In a new interview, the ladies of Little Mix just opened up about everything from their
close bond, to all of their recent success, to the extreme misogyny they’ve faced over
the past decade in the music industry.
Let’s get into it.
Fans know that Jesy Nelson left Little Mix in December 2020, but Jade Thirlwall, Perrie
Edwards, and Leigh-Anne Pinnock are still going strong as a girl group of three.
They recently announced their 2022 tour dates for their Confetti tour and they’ve teased
some new music projects they’re working on.
Leigh-Anne, Jade, and Perrie also just appeared on the cover of Glamour UK for their March
2021 Women of the Year issue - and they look INCREDIBLE!
They discussed their sisterhood and how they’ve moved forward since Jesy’s departure.
Perrie brought up their number one song Sweet Melody, which has also become their longest-charting
single in the Top 10 to date.
She said quote, “It was nice going into the new year, as a three, with the No.1 single.”
Perrie called the moment a “good omen” for their new chapter as a group of three.
Leigh-Anne also added that while they heavily rely on one another, in this new chapter,
they also quote “want to help push each other to do our own thing, too.
It’s like a new dawn of Little Mix.”
But Perrie, Leigh-Anne, and Jade have come a long way to get to where they are today.
At one point during their Glamour interview, Jade reflected on all the success they’ve
had since they started on the X Factor.
She said quote, “We’ve shown that women standing together works, even with all the
obstacles in our way.
Right from the beginning, we were the dark horse on The X Factor, and no one expected
us to do well.”
Jade continued on saying, “We persevered and got through it.
We grew and became adult women together.
It’s impactful, to show others that you can have longevity, you can break barriers,
win awards and break records on the back of sticking together and being a force of women.”
And Little Mix addressed that finding the kind of success they’ve found isn’t always
easy for women in the music industry.
They talked about the deep roots of misogyny in the industry and how they continue to overcome
it.
Perrie said, “The first thing women in the industry get asked about is boyfriends”
and Leigh-Anne and Jade agreed saying “God, it made me angry.
We spent far too long being patronised, especially by men in the industry.”
Leigh-Anne went on about this topic saying quote, “There have been times, like with
[music] labels, [where they’ve] backed us into a corner and it is obviously mainly men;
they see us as four women and don’t take us seriously.
We’ve had that for our whole career.
Even until recently.
I’m asking, ‘Has much really changed?”
What has changed though, is the ladies of Little Mix confidence in speaking out on what
they believe in.
Perrie recalled a time when they called themselves feminists and how that was once seen as a
negative thing, but they’ve stood their ground and remained true to themselves.
Leigh-Anne chimed in saying quote, “Someone really wise said to me, ‘When the history
books are written, what’s going to be said next to your name?’
That is such an important quote because you know what we are using our voice for – it’s
inspiring people.”
And Jade agreed saying that they’ve also learned how to set boundaries.
She said quote, “Learning to say ‘no’ has been quite a big thing for us.
For a long time, we were always scared of pissing people off – and you do get backed
into a corner and it’s like, ‘Well, if you don’t do this, you can’t have this.’”
She continued on saying “It’s weird that it still happens, but then all of a sudden
when that power is taken away from whoever’s abusing it, you realise, if I just say ‘no’
more often and we stand together with that decision, it works!”
And Little Mix fans know that the girls have been putting those words into action for years
now.
Back in 2018, they decided to leave their label Syco and set themselves free of the
control Simon Cowell had over their group.
Perrie looked back on this decision saying quote, “We’re a brand, but I think the
difference is that we know we’re a brand and we take advantage of that for our own
benefit.
We use it for us, not for other people.”
Leigh-Anne agreed saying that “Leaving our label was a massive step for us.”
And we have loved watching Leigh-Anne, Jade, and Perrie grow and evolve into the women
they are today, and ofcourse Jesy too!
The girls of Little Mix are taking the music industry by storm and we wouldn’t have it
any other way!
Here’s to many more years of Little Mix and these ladies breaking down barriers.
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Also, let us know down in the comments below what you think of what they said in their
new interview.
I’m your host Sussan Mourad, you can find me on Instagram @Sussan_Mourad, bye guys!