Little Mix star Jesy Nelson has announced she is pregnant with twins in a new post on social media. The singer, 33, took to Instagram to announce the baby news to her loyal followers.
Sharing the heart-warming snap of her growing bump, she penned: “She’s eating for 3 now.” In the snap, she held her baby bump stood with partner Zion Foster.
Her exciting post gained close to 100,000 likes in under 30 minutes, with fans rushing to show their support.
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Fans quickly flooded the star’s post with messages of congratulations, with some expressing their surprise. One wrote: “Ah baby girl I’m so happy for you, what a wonderful mom your going to be.”
One fan page also commented: “Congratulations my beautiful baby! That’s my niece or nephew right there. I knew it,” while another user added: “Omg omg she’s a mommy now congratulations can’t wait to see you on your motherhood journey.”
One said: “Congratulations my beautiful bestie!!!! I’m so so so so so happy for you and zion! Love you both!!!!!!! Can’t wait to be an uncle!!!!”
Jesy first rose to prominence as a member of the girl group Little Mix, who were formed during the eighth series of The X Factor in 2011.
As part of the group, the Black Magic singer achieved seventeen top-ten singles and five number-one singles on the UK Singles Chart. In 2019, Nelson released a documentary titled Jesy Nelson: Odd One Out, which focused on her struggles with body image, mental health and online bullying.
Her former bandmates have also started families of their own. Perrie Edwards shares a son with professional footballer Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, with Leigh Anne Pinnock the mother of twins with partner Andre Gray.