Breaking It DownLittle Mix Ladies’ Love Lives: Who Perrie Edwards, Jade Thirlwall and More Have Dated

Jade Thirlwall

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Sam Craske

Sam — a member of the Britain’s Got Talent winning dance troupe, Diversity — met Jade in 2012 and they started dating. A few months into their relationship, it was reported that the Little Mix singer allegedly cheated on Sam with a fellow X Factor contestant — she never publicly addressed the rumors. Despite the allegations, the pair stayed together until 2014 when they officially broke up because of their busy schedules. A year after their breakup, in 2015, Sam and Jade were spotted leaving a club together.

Jed Elliott

Jade first started dating The Struts bassist in 2016. The pair stayed together for three years until they parted ways in July 2019. According to the Daily Mail, the couple were forced to break up after spending a lot of time apart due to their hectic work schedules.

Jordan Stephens

Fans started to speculate that Jade and the Jordan were together in May 2020. A month later, photos emerged of the pair at a Black Trans Lives Matter protest in London. Fans captured a snap of the two from behind and posted it on Instagram. The pic seemingly showed Jordan’s arm around Jade.

Jade confirmed her relationship with Jordan during an interview with Cosmopolitan in October 2020. “It’s really important for me that whoever I find relationship-wise loves drag culture,” she explained. “When I first started talking to my boyfriend [actor and musician Jordan Stephens], I discovered he did a movie where he played a drag queen and I was like, right, that’s it. He’s perfect. Sign me up! A straight man who’s willing to dress in drag and loves being queer and feminine.”

Leigh-Anne Pinnock

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Jamar Harding

In 2012, Leigh-Anne was rumored to have a short fling with the Cover Drive bassist. “We are good friends, I’m not denying it but I’m not agreeing to anything either,” he said in 2012. “All I’m saying is it’s nice to have a good friend in London to show you around, being a tourist and all.”
The two seemed to go their separate ways later that year.

Jordan Kiffin

Leigh-Anne was in an on-and-off relationship with the Ashford Town football club player from 2013 until 2016. The two initially met at a release party for Little Mix’s single “Wings.” After three years of ups and downs in their relationship, The Mirror reported that the two called it quits after spending too much time apart.

Andre Gray

They went Instagram official in January 2017, and have been showing off their love for each other on social media ever since. In March 2019, Andre appeared alongside the songstress in the music video for her group’s single “Think About Us.”

In May 2020, Leigh-Anne announced that she and Andre were engaged. They welcomed twins together in August 2021.

Perrie Edwards

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Zayn Malik

Fans first speculated the two were dating after they both appeared on The X Factor together. After a year, Zayn and Perrie went public with their relationship after photos of them kissing surfaced in May 2012. The couple found themselves involved cheating scandal in 2013 when it was rumored that the One Direction singer reportedly cozied up with an Australian waitress. Nonetheless, their relationship was still going strong and Zayn even inked a portrait of Perrie on his arm. The pair got engaged in August 2013 before they hit the red carpet together at One Direction’s This Is Us film premiere. Their relationship started to get rocky when the pair was struck by more cheating rumors in March 2015 after a photo of Zayn and a mystery girl surfaced on Twitter.

Zayn seemingly addressed the rumors in his 2016 autobiography, Zayn, calling them “crazy.”

In August 2015, a source confirmed to Us Weekly that Zayn had called off their engagement. In 2016, Zayn claimed the two went their separate ways because he “fell out of love” with the songstress. A source told J-14 exclusively in 2019 that although it’s been three years since their breakup, the ex-lovers don’t speak at all. “Zayn and Perrie don’t talk,” the insider dished. “It took Perrie a long time to get over Zayn after he called off the engagement. She was left heartbroken.”

Leon King

Perrie reportedly had a brief fling with the British Business Professional. In December 2015, they were spotted on a romantic winter date in Hyde Park. The two broke up soon after.

Luke Pasqualino

In 2016, Perrie also had a brief relationship with the British actor. In October 2016, a source reported to the Daily Mail that the two had gone their separate ways after just a few months.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Perrie is in a relationship with the English professional footballer. The two went Instagram official in January 2017, and are constantly gushing over each other in various interviews. In February 2019, Alex hinted that the pair would get engaged 2019 BRIT Awards, per The Sun.

Nearly a year later, in March 2020, Perrie opened up about their relationship and said it’s “hard” doing long-distance. The couple celebrated their four-year anniversary in November 2020 and they welcomed a son together in August 2021. Perrie announced her and Alex’s engagement in June 2022.

Jesy Nelson

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Jordan Banjo

Jordan met Jesy in 2012 and they started dating. The pair had an on-and-off relationship and broke up briefly in 2013 before getting back together. The two went their separate ways in 2014.

Jake Roche

In 2014, Jesy started dating the Rixton front-man. After a year together, Jake proposed to Jesy in 2015, but the couple never made it down the aisle. It was reported in 2016 that the two had called off their engagement. According to Jake’s mom, the two didn’t last because they were “so young and were under so much pressure to tie the knot that things got messy.”

Jesy finally opened up about how difficult her breakup was during an interview with Z100 in 2017 and said, “When you break up with someone, it’s awful. Is it not one of the worst pains? It’s horrendous and we all need a sad song that you sit and cry to. At the end of the day, though, you need something that makes you feel empowered … that makes you think, ‘You know what I don’t need you anymore. I’m going to go out with my girls and I’m going to get over you because I don’t need you.'”

Chris Clark

In 2017, Jesy briefly dated Only Way is Essex star and split up after just one month. Chris decided they weren’t working out and he told The Sun in August 2017 that he broke up with her via text message.

Harry James

After her split from Chris, Jesy was linked to the singer and songwriter. She dated Harry for a little over a year before fans noticed that the Little Mix singer deleted all their photos together off Instagram. Sources told The Sun that the pair ultimately split because of her hectic schedule.

Chris Hughes

In January 2019, Jesy started her relationship with the Love Island star. They were first spotted hanging out together at a Harry Potter-themed bar in London, after he reportedly slid into her DMs. Since then, the couple has been constantly gushing over each other on Instagram, supporting each other’s work and posting the cutest, PDA-filled snaps. In July 2019, Chris revealed that they had moved in together and made their romance work despite their busy schedules.

In March 2020, the singer dished on their relationship during an interview with Cosmopolitan. “He’s just a very positive person. Chris is in a world of his own. He’s not normal. Everyone who meets him says, ‘I’ve never met anyone like him.’ It’s cute,” she gushed. Later that year, the pair split.

Sean Sager

Romance rumors between the two started swirling in early 2020, but she confirmed their relationship in October of that year by sharing a photo with him on Instagram. Over the past few months, the pair shared a few romantic snaps before deleting them all in January 2021, sparking breakup rumors.