Jesy Nelson

Some Lesser Known Facts About Jesy Nelson

• Jesy Nelson grew up in Romford, London.

  

• She is the second youngest among four siblings.

• Jesy was five when her parents separated.

• Jesy experienced stress-induced alopecia as a teenager, which she believes was caused by the bullying she faced at school.

• She once worked as a barmaid in Dagenham, London.

• Jesy worked as an extra in the films ‘About a Boy’ (2002) and ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’ (2005).

  

• In 2011, she participated in ITV’s reality show ‘The X Factor’ as a member of ‘Little Mix.’ The group made history by becoming the first group to win the show.

  

• Later, Little Mix signed a record deal with Simon Cowell’s Syco Music.

• Jesy Nelson released six albums with Little Mix: ‘DNA’ (2012), ‘Salute’ (2013), ‘Get Weird’ (2015), ‘Glory Days’ (2016), ‘LM5’ (2018), and ‘Confetti’ (2020).

  

• In 2012, she appeared as a celebrity mentor in the reality television series ‘Styled to Rock,’ which aired on Sky Living.

  

• Jesy Nelson began dating dancer Jordan Banjo in 2012. After dating for two years, they broke up due to their hectic schedules.

• In 2014, Jesy started dating actor and dancer Jake Roche. The duo got engaged on 19 July 2015. However, they ended their engagement in November 2016 after two years together.

  

• In 2015, she worked as a composer for the music video of Britney Spears and Iggy Azalea’s song ‘Pretty Girls.’

• In 2017, Jesy appeared in ‘Glory Days: The Documentary.’

  

• Jesy dated Chris Clark, a TV personality, in 2017. They broke up when Chris ended the relationship by text, saying he felt overshadowed by Jesy’s success.

• In 2017, Jesy began dating rapper Harry James after meeting him through mutual connections in the music industry. However, their relationship ended in 2018 due to their busy schedules. In August 2021, they were spotted together in Essex, sparking reunion rumours, which they later confirmed after spending a vacation in the Caribbean.

• Jesy worked as a co-director and director for the music video of the songs ‘Little Mix Feat Sharaya J: Strip’ (2018) and ‘Boyz’ (2022) respectively.

  

• Her documentary ‘Jesy Nelson: Odd One Out’ (2019) earned her many awards. The documentary, based on Jesy’s experiences with body image and online bullying, became BBC Three’s most-watched factual title since the channel went online.

  

• In the documentary ‘Jesy Nelson: Odd One Out,’ Jesy admitted that she would starve herself before performances and binge eat afterwards. She also revealed that the trolling, especially on Twitter, became so overwhelming that in 2013, she attempted suicide.

• Jesy appeared as a judge in the reality show ‘Little Mix: The Search’ (2019) which aired on BBC One.

  

• Jesy started dating TV host Chris Hughes in January 2019, and they later moved in together by summer. Their relationship became public after being spotted kissing in a kebab shop. The duo, however, broke up in April 2020.

• In 2020, Jesy appeared in the documentary ‘How To Be Anne-Marie’ and a concert film titled ‘LM5: The Tour Film.’

  

• Jesy started dating Sean Sagar, an actor and model, in July 2020. They became close during the lockdown and shared their relationship on Instagram. The duo, however, ended their relationship in March 2021.

• In 2020, while filming ‘Sweet Melody,’ Jesy struggled with body image and tried an extreme diet, which led to a panic attack and hospitalisation. Her mother informed her band that she needed time to prioritise her mental health.

  

• Jesy Nelson left Little Mix on 14 December 2020. She explained that the ongoing pressure of being in a girl group had taken a toll on her mental health. She talked about it in an interview and said,
  

  I find the constant pressure of being in a girl group and living up to expectations very hard.”

• In 2021, Jesy and actor Lucien Laviscount sparked dating rumours after photos of them kissing surfaced online. They met during a night out when their two groups of friends came together.

• In May 2021, Jesy joined Polydor Records.

  

• In June 2022, Nelson announced that her debut album was nearly complete. However, a month later, she parted ways with Polydor Records due to “creative differences,” which left the album unreleased.

• In December 2022, Jesy reportedly filmed a music video for a planned single called ‘Cried Out.’ The song was ultimately set aside, and she independently released her second solo single, ‘Bad Thing,’ on 14 April 2023.

• Jesy’s single ‘Bad Thing’ was praised by Women’s Aid for highlighting domestic abuse, and it peaked at number 15 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart. In July 2023, plans to release her next single ‘Cried Out’ were dropped.

  

• In 2023, she participated in a television baking competition show titled ‘The Great British Bake Off,’ which aired on Channel 4.

  

• On 2 August 2024, Jesy teamed up with Zion Foster to release the single ‘Mine.’

 

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• In January 2025, Jesy took to social media to announce that she was expecting twins with rapper Zion Foster.

 

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