Chris Hughes shows support to ex Jesy Nelson as she leaves Little Mix
He left a cute message on her post
They shocked fans earlier this year when they announced their split during the first lockdown, but it looks like former Love Island star Chris Hughes has remained friends with singer Jesy Nelson.
Following Jesy's statement announcing her departure from Little Mix yesterday (Monday 15th December), Chris showed his support to his ex-girlfriend, leaving a lovely little comment on her post.
The Real Full Monty On Ice star wrote, 'The best' followed by a red love heart emoji.
As well as Perrie Edwards, Jade Thirlwall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock releasing their own statement about Jesy's departure from the group, the 29-year-old penned an emotional statement out to her fans.
Admitting being part of the group has 'taken a toll' on her mental heath recently, Jesy told fans, 'To all my Mixers, the past nine years in Little Mix has been the most incredible time of my life. We have achieved things I never thought possible. From winning our first Brit Award to our sold out shows at the O2.
'Making friends and fans all over the world I can't thank you all enough from the bottom of my heart for making me fee like the luckiest girl in the world. You have always been there to support and encourage me and I will never ever forget it.
'The truth is recently being in the band has really taken a toll on my mental health. I find the constant pressure of being in a girl group and living up to expectations very hard.
'There comes a time in life when we need to reinvest in taking care of ourselves rather than focusing on making other people happy, and I feel like now is the time to begin that process.
'So after much consideration and with a heavy heart, I'm announcing I'm leaving Little Mix.
'I need to spend some time with the people I love, doing things that make me happy.' (sic)
Read Jesy's full statement right here.
As well as Chris, a number of other famous names commented on her brave post.
Former X Factor star Cher Lloyd wrote, 'Sending lots of love ❤️❤️❤️', with host Dermot O'Leary adding, 'Big love Jesy x'. (sic)
Mae Muller, who supported Little Mix on their 'LM5 Tour' in 2019, then added, 'Sending so much love to you beautiful girl!!! ❤️'. (sic)
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Jesy and Chris first started dating in January 2019, with the pair going public with their romance a few months later in March. Despite discussing both marriage and children during their time together, the couple called it quits in April 2020.
Chris then broke his silence about the split for the first time in an interview in July 2020 with Vicky Pattison. He said, "You can actually focus on yourself, which is always a good thing. For me as well, I had a break up! So I needed a bit of focusing on my own stuff. It happened right at the start."
Both Chris and Jesy have now moved on, with Jesy dating Our Girl actor Sean Sagar, but much to our delight it looks like the pair are still good friends! ❤️
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