‘I didn’t get time to breathe in Little Mix’: Jesy Nelson reveals she feels a ‘sense of independence’ after quitting band and says ‘there is so much I haven’t been able to speak about’
Jesy Nelson spoke about feeling ‘a real sense of independence’ as a solo artist after quitting Little Mix.
The singer, 31, who left the band in December 2020, said on This Morning on Wednesday that she’s feeling in a good place after battling with her mental health.
She said: ‘Being in front of the camera- was a constant rollercoaster in the band. You don’t get the time to breathe and know how you should be feeling.
‘We were so young. Now we are women. You learn a lot.’
Jesy recently revealed she hasn’t spoken to ex bandmates Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall in over two years.
‘I didn’t get time to breathe in Little Mix’: Jesy Nelson told This Morning on Wednesday she feels a ‘sense of independence’ after quitting band
She said of her new album: ‘It’s raw and honest.’
‘There is so much stuff I haven’t been able to speak about [before]. You have to speak to the writers about your experiences to be able to make music.’
Adding: ‘I am being able to speak my truth on songs. I want to make music that makes a difference so this is really important for me.’
Jesy is no longer with a record label and said she has felt free to put her own stamp on her latest single Bad Thing, in which she plays a victim of domestic abuse.
The singer worked with Women’s Aid to charter the highs of lows of a toxic relationship in the 1960s music video.
Directed by Charlie Sarsfield, Jesy cried real tears after her onscreen boyfriend (played by Sid Ellisdon) grabbed her by the throat and shouted at her.
The video documents Jesy’s onscreen partner battling infidelity, being in with the wrong crowd and drugs in London’s East End in the sixties, while she struggled to leave as he consoled her after their explosive argument.
Jesy said: ‘It was really important for me to create this video because a lot of women in my life have experienced domestic violence. I wanted to raise awareness.
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‘In the end, we showed it to Women’s Aid. They loved it because they said it was so true to life. It takes six years for women to leave relationships.’
Women’s Aid also took to Twitter to praise Jesy on raising awareness.
They wrote: ‘We are proud to have worked with #JesyNelson on her new video #BadThing which provides a powerful snapshot of the reality of domestic abuse.’
Jesy said she is in a ‘really good place’ at the moment which has been helped by her fans.
She said: ‘I have built such lovely friendships with them. They are the kindest, sweetest fan base.
‘I like to connect with them and hear the stories they are going through.’
And concluding, Jesy said fans can expect to see her on tour soon,
‘Absolutely, I cant wait to tour,’ she said.
‘I feel like I haven’t toured in so long. I haven’t connected with them in so long.’
If you are affected by anything you have seen in the video then help and support is available at https://www.womensaid.org.uk/
Separate: Jesy left the group in December 2020, with Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Jade Thirlwall and Perrie Edwards continuing as a trio before they split last year (pictured in May)
Throwback: Jesy rocketed to fame with the girlband after all four original members auditioned separately for The X Factor in 2011
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