Jesy Nelson wanted to quit Little Mix seven years before she left

Jesy Nelson wanted to quit Little Mix after two years.

While the 34-year-old singer eventually quit the girl group in 2020, she admitted that she was ready to say goodbye to her bandmates Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall seven years before she actually left.

Speaking on the Great Company with Jamie Laing podcast , Jesy confessed: “That [leaving] presented itself far before I made that decision.

“There was a time where I was like 'oh, I want to leave' and I remember sitting down with my family… and it was actually because of my brother that in the end I stayed.

“The first time I wanted to leave I remember I went home and we were kinda weighing up the [pros and cons]… and at that point we weren't even at our biggest.

“We were, it had only been like two years, but we were still big. Everyone still knew who Little Mix were so it was like 'if you leave now, what are you going to do?'

“My brother was like 'you are so much stronger than you give yourself credit for and I think you can stick this out for another few years'.

“I'm going to be completely honest about what he said, he said 'just make as much money as you can, you've got a chance to really change your family's life.

“If somewhere in you can do this for another few years, do it, and then leave, because you'll never get this opportunity again.''