The ladies of Little Mix have managed to achieve world-class stardom, but they’ve also met
their matches in terms of love.
We’re breaking down all you need to know about their love lives through the years.
Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards and Leigh-Anne Pinnock have all been linked to some fairly
familiar faces since their rise to fame, all thanks to their X Factor debut back in 2011.
First and foremost, the girls have all gone on to achieve massive singing success on their
own, with five No.1 singles stemming from six studio albums and their recently-released
compilation album Between Us.
Aside from their music, the girls’ relationships have been a major topic of conversation, especially
given the fact that much of their music appears to be inspired by love, heartbreak and finding
themselves all over again.
While Perrie, Leigh-Anne and Jade have all happily found their forevers, they did have
to visit a few ponds and kiss a few frogs on the way.
Back in 2012, Jade began dating Sam Craske, a member of the Britain’s Got Talent winning
dance group Diversity, but a few months into their relationship, Jade was hit with a rumored
scandal that she had cheated on Sam with an X Factor contestant.
The two were able to see past the rumors, and were together until 2014 after reportedly
splitting over their demanding schedules.
Two years later, Jade then began dating The Struts bassist Jed Elliott and were together
for three years until splitting in 2019.
Once again, and according to British tabloid Daily Mail, the two were allegedly “forced”
to break up due to their demanding schedules.
A source revealed to the outlet, “Jade and Jed have decided to end the relationship.
There is honestly no big drama, it has just sadly run its course.
They spent so much time apart as Jed is on tour constantly in the USA with his band.
And obviously Jade is super busy with Little Mix promo, and about to start a massive LM5
Tour.
The split is amicable and they remain mates.”
But it appears she DID finally find her prince, as Jade and Jordan Stephens, a member of British
hip hop duo Rizzle Kicks, were speculated to have been dating since May of 2020.
The following month, the two were spotted during a Black Trans Lives Matter protest
in London as many fans captured photos of the two from behind, with Jordan’s arm around
Jade.
She confirmed the relationship months later during an interview with Cosmo, telling the
outlet that he checked off one of her biggest requirements in a relationship, saying, “When
I first started talking to my boyfriend, I discovered he did a movie where he played
a drag queen and I was like, right, that’s it.
He’s perfect.
Sign me up!
A straight man who’s willing to dress in drag and loves being queer and feminine.”
Leigh-Anne also found herself involved with some familiar names… in 2012, she was rumored
to be dating Cover Drive bassist Jamar Harding.
This relationship was never specifically confirmed by either party, when during a red carpet
interview, Jamar refused to confirm nor deny their relationship, telling reporters, “We
are good friends, I’m not denying it but I’m not agreeing to anything either,”
adding, “All I’m saying is it’s nice to have a good friend in London to show you
around, being a tourist and all.”
The following year during a Little Mix “Wings” single release party, Leigh-Anne would start
dating Ashford Town Football Club player Jordan Kiffin until 2016.
Just prior to their split, sources revealed to The Mirror that they had been “having
problems for a while,” and that the time apart took a real toll on their relationship.
Fans might recall that the two broke up in 2015 for a short period of time until getting
back together for about a year and eventually calling things off for good.
Leigh-Anne finally found her happy ending (and TWO more bigger blessings) as she is
currently engaged to longtime boyfriend and Watford FC football player Andre Gray, in
which the two announced the birth of their TWINS back in August.
She first confirmed their relationship back in 2017 on Instagram, and has been open about
their love for each other ever since in adorable, PDA-filled moments.
Andre also appeared alongside Leigh-Anne in the music video for Little Mix’s single
“Think About Us,” and even shared during an interview with Cosmo in 2020 that despite
not yet being engaged, she already has their wedding planned!
While admitting that she and Andre have anything but a ‘normal’ relationship due to their
demanding schedules, they appeared to have overcome the odds and she announced that the
two were engaged later that May.
Leigh-Anne took to instagram to tell fans, “He bloody did it, and I said yes!
I’m marrying my soulmate, the man of my flipping dreams,” and their story continues
to be written.
And as for Perrie, it’s no question she endured one of the most talked-about and highly
publicized relationships with former One Direction member Zayn Malik since she stepped on the
scene following the group’s X Factor stint.
A year after speculation surrounding their relationship heightened, Zayn and Perrie went
public with their relationship when photos of them kissing went viral.
But in 2013, the couple was the center of a cheating scandal that allegedly involved
Zayn and an Australian waitress, however, he and Perrie continued their courtship, so
much so that he even got a portrait of her tattooed on his arm.
Zayn popped the question in August of 2013 just before Perrie was seen showing off her
diamond ring at One Direction’s This Is Us film premiere, but just two years later,
another cheating scandal struck when a photo of Zayn with another woman surfaced on Twitter.
Months later, sources confirmed to Us Weekly that Zayn had called off the engagement, later
claiming that he “fell out of love” with Perrie.
It reportedly took a long time for Perrie to get over Zayn as she was left “heartbroken”,
but hey, if this had never happened, “Shout Out To My Ex” might not have ever been born…
did I say that out loud?!
Perrie then moved on to British business professional Leon King, after the two were spotted out
at a romantic dinner in December of 2015, but the fling was short-lived and they went
their separate ways two months later and found themselves in a major Twitter feud after Leon
made a reference to Zayn’s single “Pillow Talk,” and things escalated from there.
Perrie tweeted from the band’s official Twitter account, “You leave one playground
only to find yourself in an even bigger f**ked up playground,” to which Leon fired back
by saying, “When you got people around u Not letting u make up ur own mind it's a circus
not a playground, actually a dam shame #hesstillgotaholdonu.”
Thankfully that ship sailed and Perrie was then rumored to be dating British actor Luke
Pasqualino, but a source revealed in late 2016 that their flame had fizzled, saying,
“There wasn’t that spark between them, so she’s told him there won’t be any romance
between them moving forward.”
Things began looking up for Perrie in 2017 when she became Instagram official with English
pro football player Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Perrie has been open about sharing her love life with fans over the years, and has even
opened up about how hard it is maintaining a long distance relationship, but admitted
in a late 2020 interview on Capital FM that if he did propose, she would say yes!
The pair have now been together five years and fans were over the moon back in August
when she announced the birth of their son, Axel Oxlade-Chamberlain.
We couldn’t be more thrilled for Perrie, Leigh-Anne and Jade for their all-new personal
ventures, and as it seems, the best is only yet to come!
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