Little Mix babies: All you need to know about Leigh-Anne and Perrie's babies

Perrie confirms the birth of her son

Taking to Instagram to announce she'd given birth, Perrie posted this adorable black and white snap with the caption: 'Welcome to the world baby 21/08/21 ♥️'.

Perrie teases fans with a cute hand upload

Despite not showing his face immediately after his birth, Perrie did tease fans with a number of cute photos of her son's hands, feet and ears. Including this one which was captioned with a love heart.

Perrie reveals her son's adorable name and shows his face for the first time

Two weeks after his birth, Perrie delighted fans by sharing this super cute photo of her son to Instagram, revealing she'd chosen the name Axel Oxlade-Chamberlain. She wrote: '2 weeks of loving you. I've never felt love like this before! Axel Oxlade-Chamberlain 💙'.

Alex proudly shows off his newborn son

Not long after Axel's birth, Perrie's fiancé Alex shared two black and white photos to show off his newborn, including this one which saw him softly kissing Axel on the forehead.

Axel enjoys his first holiday

In November 2021, baby Axel enjoyed his first holiday abroad when Perrie and Alex jetted off to Dubai. Already a style icon, Axel dubbed a super cute sun hat.

Axel jets off back to Dubai

Just a few months later, Perrie and Alex returned to Dubai with Axel, with Pez uploading a number of cute family photos in the UAE, including this one of them on the beach.

Axel enjoys a dip in the sea

During the same trip, proud dad Alex also posted a set of photos as he dipped his son's feet in the sea in front of Dubai's iconic Burj Al Arab.

Axel turns six-months-old

To celebrate six-months since he was born, in February 2022 Perrie shared this photo of her son holding up a card with the text 'Today I am 6 months old' to her Instagram Story'.

Axel goes on tour with Little Mix

Axel headed on tour with Perrie and his Little Mix aunties Jade Thirlwall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock as the band embarked on their 'Confetti' tour around the UK. Perrie uploaded a number of photos of Axel backstage, as well as the most heartwarming video of him watching his mum on stage.

Axel turns one

Axel celebrated his first birthday on Sunday 21st August 2022, with Perrie and Alex throwing him a dinosaur themed party!


Perrie shared the most adorable Instagram Reel to celebrate her son's first birthday, writing: 'A whole year of Axel. Memories to cherish forever. I love you my absolute joy, you'll always be my baby boy!' (sic)

Axel enjoys Autumn

As Autumn 2022 arrived, Perrie posted a series of snaps in her garden alongside Axel, who was wearing a cosy hoodie and little trainers as he walked around.

Axel enjoys his first Halloween in 2022

Experiencing his first Halloween, Perrie and Alex dressed Axel up in the most amazing pumpkin outfit as they went pumpkin picking. Alongside the snaps, Pez wrote on Instagram: 'Pumpkin patch with our icle Pumpkin 🎃'.

Axel returns to Dubai for more family memories

Just before Christmas in 2022, Perrie and Alex once again took a trip to Dubai with their son, who enjoyed the funfair and posed for photos with his mum and dad. Perrie told fans: 'Memories with my little family'.

Axel experiences snow for the first time

During the cold stint in mid-December 2022, Perrie uploaded the cutest video of Axel as he witnessed snow for the first time. Within the video was this photo of Axel wrapped up warm ready to play in his snow suit, hat and mittens.

Axel enjoys Christmas 2022

Melting the hearts of her fans over the festive period, Perrie uploaded this family photo in front of the Christmas tree as they spent the day together! Axel can be seen smiling at the camera, enjoying his Christmas dinner and sitting in a sleigh in the shots uploaded.

Axel heads to Santa Monica with Perrie and Auntie Jade

Perrie headed over to Santa Monica with Axel in February 2023, where she met up and hung out with Little Mix bestie Jade Thirlwall. Sharing a number of photos from their reunion, Pez told fans: 'Geordies in Santa Monica (a Sunday dinner in the red hot heat just screams Brits abroad)'. (sic)

Axel makes the most of 'golden hour'

In July 2023, Perrie shared a number of photos alongside Axel as the pair enjoyed the sun on holiday. She wrote: 'Sunshine and family ☀️'.

Axel shows he's a cool dude

Just days later, Perrie gifted fans with even more photos alongside her son on holiday, including this one where he's rocking some super cool aviator sunglasses.

Axel photobombs his mum

Joking with fans, Perrie posted an 'Instagram Vs Reality' upload on social media, which showed Axel hilariously photobombing his mum with his Nemo inflatable as she tried to get a photo of herself.

Axel celebrates Perrie's 30th birthday

Axel was smart as a dart as he attended his mum's 30th birthday party in July 2023, posing alongside his mum and dad in front of decorative balloon. Perrie uploaded a number of photos from the event, with the caption: 'So this is Thirty, Flirty, and Thriving?! Thank you so much for all the birthday love & wishes! Feeling so blessed and content at 30!🥰'.

Axel's second birthday

Axel celebrated his second birthday in August 2023! Perrie shared these gorgeous snaps of her boy alongside the lovely caption: 'Happy birthday to my darling Axel! 2 ALREADY! I don't think I could have ever dreamt up something as wonderful and perfect as you. You've completely changed my life for the better! My funny, cheeky, intelligent, gorgeous bubba! I love you so so much!'

Axel and Perrie get into the Halloween spirit

For Halloween 2023, Perrie and Axel dressed up as characters from popular Disney Pixar movie Ratatouille. Whilst Perrie was chef Alfredo Linguini, Axel was adorable as Remy the rat.

Axel and Perrie enjoy a Christmas day out

At the start of December 2023, Perrie uploaded an Instagram Reel which featured highlights of a Christmas day out around London with Axel. The pair went to see Little Mix's waxworks at Madame Tussauds, before heading to Winter Wonderland for some festive fun!

Axel enjoys a Summer holiday with his mum and dad

Axel went off on a Summer holiday with his mum and dad in June, where he confessed his love for ice lollies during a Q&A Perrie did with her fans. The cute video showed Axel getting his suncream on.

Axel enjoys his mum's solo music

After releasing her solo single 'Tears' in June, Perrie uploaded a video of Axel turning up the boombox whilst listening to his mum's song on holiday.

Axel sings along to 'Tears'

In early July 2024, Perrie posted another adorable video of Axel singing the lyrics to her single 'Tears'. She captioned the video with: 'For everyone asking yes Tears is Axel approved'. (sic)

Perrie shares holiday snaps of her adorable family

Perrie took to Instagram in July 2024 to share some gorgeous snaps of her family's holiday - including some adorable ones of little Axel! Although she didn't confirm where the break had been, many fans in the comments speculated that the family had jetted off to Portgual along with her mum, Debbie, who appeared in another snap. Super cute!

Axel celebrates his third birthday

On 21st August 2024, Axel celebrated his third birthday with a Spiderman themed party! Perrie uploaded this adorable photo of her son wearing a Spiderman outfit, alongside a cute video of him blowing out the candles on his Spidey cake.

Axel enjoys his birthday present

In the same set of photos, Axel can be seen enjoying his quad bike present, with a huge smile on his little face!

Axel enjoys a holiday with his parents

Perrie uploaded this adorable family photo as the trio enjoyed the sun in an unknown holiday destination in September 2024. She captioned the shot with: 'This is our roman empire'.

Axel goes potato picking

In an Instagram dump uploaded in September 2024, Perrie shared this snap of little Axel enjoying a spot of potato picking. By the looks of his face, he wasn't too impressed with the activity.

Axel visits Perrie's home town of South Shields

In late-October, Perrie visited the North East and her home town of South Shields, where she took little Axel for a walk along the beach. The pair also visited popular seafood restaurant Colmans Seafood Temple.

Axel goes pumpkin picking

Ahead of Halloween 2024, Perrie took Axel to a pumpkin farm where he picked out his pumpkin! Pez uploaded a number of cute photos of her son on a tractor and posing with a scarecrow!

Axel dresses up as Bruno Mars...

For Halloween 2024, Perrie and her son dressed as Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars from the cover art of hit 2024 single 'Die With A Smile'. Perrie wrote the caption: 'Happy Halloween from Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars 🎃♥️'. (sic)

Axel features in Perrie's Christmas music video

After dropping her first ever solo Christmas song in November 2024, Perrie released the adorable music video featuring Axel in his matching xmas PJs. You can watch the video for 'Christmas Magic' right here.

Axel visits Santa at Lapland UK

For Christmas 2024, Perrie and Alex visited Lapland UK with Axel, where he met Santa Claus himself! Perrie shared the cute photos on Instagram, writing: 'Christmas Eve shenanigans 🎄'.

Perrie Edwards' baby shower

Perrie Edwards' baby shower

Perrie Edwards' baby shower

Perrie Edwards' baby shower

Perrie Edwards' baby shower

2011 - The X Factor auditions

Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson and Leigh-Anne Pinnock all auditioned for The X Factor in 2011 as solo artists. Although they were then eliminated at the Boot Camp stage, each of them was brought back along with other contestants to form groups. Jesy and Perrie formed Faux Pas, and Jade and Leigh-Anne made up two-thirds of a group called Orion.

2011 - Little Mix win The X Factor

Both groups were then eliminated, but Jade, Perrie, Jesy and Leigh-Anne were put into a group by Kelly Rowland, calling themselves Rhythmix before changing their name to Little Mix for legal reasons. Little Mix were mentored by Tulisa and got all the way to the final, where they beat Marcus Collins with 48.3% of the vote, becoming the first group to ever win the show. Judge Louis Walsh at the time predicted the girls would be the biggest girl group in the UK - and he was right! Their winning single was a cover of Damien Rice's 'Cannonball', which topped the UK Singles Chart.

2012 - Little Mix release autobiography Ready To Fly

In August 2012, Little Mix released their autobiography, Ready To Fly. The book saw the girls tell the story of their rise to fame.

2012 - Debut album 'DNA' released

In November 2012, they released their debut album 'DNA' through Simon Cowell's label, Syco. 'DNA' peaked in the Top 10 in 10 countries. This made Little Mix the first girl group since the Pussycat Dolls to reach the US Top 5 with their debut album. 'DNA' was also certified Gold in both Australia and Ireland, and Platinum in the UK.

2012 - X Factor performance

One year on from their historic win on The X Factor, Little Mix returned to the show to perform their new single, 'Wings'.

2013 - 'DNA' Tour

In January 2013, Little Mix embarked on the 'DNA' tour, which started in Rhyl. The tour was the band's first and concluded in Belfast in February 2013.

2013 - Little Mix release second album

Little Mix released their second studio album 'Salute' in November 2013. The album included the singles 'Move', 'Little Me' and 'Salute', reaching Number 4 on the UK Albums Chart.

2014 - Little Mix support Demi Lovato on tour

In February and March 2014, Little Mix supported Demi Lovato on the North American leg of her 'Neon Lights' tour.

2014 - 'Salute' Tour

In 2014, Little Mix embarked on the sell-out 'Salute' tour, which consisted of 20 dates. The tour started in May 2014 in Birmingham, before concluding in Scarborough in July 2014.

2015 - 'Black Magic' reaches Number 1

In May 2015, Little Mix released their huge single 'Black Magic', which topped the UK Singles Chart - remaining at Number 1 for three weeks. 'Black Magic' went on to be certified 3x Platinum in the UK.

2015 - Co-writing for Britney Spears and Iggy Azalea

Little Mix were co-writers on Britney Spears and Iggy Azalea's song 'Pretty Girls', which was released in May 2015. The song reached Number 16 on the UK Singles Chart.

2015 - Little Mix perform with Taylor Swift

In August 2015, Little Mix joined Taylor Swift on-stage at her '1989' tour in Santa Clara, California. Fans were delighted as Taylor and Little Mix performed 'Black Magic' together.

2015 - Little Mix release their third album 'Get Weird'

Little Mix released their third studio album 'Get Weird' in November 2015. The album included the singles 'Black Magic', 'Love Me Like You', 'Secret Love Song' and 'Hair'. 'Get Weird' reached Number 2 on the UK Albums Chart and is certified 3x Platinum.

2016 - 'Get Weird' tour

In 2016, Little Mix embarked on the 'Get Weird' tour, which was in support of their third studio album of the same name. The tour started in Cardiff in March 2016, visiting cities in the UK, Europe, Oceania and Asia before concluding at Newmarket Racecourse in August 2016.

2016 - Little Mix release 'Hair' with Sean Paul

Originally released in August 2015, a remix of 'Hair' featuring Sean Paul was released in April 2016. The collaboration reached Number 11 on the UK Singles Chart.

2016 - 'Shout Out To My Ex' reaches Number 1

Released in October 2016, 'Shout Out To My Ex' was a huge hit for Little Mix. The song topped the UK Singles Chart, where it spent three consecutive weeks. The single is certified 4x Platinum in the UK.

2016 - Little Mix release their fourth album 'Glory Days'

Little Mix released their fourth studio album 'Glory Days' in November 2016, including the singles 'Shout Out To My Ex', 'Touch', 'No More Sad Songs' and 'Power', with 'Reggaetón Lento' also featuring on the reissued version of the album.


'Glory Days' reached Number 1 on the UK Albums Chart and is certified 4x Platinum.

2017 - Little Mix win their first BRIT Award

Little Mix won their first BRIT Award in 2017, with 'Shout Out To My Ex' winning British Single of the Year.

2017 - Little Mix support Ariana Grande

Little Mix supported Ariana Grande on the North American leg of her 'Dangerous Woman' tour from February to April 2017.

2017/18 - 'The Glory Days' tour

In May 2017, Little Mix embarked on 'The Glory Days' tour, starting in Prenton Park in Birkenhead and visiting cities across the UK, Europe, Oceania, and Asia before concluding in Kobe, Japan in March 2018.

2018 - 'Summer Hits' tour

2018 also saw Little Mix head on the 'Summer Hits' tour, which was their first stadium tour. Taking place in July 2018, the tour began in Hove and concluded in Inverness.

2018 - Fifth album 'LM5'

Little Mix released their fifth studio album 'LM5' in November 2018. The album included the singles 'Woman Like Me' and 'Think About Us'. 'LM5' reached Number 3 on the UK Albums Chart and is certified Platinum.

2018 - Little Mix leave Syco and are signed to RCA

In November 2018, Little Mix left Syco - Simon Cowell's record label - and signed a deal with RCA.

2018 - Performance with Nicki Minaj

In November 2018, fans were thrilled when the girls teamed up with Nicki Minaj for an amazing performance of their collab 'Woman Like Me' at the MTV EMAs.

2019 - BRIT Awards win

Little Mix won the British Artist Video of the Year award at the 2019 BRIT Awards for their track 'Woman Like Me' featuring Nicki Minaj.

2019 - Celebrity Gogglebox

Little Mix appeared on Celebrity Gogglebox in June 2019, with the girls sharing their hilarious thoughts on a host of television shows - including Naked Attraction!

2019 - 'LM5: The Tour'

In 2019, Little Mix embarked on 'LM5: The Tour', which was in support of their fifth album. The tour started in Madrid, Spain in September 2019 and finished at The O2 Arena in London in November 2019.

2019 - PrettyLittleThing collection

In November 2019, Little Mix teamed up with clothing brand PrettyLittleThing to release their own clothing collection.

2019 - Jesy releases the documentary Odd One Out

In September 2019, Jesy released the powerful documentary Odd One Out, which saw her open up about the impact of cyberbulling on her mental health. The documentary won a National Television Award in 2020.

2020 - One World: Together At Home performance

Little Mix delivered a brilliant performance of their hit 'Touch' for the One World: Together At Home virtual concert during the Covid-19 pandemic.

2020

In 2020, Little Mix announced their own TV talent show called Little Mix: The Search. The competition aired in September 2020 and was won by the band Since September - who subsequently went on to support the girls on 'The Confetti Tour' in 2022.

2020 - 'Confetti'

Little Mix released their sixth album 'Confetti' in November 2020. The album included the singles 'Break Up Song', 'Holiday' and 'Sweet Melody'. The album reached Number 2 on the UK Album Charts and is certified Gold.

2020 - Tour announcement

After their Summer 2020 Tour was scrapped due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Little Mix delighted fans by announcing a massive arena tour for 2021.

2020 - LM5: The Tour Film

LM5: The Tour Film was released in cinemas worldwide in November 2020, with the UK showings being postponed to December due to the lockdown restrictions. The film was later shown on Sky One, as well as being made available to purchase on iTunes.

2020

In December 2020, Jesy Nelson announced she'd made the tough decision to quit Little Mix, after saying that being in the band took a toll on her mental health. Jade, Leigh-Anne and Perrie announced they would continue Little Mix as a three.

2021 - 'Sweet Melody' reaches Number 1

Released in October 2020, 'Sweet Melody' was the third single from Little Mix's sixth studio album, 'Confetti'. In January 2021, the song reached Number 1 on the UK Singles Chart, giving Little Mix their fifth UK Number 1 single.

2021 - Best Group BRIT Award

Little Mix won the Best Group award at the 2021 BRIT Awards! Leigh-Anne and Perrie also sweetly debuted their baby bumps on the red carpet.

2021 - 'Confetti' tour postponed

The 'Confetti' tour was originally set to take place from April to May 2021, but had to be postponed due to Covid restrictions. The tour was rescheduled, starting in Belfast in April 2022 and finishing at London's O2 Arena in May 2022.

2021 - 'Heartbreak Anthem'

Little Mix teamed up with Galantis and David Guetta on the huge track 'Heartbreak Anthem', which was released in May 2021. The song reached Number 3 on the UK Singles Chart and is certified Platinum.

2021 - Madame Tussauds waxwork

In July 2021, Madame Tussauds London unveiled a new waxwork of the Little Mix girls to celebrate the band's 10-year anniversary!

2021 - Leigh-Anne: Race, Pop and Power airs

Leigh-Anne: Race, Pop and Power, the documentary featuring Leigh-Anne talking about racial issues aired in May 2021.


In May 2021, Leigh-Anne and her sister launched a charity called The Black Fund. The charity works with existing charities to deliver support to the black community.

2021 - Leigh-Anne and Perrie give birth!

In August 2021, Perrie and her fiance Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain welcomed their baby boy, Axel. Also in August, Leigh-Anne shared the lovely news that she and her now-husband Andre Gray had welcomed twins!

2021 - 'Between Us'

Celebrating their 10th anniversary in style, the girls released their surprise greatest hits album 'Between Us', on 12th November 2021. The album reached Number 3 on the UK Singles Chart and is certified Platinum.

2021 - Leigh-Anne's movie Boxing Day

Perrie and Jade supported Leigh-Anne at the premiere of her first ever movie called Boxing Day in November 2021, with all three girls looking fabulous on the red carpet.

2021 - Hiatus announcement

Little Mix announced they would be going on hiatus in December 2021 to focus on their individual careers, but reassured fans that it wasn't the end of the group.

2022 - Little Mix's final show before hiatus

In May 2022, Little Mix performed their final concert before their hiatus at London's O2 Arena, performing an epic show consisting of 23 huge songs. Fans could also watch a stream of the concert from home too!

Present

Perrie, Jade and Leigh-Anne have gone forward with their solo careers in hugely exciting ways - in fashion, charity work and solo music, of course.


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