Show goes on despite foot: Jessie J

Jessie J has insisted her injuries will not stop her delivering a stomping show tonight.

Despite her left leg being in a sparkly cast, the chart-topping singer plans to perform to the best of her ability at the launch of the new BlackBerry 7 collection and music-sharing service BBM Music at Sketch in London.

“My leg is very sore, it’s really swollen,” she said before the launch. “I am taking it easy as much as I can. But I’m all right, I am pulling through. Adrenaline can take you to places that you don’t think you can go.”

The London-born star – whose real name is Jessica Ellen Cornish – has been divided between taking time off to recover and keeping fans happy after pulling out from a number of music festivals in the summer.

“It’s tough because on the one hand, my fans want me to rest and get better, but I cancelled some things and they go a bit crazy,” she admitted.

“I’m just trying to do as much as I can. I am trying to do shows sitting down and taking my time.”

Jessie’s foot was put in a cast after she ruptured several tendons in her left foot during rehearsals. She has since had a bone transplant.

“When I came around from my anaesthetic, my doctor said that the inside of my foot was like a Crunchie bar. They had to take all of it out, and had to put somebody else’s bone in and they put a little plate on the other foot with four bolts so it is pretty sore,” she explained.

The 23-year-old is looking forward to starting physiotherapy, and getting her left foot on the mend.

“I start physio soon, so I’m looking forward to that,” she continued. “I’m an impatient person and I just want it to be better, but I know it’s just going to take a little time. It’s just going to affect so much. I just can’t fly as much as I did before.”

She added: “I have done three videos with this foot and there have been times when I’ve thought, ’Really, why me? Why now?’ But everything happens for a reason.

“It’s just something that happens. If I never walk again, if I never wear heels again, it’s a small price to pay to have an amazing life, the success I’ve been given and the family, friends and fans that I have.”

Looking on the bright side of things, Jessie joked her injury could see her branching off into a new range of cast covers.

“I personally think me and my merchandise company should do some cast covers, because you don’t get to pick cool colours. I often get cast envy!” she quipped.