Perrie Edwards discusses her battle with self-confidence as bullies made her ‘criticise’ herself 

‘I asked for an acid peel to get rid of my freckles’: Perrie Edwards discusses her battle with self-confidence and reveals bullies made her ‘criticise’ herself

Perrie Edwards discussed her battle with self-confidence and revealed that cruel school bullies made her ‘criticise’ herself when she was growing up. 

The Little Mix singer, 29, heartbreakingly admitted she ‘hated her freckles’ and even asked her mum ‘for an acid peel’ in an attempt to get rid of them. 

Speaking in a candid new interview, Perrie said she internalised the hatred as a result of being tormented and would pick faults with herself. 

The musician added that now, her self love is worlds away from when she was an ‘insecure’ teenager as she had learnt ‘not to care about what others think.’ 

‘When I was younger, I was a little bit insecure, I hated my freckles, I was always quite poorly and anaemic so I had dark circles under my eyes, I was really malnourished and skinny, and I had a big scar on my stomach from surgeries,’ she told Grazia. 

Candid: Perrie Edwards, 29, discussed her battle with self confidence and revealed that cruel school bullies made her ‘criticise’ herself when she was growing up

She continued: ‘I just hated everything. People used to bully me, and I think it was something that I internalised. 

‘Everyone was criticising me, and that made me criticise myself. I asked my mum if I could have an acid peel to get rid of my freckles.

Perrie later added her confidence has come with age and learning ‘not to care what others think’. 

The snippet into the singer’s life comes after Perrie, Leigh-Anne and Jade announced they would be taking a well-deserved break following their Confetti tour, which took place at the end of 2022.

The songstress explained that while the likes of Jesy Nelson has already released her music, she doesn’t have a ‘set timeline’ and is working on a solo career. 

Last year. Little Mix announced in a statement: ‘We wanted to let you all know that after the Confetti tour in April/May next year we are going to be taking a break from Little Mix.

‘We are not splitting up – Little Mix are here to stay. We have plans for more music, tours and performances in the future. 

‘We’ve made so many incredible memories with you all, and we can’t wait to make so many more.’

Awful: The Little Mix singer heartbreakingly admitted she 'hated her freckles' and even asked her mum 'for an acid peel' in an attempt to get rid of them

Awful: The Little Mix singer heartbreakingly admitted she ‘hated her freckles’ and even asked her mum ‘for an acid peel’ in an attempt to get rid of them

The band added: ‘We’re sisters and we’ll always have each other and you, the fans, in our lives. Little Mix is forever. See you on tour! Jade, Leigh-Anne and Perrie x.’

Whilst Perrie is busy recording and setting the way for her solo career, Jade has reportedly signed a deal with RCA records and Harry Styles’ management team.

Back in February last year, it was announced Leigh-Anne had signed a solo deal with Warner Records, which is also home to the likes of Dua Lipa, Saweetie and Ed Sheeran.

The girls’ former bandmate, Jesy is also said to be in advanced talks with Warner Records after parting ways with Polydor in July last year due to ‘creative differences’.

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