Former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson announces pregnancy

Jesy Nelson has announced she is pregnant (Yui Mok/PA)

Former Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson has announced she is pregnant.

The 33-year-old shared a photo of her with fellow musician Zion Foster, who has a hand placed over her baby bump.

The pair were previously in a relationship and collaborated on the single Mine, released in 2024.

The post was shared to Nelson’s 9.7 million Instagram followers and captioned “she’s eating for 3 now” alongside two baby emojis.

Reality star Ferne McCann and TV presenter Laura Whitmore were among the famous faces congratulating her in the comments.

Nelson left Little Mix in December 2020 after nine years in the successful girl group.

She blamed her mental health struggles on the pressures of being in the band and received praise for the 2019 BBC documentary Odd One Out, in which she revealed that abuse on social media became so bad that she attempted suicide.

The group, who formed on The X Factor in 2011, comprised Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Perrie Edwards, Jade Thirlwall and Nelson.

After she left the band, Romford-born Nelson released her first solo single, Boyz, featuring Nicki Minaj, in 2021, followed by Bad Thing in 2023.