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In 2011, Jade Thirlwall, Jesy Nelson, Perrie Edwards and Leigh-Anne Pinnock formed Little Mix while competing on The X Factor
Nelson took a break from the group in 2020 to focus on her mental health while Edwards, Pinnock and Thirlwall continued to perform as a trio
Little Mix announced that they were going on a hiatus in 2022
It's been over 10 years sinceLittle Mixbrought back the girl group.
Jade Thirlwall,Jesy Nelson,Perrie EdwardsandLeigh-Anne Pinnockformed the British ensemble in 2011 while competing onThe X Factor. They became the first group to win the U.K. competition series and went on to release multiple hit songs, including "Wings" and "Black Magic."
In a February 2026 interview withThe Sun, Nelson said the reason Little Mix was so successful was that they "genuinely were like sisters at one point" and "best friends." As for a future reunion, she told the outlet, "Never say never."
"We're all mums now [aside from Thirlwall] and I can't speak on behalf of them, but I'd like to think that we probably see things a lot differently now," Nelson explained ahead of her docuseriesLife After Little Mix, which released on Prime Video on Feb. 13. "I have so much love for them and always will."
Little Mix started to unravel when Nelson left in 2020, writing on Instagram that being in a band had "taken a toll" on her mental health. Though Thirlwall, Edwards and Pinnock continued to perform as a trio, they announced a hiatus a year later in a post onX. They maintained that they were "not splitting up" but taking a break to "recharge" and work on other projects.
So, what happened to Little Mix? Here's everything to know about where the former members are now.
Jade Thirlwall
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After Little Mix's hiatus, Thirlwall released her first solo album under the stage name JADE titledTHAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY. She took home the BRIT Award for Best Pop Act for her song "Angel of My Dreams," and thanked her "Little Mix sisters" in heracceptance speechfor changing her life.
Thirlwall toldHarper's Bazaar UKin November 2025 that she felt like she "struggled the most to adapt to life after the group" because her bandmates had families and kids.
"They went into a new chapter willingly. It was just me," she told the outlet. "I didn't know what to do with myself. Since I was 18, I lived and breathed Little Mix. It just took me a minute to adjust."
Jesy Nelson
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In December 2020, Nelson announced on Instagram that she was leaving Little Mix to focus on her mental health.
"I find the constant pressure of being in a girl group and living up to expectations very hard," she wrote, adding that it was time to "embark on a new chapter."
Though she released three singles as a solo artist, she put her music career on hold after welcoming twin girls,Ocean Jade and Story Monroe, in 2025 with her then-boyfriend,Zion Foster.
Months later, the singer announced that her daughters werediagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy(SMA) Type 1, an inherited neuromuscular disorder that is caused by the loss of a spinal cord nerve cell, which can weaken muscles over time, according to theCleveland Clinic.
Though children diagnosed with the condition can die before the age of 2 without treatment, Nelson said during a February 2026 episode of Jamie Laing'sGreat Companypodcast that she believes her daughters will "defy all the odds."
Perrie Edwards
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After Little Mix went on hiatus, Edwards released a solo album titledPerriein September 2025 and continued to grow her fashion label Disora. In 2023, the brand became one of only 6% of labels that sell a size 18 and up,Graziareported.
The singer alsowelcomed her second child, a daughter named Alanis, with her partner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, in January 2026. The couple also share a son, Axel, who was born in August 2021.
Leigh-Anne Pinnock
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Pinnock continued to release new music after Little Mix went on hiatus, and announced onInstagramin October 2025 that her first solo album —My Ego Told Me To— would be released in February 2026. She also appeared in the 2021 comedy-dramaBoxing Dayand wrote a memoir in 2023 titledBelieve.
"I definitely think there's alot more to Leigh-Annethan you even know," she told PEOPLE in June 2023.
She continued, "When you're in a group, there's only so much you can show of yourself, so I think that's the exciting part. I get to unlock all this potential now and show everybody what I'm made of and what I can do."
The British singer welcomed twins in August 2021 with professional soccer playerAndre Gray. Theytied the knotless than two years later in June 2023.
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