Jesy Nelson gave her the first interview ever since she left Little Mix. She revealed how online abuse caused her to reach a “breaking point” last her, giving her no choice but to leave the group.
The singer told how she was constantly compared to her bandmates, which took a toll on her mental health.
Jesy Nelson announced the news officially on December 14, 2020. Now the band is left with three members – Perrie Edwards, Jade Thirlwall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock.
Although the news of Jesy’s exit was very sudden, still the fans supported her decision.
Why did Jesy Nelson leave Little Mix?
Jesy Nelson decided to leave Little Mix due to mental health issues.
She said that she felt constantly under the pressure of being in a girl group and living up to the expectations.
“I was bigger than the other three, and there’s never really been that in a girl group,” Nelson told Cosmopolitan. “I was classed as the obese, fat one.”
Looking back, she said: “I can’t believe how miserable I was.”
Moreover, she revealed that she was subject to cyberbullying because of her appearance and weight.
And now that she has left the group, she feels happy and does not wake up with anxiety anymore.
Jesy Nelson speaks about her “breaking point”
She was miserable in the past due to the constant comparison with her former bandmates.
According to her being obese and fat led to her breaking point, during the filming of their last music video Sweet Melody.
On the day of the shoot, she suffered a panic attack and “broke down” on set “because I didn’t look how I wanted to look and I found it so hard to just be happy and enjoy myself”.
“I looked at the other three and they were having the time of their life,” she continued. “I get so jealous because I want to feel like that and enjoy it because music is my passion. To have this dream and not be enjoying it because of what I look like, I knew wasn’t normal.”
The 29-year-old singer said that she is going to focus on doing things that make her happy.
So, she is working on another documentary that throws light on people’s lives and not just what she has been through.
