Perrie Edwards admits it’s ‘nice to get breathing space’ from Little Mix duties as she self-isolates with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Perrie Edwards opened up about how she’s been coping with the coronavirus lockdown, admitting she has found it ‘nice’ to have some breathing space from her Little Mix duties.

The X Factor winners have blessed us with new track Break Up Song, to ease our self-isolation time.

During an appearance on Good Morning Britain, Perrie revealed exactly how much she was missing her fellow bandmates, Jesy Nelson, Jade Thirlwall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock.

When asked if they has been in touch, the 26-year-old said: ‘Yeah constantly, our group chat on WhatsApp is always popping off. 

‘We’re so used to being together 24/7, we live in each other’s pockets. When we’re not together, it feels really weird. 

‘But it’s also quite nice to have a little bit of breathing space for once, because we never get time off. It’s just weird circumstances.’

Perrie has been spending her time in quarantine with boyfriend Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, holed up together in their swanky mansion.

And, lifting the lid on how they’ve been coping being in such close quarters, she continued: ‘Actually really well, not too bad. 

‘We’re just trying to stay positive and keep ourselves busy and I’ve just been doing loads of stuff like knitting, a bit of baking, random stuff I never normally have time for.

‘[With Alex] It’s like giving a child have Coca Cola and a whole bag of sweets and putting them in a room and keeping them in there. 

‘He’s got so much energy!’

The Liverpool footballer, 26, has managed to use some of that energy up by taking on the TikTok challenge with the Black Magic singer.

One clip – showing the lovebirds defying gravity and dancing up the stairs – went viral, sending us all into meltdown.

Side note: We definitely have bruises from attempting the challenge.

Speaking about the clip, Perrie admitted that it took her a ‘good while’ to get the routine down.

Honestly, same.

‘It took me a good while. Alex learned straight away because he’s annoyingly good at everything, so he got it straight away and I just kept getting it wrong,’ she added.

‘He’s really good at stuff like that, but I kept getting scared on the stairs, like if I fell and broke an ankle. But it was really fun when we got it, it was brilliant.’

Good Morning Britain continues on weekdays, at 6am, on ITV.

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