Jesy Nelson takes ‘extended’ break from Little Mix for ‘medical reasons’

Little Mix star Jesy Nelson is taking an extended break from the group for “medical reasons”
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Robert Dex @RobDexES17 November 2020

Jesy Nelson is taking an "extended" break from Little Mix for private medical reasons.

The singer, 29, confirmed the news through a statement from the band's management.

Nelson has missed a number of public appearances in recent weeks including the final of Little Mix's BBC One talent show The Search and a performance at the MTV European Music Awards.

A statement from the group’s publicist said: "Jesy is having extended time off from Little Mix for private medical reasons. We will not be issuing any further comment currently and ask media to please respect her privacy at this time."

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It is not known what is wrong with Nelson or how unwell she is.

It comes shortly after the release of Confetti, Little Mix's sixth studio album and first since departing Simon Cowell's label Syco.

Little Mix - which also features bandmates Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards and Leigh-Anne Pinnock - formed on The X Factor in 2011 and have become one of the country's biggest-selling girl bands.

They left Syco Music for RCA in November 2018.

Cowell later launched another version of The X Factor, called The Band, to rival the girl group's The Search.

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Nelson has spoken openly about her battle with anxiety and previously revealed in a BBC documentary called Odd One Out that abuse on social media got so bad she attempted to take her own life.

The programme won her the award for best factual entertainment at the 2020 National Television Awards.

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