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Leader Live
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Leader Live
Former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson says premature twins have ‘reunited'
The 33-year old singer gave birth to Ocean Jade and Story Monroe Nelson-Foster on May 15, around 31 weeks and five days early. In an Instagram post shared on Sunday, Nelson gave an update on the babies' health with a picture of her holding the twins next her partner, musical artist Zion Foster, describing them as the 'strongest little girls'. A post shared by @jesynelson She said: 'Nothing or no one will ever be able to prepare you as a parent for NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit). It's the most scary overwhelming feeling of emotions not being able to feel like you can protect your babies. 'Naturally as a mother you just want to hold them and comfort them when they cry but you can't because there are what feels like a million wires coming out of them and tubes and masks in the way with people poking and prodding them, it breaks your heart into a million pieces. 'Slowly as the days go by and they get stronger and wires start to come away, moments like this feel like a dream. 'Having them reunited for the first time ever today was the most magical feeling I will never be able to describe. 'The strongest little girls I've ever known who really do have the most inspiring story to tell.' The singer announced her pregnancy in January and has documented her complications on her social media including Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS). According to the NHS, TTTS affects 10 to 15% of identical twins who share a placenta and 'can have serious consequences'. The singer is best known for being a former member of the pop group Little Mix, which rose to fame after winning X Factor in 2011 and included members Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Perrie Edwards and Jade Thirlwall. After nearly a decade together, with chart-topping singles including their winning song Cannonball, Shout Out To My Ex and Wings, the singer decided to leave the group in December 2020. Nelson has since released two songs as a solo artist – Boyz, which featured US rapper Nicki Minaj in 2021 and the single Bad Thing in 2023. She will also feature in the new Prime Video docuseries, Jesy Nelson: Life After Little Mix, which will follow the singer through her high-risk pregnancy in the run-up to the premature birth of her twins, born this month, while also taking a closer look into her decision to leave the girl group.
Irish Examiner
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Examiner
Former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson says premature twins have ‘reunited'
Former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson has said her premature twins have 'reunited' for the first time since being in intensive care. The 33-year old singer gave birth to Ocean Jade and Story Monroe Nelson-Foster on May 15, around 31 weeks and five days early. In an Instagram post shared on Sunday, Nelson gave an update on the babies' health with a picture of her holding the twins next her partner, musical artist Zion Foster, describing them as the 'strongest little girls'. She said: 'Nothing or no one will ever be able to prepare you as a parent for NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit). It's the most scary overwhelming feeling of emotions not being able to feel like you can protect your babies. 'Naturally as a mother you just want to hold them and comfort them when they cry but you can't because there are what feels like a million wires coming out of them and tubes and masks in the way with people poking and prodding them, it breaks your heart into a million pieces. 'Slowly as the days go by and they get stronger and wires start to come away, moments like this feel like a dream. 'Having them reunited for the first time ever today was the most magical feeling I will never be able to describe. 'The strongest little girls I've ever known who really do have the most inspiring story to tell.' Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Jade Thirlwall and Perrie Edwards of Little Mix perform on stage during The Global Awards 2019 (David Parry/PA) The singer announced her pregnancy in January and has documented her complications on her social media including Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS). TTTS affects 10 to 15% of identical twins who share a placenta and 'can have serious consequences'. The singer is best known for being a former member of the pop group Little Mix, which rose to fame after winning X Factor in 2011 and included members Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Perrie Edwards and Jade Thirlwall. After nearly a decade together, with chart-topping singles including their winning song Cannonball, Shout Out To My Ex and Wings, the singer decided to leave the group in December 2020. Nelson has since released two songs as a solo artist – Boyz, which featured US rapper Nicki Minaj in 2021 and the single Bad Thing in 2023. She will also feature in the new Prime Video docuseries, Jesy Nelson: Life After Little Mix, which will follow the singer through her high-risk pregnancy in the run-up to the premature birth of her twins, born this month, while also taking a closer look into her decision to leave the girl group.
South Wales Guardian
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South Wales Guardian
Former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson says premature twins have ‘reunited'
The 33-year old singer gave birth to Ocean Jade and Story Monroe Nelson-Foster on May 15, around 31 weeks and five days early. In an Instagram post shared on Sunday, Nelson gave an update on the babies' health with a picture of her holding the twins next her partner, musical artist Zion Foster, describing them as the 'strongest little girls'. A post shared by @jesynelson She said: 'Nothing or no one will ever be able to prepare you as a parent for NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit). It's the most scary overwhelming feeling of emotions not being able to feel like you can protect your babies. 'Naturally as a mother you just want to hold them and comfort them when they cry but you can't because there are what feels like a million wires coming out of them and tubes and masks in the way with people poking and prodding them, it breaks your heart into a million pieces. 'Slowly as the days go by and they get stronger and wires start to come away, moments like this feel like a dream. 'Having them reunited for the first time ever today was the most magical feeling I will never be able to describe. 'The strongest little girls I've ever known who really do have the most inspiring story to tell.' The singer announced her pregnancy in January and has documented her complications on her social media including Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS). According to the NHS, TTTS affects 10 to 15% of identical twins who share a placenta and 'can have serious consequences'. The singer is best known for being a former member of the pop group Little Mix, which rose to fame after winning X Factor in 2011 and included members Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Perrie Edwards and Jade Thirlwall. After nearly a decade together, with chart-topping singles including their winning song Cannonball, Shout Out To My Ex and Wings, the singer decided to leave the group in December 2020. Nelson has since released two songs as a solo artist – Boyz, which featured US rapper Nicki Minaj in 2021 and the single Bad Thing in 2023. She will also feature in the new Prime Video docuseries, Jesy Nelson: Life After Little Mix, which will follow the singer through her high-risk pregnancy in the run-up to the premature birth of her twins, born this month, while also taking a closer look into her decision to leave the girl group.
RTÉ News
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson says her premature twins have 'reunited'
Former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson has said her premature twins have "reunited" for the first time since being in intensive care. The 33-year old singer gave birth to Ocean Jade and Story Monroe Nelson-Foster on 15 May, around 31 weeks and five days early. In an Instagram post shared on Sunday, Nelson gave an update on the babies' health with a picture of her holding the twins next to her partner, musical artist Zion Foster, describing them as the "strongest little girls." She said: "Nothing or no one will ever be able to prepare you as a parent for NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit). It's the most scary overwhelming feeling of emotions not being able to feel like you can protect your babies. "Naturally as a mother you just want to hold them and comfort them when they cry but you can't because there are what feels like a million wires coming out of them and tubes and masks in the way with people poking and prodding them, it breaks your heart into a million pieces. "Slowly as the days go by and they get stronger and wires start to come away, moments like this feel like a dream. "Having them reunited for the first time ever today was the most magical feeling I will never be able to describe. "The strongest little girls I've ever known who really do have the most inspiring story to tell." The singer announced her pregnancy in January and has documented her complications on her social media including Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS). According to the NHS, TTTS affects 10 to 15% of identical twins who share a placenta and "can have serious consequences". The singer is best known for being a former member of the pop group Little Mix, which rose to fame after winning X Factor in 2011 and included members Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Perrie Edwards and Jade Thirlwall. After nearly a decade together, with chart-topping singles songs such as Cannonball, Shout Out To My Ex and Wings, the singer decided to leave the group in December 2020. Nelson has since released two songs as a solo artist - Boyz, which featured US rapper Nicki Minaj in 2021 and the single Bad Thing in 2023. She will also feature in the new Prime Video docuseries, Jesy Nelson: Life After Little Mix, which will follow the singer through her high-risk pregnancy in the run-up to the premature birth of her twins, born this month, while also taking a closer look into her decision to leave the girl group.
The Irish Sun
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Jesy Nelson makes emotional announcement after giving birth to twins as Little Mix star shares exciting update
JESY Nelson is set to star in a new documentary about leaving Little Mix and her high risk pregnancy after giving birth to twins. The former Little Mix singer, who announced 4 Jesy Nelson and her partner Zion Foster will star in a new Amazon Prime TV Series Credit: Instagram / @jesynelson 4 The series is titled Jesy Nelson: Life After Little Mix Credit: Getty 4 She announced the birth of their twin daughters Credit: Instagram / @jesynelson Titled Jesy Nelson: Life After Little Mix, the series lifts the lid on her journey to motherhood and her life since quitting the chart-topping girl band in 2020. A synopsis for the show reveals the emotional rollercoaster of Jesy's pregnancy will be laid bare. It will include her terrifying experience with Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome, a rare condition that put both babies at risk of dying. Jesy will be seen juggling weekly hospital visits, intimate chats with loved ones, and tearful moments with her partner READ MORE ON JESY NELSON She's also expected to discuss her mental health battles, and the real reason she walked away from Little Mix at the height of their success. She told fans on Instagram: "We have more exciting news to share… I feel so excited and proud that we can finally reveal we have been filming our own series for @primevideouk . "We met with the creative director @demidoyle and Producer Gavin at @ letting the cameras in wasn't an easy decision for us as it's such a deeply personal time. "But I knew I wanted to tell my story in my own words. Most read in Reality "We opened the doors fully and I'm really looking forward to letting you all in as I navigate my way to becoming a first time mum to our beautiful baby girls Ocean and Story." Jesy went on: "I'll be honest, it's not been easy as it's been such a high risk pregnancy, so you'll see all the highs and lows and rollercoaster of emotions we have been going through. Perrie Edwards says she still cries over Jesy Nelson leaving Little Mix five years on - but insists 'we did everything we could' "I hope you will all join me on this journey as I really open up and say goodbye to the past and enter this new chapter in my life… Coming to Prime Video. The series is produced by Navybee, the team behind Molly-Mae: Behind It All. Jesy announced the birth of her babies on Instagram and said they were "healthy and fighting strong" despite being born prematurely. She also revealed to her fans that she had named her daughters Ocean Jade Nelson-Foster and Story Monroe Nelson-Foster. She has yet to reveal the meaning behind the names, although Ocean's middle name is likely to be a nod to Jesy's older sister, Jade, with whom she is very close. Jesy had been staying in hospital after being diagnosed , a rare but serious condition in which blood flows unevenly between identical twins sharing a placenta. One or both of her babies were at risk of dying, but in March she underwent an emergency procedure to give her babies the best chance of survival. Ocean and Story were born just shy of 32 weeks. Most babies are born at 40 weeks, however 37 weeks is considered full term and twin pregnancies are rarely longer than this. Babies born at 31 weeks will likely spend time in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) receiving round-the-clock care. Announcing her happy news, Jesy wrote on Instagram: "So… Our beautiful baby girls decided to come at 31weeks plus 5 days. "It all happened so quickly, but we are so blessed that they are here with us, healthy and fighting strong! We've never felt more in love." New dad Zion said: "My princesses are here. Thank you god." 4 She shares her twins with Zion Foster Credit: Instagram
