchy chant, unimpressed Liverpool fans called her out for the spelling mistake – with Alex even getting on the action.

Noticing the slip-up, he screenshot it and shared it to his own story, joking: ‘Spell my name right at least will ya (sic).’

She styled it out well, replying: ‘It’ll be way easier to spell when it’s my second name and I have to write it all the time.’

Fair point.

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Coronation Street star Ryan Thomas has blessed everyone with an adorable video of his daughter Scarlett meeting Little Mix.

We can’t deal.

The actor, who played Jason Grimshaw in the soap, took his little one to see the girls – Jesy Nelson, Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, and Jade Thirlwall – backstage at one of their shows.

Placing her hand over her mouth in shock, the 9-year-old could be seen walking towards the girls down a corridor, with the four of them giving her hugs and complimenting her outfit.

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Sharing a gorgeous snap of them all, with his daughter looking like the fifth member of the band, Ryan thanked the girls.

‘You can only imagine that feeling of being a child meeting someone like this for the first time and how it makes you feel as a father watching the excitement on her face,’ the 35-year-old wrote.

‘Thank you to all the girls for making Scarletts night [heart emoji] @littlemix.’

And Jesy had high praise for her, commenting on Jason’s post: ‘She’s too cute.’

Meanwhile, the girl band have plenty to celebrate after it was reported that they’ve become the X Factor’s richest winners after earning a whopping £9 million last year.

As a group the members have raked in more than £30 million collectively since winning X Factor.

According to The Sun the only X Factor champ that has come close to the group in terms of earnings is apparently Leona Lewis, who won the show in 2006.

Not too shabby.

However, they’re now set to go head-to-head with the very show that kicked off their careers, after Simon Cowell announced X Factor: The Band, as he searches for the UK’s next musical group.

With a premise similar to the show Little Mix announced they’d be airing next year, there’s sure to be competition between the pair.

Speaking to press on the red carpet for the ITV Palooza, Cowell admitted that he’s put himself in a rather stressful situation. ‘You have to put pressure on yourself,’ the 60-year-old told Metro.co.uk.

‘When I saw that [Little Mix] were bringing [their] show forward, I thought “we’re going to have to bring [our] show forward.”‘

‘It’s not about the time pressure,’ he admitted. ‘It’s making sure we get the right people.’

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Little Mix made the most of their final night in Manchester by hitting the clubs after their latest tour show, but band member Jesy Nelson had more of a cosy idea in mind for her Saturday night.

The Woman Like Me singers were spotted heading to Club Liv in Manchester’s city centre yesterday evening after headlining the third and final night at Manchester Arena on their LM5 Tour.

And the girl group made sure to slay, with Perrie Edwards showing off those abs in an orange crop top while serving plenty of thigh action thanks to a risky high side split.

Any false move and she could have suffered a serious wardrobe malfunction. The 26-year-old singer sported a whole new look with a cropped blonde bob hairstyle, ditching the long do she’s sported for years.

Jade Thirlwall sent a bold message with her outfit, donning a t-shirt dress with lyrics from Little Mix’s song Wasabi, which said: ‘Love me, hate me, praise me, either way, you talk about me,’ alongside a pair of silver sparkly thigh-high boots.

Meanwhile, Leigh-Anne Pinnock kept it simple yet chic in matching denim with an orange bralette under her jean jacket.

Noticeably missing in action was Jesy, 28, who shared Instagram stories of her playing around with her pet dog in bed.

To be fair, after energetically dancing around on stage for the best part of two hours, a night in bed sounds rather appealing.

Little Mix’s tour will now move onto Leeds for two nights before rounding off with a further two nights at London’s O2 Arena later this week. The band were originally expected to bring the LM5 Tour to Australia in December but they cancelled the leg to ‘focus on recording new music’.

There will be little time to rest though as Little Mix are also working on their brand new TV series, Little Mix: The Search, which will see them on the hunt for a new band to support them on their next tour.

However, it’s put them in the line of rivalry with their former boss Simon Cowell, who has just announced the new X Factor: The Band which will similarly look for the next big pop group.

Addressing the competition, Simon told Bang Showbiz: ‘This is always supposed to be fun. So sometimes when you read the headlines, “CRISIS, I’m competing with Little Mix”, it’s brilliant.

‘It’s like when Oasis and Blur were putting records out. You want that, you need that kind of fun rivalry, we’re competitive, we all want to win, it’s fun and that’s the way I take it.’

Little Mix: The Search is expected to arrive on BBC One in 2020.

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Little Mix have announced the exciting news that they’ll be performing at BST Hyde Park next summer, while also confirming their 2020 tour.

The Woman Like Me singers gathered together to make the announcement in a video on Sunday, with Jesy Nelson doing the honours of sharing the news of their BST Hyde Park show.

‘We have some huge news that we are so excited about, that we want to share with you guys,’ the popstar teased.

‘We are heading back on the road next year for our summer 2020 tour. This will include a date playing the legendary American Express Presents BST Hyde Park in London.’

Leigh-Anne Pinnock chimed in: ‘Tickets go on sale on Thursday the 28th – get your tickets guys!’ as Jade Thirlwell and Perrie Edwards blew kisses.

See you there, girls.

The Black Magic hitmakers didn’t reveal the other 2020 tour dates but they’re expected to be announced on Monday.

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— Little Mix (@LittleMix) November 24, 2019

The girls barely waited until the end of their LM5 Tour, which wrapped up the UK leg with two shows at London’s O2 Arena last week. The first part of the tour, in promotion of their hit album LM5, spanned 40 shows and visited cities such as Madrid, Amsterdam, Paris and Newcastle before coming to a close.

Fans Down Under will be hoping Little Mix announce shows in Australia and New Zealand after they scrapped the leg so they could work on their new album.

Hours before the announcement, the group appeared at the Radio 1 Teen Awards where they confirmed they’ll be starting work on the album as soon as next week.

Until then, fans can enjoy new music from Little Mix in the form of their first ever Christmas single, One I’ve Been Missing, which was released last week.

Fans gave the track glowing reviews so you can bet Little Mix could be in the running for the Christmas number one.

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Little Mix star Perrie Edwards has shut down talk of rifts between her and bandmates Jade Thirlwall, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jesy Nelson.

Rumours of tension have plagued the British group for years but Perrie has shut them down once and for all.

Speaking to The Mirror at Radio 1 Teen Awards in London today, Perrie said: ‘We’ve always had rumours [of arguments] the last few years.

‘But that comes with being in a girl band. People assume girls don’t get along with girls.’

Little Mix won the best group prize at the awards.

Jade, who joined Perrie at the event, chimed in: ‘We literally never fight. We’re really boring.’

Speaking about Little Mix’s sixth LP, Jade added: ‘We go back into the studio next week to start writing our next album so we can’t wait to do that.’

The girls’ last effort, LM5, reached number three in the UK album charts last year.

Perrie also chatted about the girls’ upcoming music talent search show Little Mix: The Search, which will air on BBC1 in the coveted Saturday night slot at some point next year.

She said: ‘Auditions are happening now. There have been thousands of people auditioning. It’s insane.’

According to the BBC, the winning group ‘could be all-female, all-male or mixed [and] get a career launch-pad like no other – supporting Little Mix on their UK Summer Tour 2020’.

The group will certainly have great mentors in the form of Little Mix, who famously got together on the 2011 series of X Factor.

Their number one singles are Black Magic, Wings, Shout Out to My Ex and their debut single Cannonball.

We can’t wait for 2020, and a new decade of Little Mix.

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Simon Cowell and Little Mix’s feud continues as the music mogul couldn’t help but take another swipe at the band’s new talent show The Search.

Simon, who is currently judging on X Factor: Celebrity recently admitted that he scrapped the All Stars version of The X Factor in favour of X Factor: The Band because he didn’t want to ‘follow’ the similar show being launched by Little Mix.

The ITV judge wants to find the next big boy or girl group (and possibly challenge K-pop at its own game) in the new TV show, which will replace All Stars.

Meanwhile Little Mix, who won The X Factor in 2011 and left the music mogul’s label Syco in 2018, are also on the hunt for a girl group, boy group and mixed group in their new BBC show, which launches next year.

Simon’s new ITV show will launch on 9 December and during the audition process, he couldn’t help but make a dig at the girl band.

It is claimed by The Sun that one band who did not make it through the audition process was told by Simon they might have better luck by applying for Little Mix’s show.

Simon reportedly said: ‘Little Mix are doing a show next year. You should apply. Tell them I sent you.’

Jade Thirlwall, Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Ann Pinnock and Perrie Edwards will be creating bands (all-female, all-male and mixed) from their hopefuls who think they have what it takes to follow in their footsteps.

The seven-part series will see the group mentor the young stars as they all live together, giving them access to their top-tier background team including vocal coaches, song writers and stylists.

Little Mix: The Search is coming to BBC One in 2020.

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Not only do Perrie Edwards and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain naturally scrub up extremely well in their black-tie finest, but they also look ridiculously loved-up in the process.

The 26-year-old Little Mix star shared a black and white Instagram photo of herself smiling at Liverpool footballer Alex, who in turn is grinning generously at the camera.

In a second, more sultry image, the couple can be seen executing their best Blue Steel poses, with Perrie adding in the caption: ‘I don’t normally smile in pictures but how can I not smile when I’m around him?!’

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Aww, you guys…

The couple – who have been dating for three years – were attending a charity gala hosted by Alex’s Liverpool teammate Alex Milner.

Perrie wore a glamorous black strapless gown with a thigh-high split, while Alex was dapper in a black tuxedo.

Fans couldn’t contain their excitement over the Instagram post, with one commenting – caps lock and all: ‘YOU ARE BOTH SO BEAUTIFUL.’

Another added: ‘How cute you look together.’

Enthusing about their relationship recently, the Woman Like Me singer revealed she can be completely herself around him without having to project a ‘perfect’ girlfriend image.

‘I’m a little creep sometimes, I’m a little weirdo,’ she told Notion magazine. ‘And he loves me for that, and that’s why I’m like, “Woohoo!” You know? I don’t have to put on a front and be this perfect girlfriend.

‘He’s like, perfection. He’s not too much, he’s not too clingy, but he’s not too cool for school. He’s got a perfect balance, he’s super supportive of everything I do, which is so nice.’

Little Mix will be going on tour in the UK next summer, with Jesy Nelson announcing the news alongsideher bandmates in a clip shared on their Twitter account.

‘We have some huge news that we are so excited about, that we want to share with you guys,’ Jesy said. ‘We are heading back on the road next year for our summer 2020 tour.

‘This will include a date playing the legendary American Express Presents BST Hyde Park in London.’

Can’t wait!

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Little Mix were out in force on Wednesday morning, as they rocked on up to the Global HQ in London for an appearance on Heart Breakfast.

However, despite looking out of this world, it seemed they were still in need of a coffee, as only Perrie Edwards managed to muster up a smile in the early hours.

The 26-year-old, who was joined by her fellow girl gang, led the way in a grey suit, which she’s matched with a pair of black pointed heels.

Jesy Nelson looked flawless in a pinstriped dress and knee high socks, while Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall took a more casual approach with their wardrobe choices.

Even though it appeared they’d spent hours in hair and makeup (even for a breakfast radio slot) the four-piece appeared downcast as they posed for pictures before making their way inside.

We’ll give them a couple more hours to wake up.

The former X-Factor contestants were getting ready to talk all about their latest Christmas single, One I’ve Been Missing, with Jamie Theakston and Amanda Holden.

After releasing the hit earlier this month, fans are already obsessed with the track, and flooded Twitter with questions about their upcoming album.

‘We need a Christmas album,’ one demanded while another told the radio station to ‘Ask them about their new album! Collab?’

Someone else said: ‘Spill some tea on the new album. Ask them about their new album.’

The girls are soon to embark on their first talent show Little Mix: The Search, after winning the X Factor back in 2011.

Here they’ll be creating bands (all-female, all-male and mixed) from their hopefuls who think they have what it takes to follow in their footsteps.

The seven-part series will see the group mentor the young stars as they all live together, giving them access to their top-tier background team including vocal coaches, song writers and stylists.

However, Simon Cowell who is launching his rival show X Factor: The Band is said to have taken a swipe at the girls, where he reportedly quipped: ‘Little Mix are doing a show next year. You should apply. Tell them I sent you.’

Little Mix: The Search is coming to BBC One in 2020.

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