Little Mix predicted Leigh-Anne Pinnock would be the first member to become a mother in resurfaced clips before she announced her pregnancy on Tuesday.
Just a few days ago, the musician, 29, joined her bandmates Jade Thirlwall, 28, and Perrie Edwards, 27, as they read out a tweet about turning into ‘cool aunties’ to the mum-to-be’s child in an interview.
Another video saw the group – accompanied by former co-star Jesy Nelson – discuss who would be most likely to have a baby first during a chat in 2019, to which the broody singer said: ‘I just want a family!’
‘We’re gonna be the coolest aunties!’ Little Mix predicted Leigh-Anne Pinnock would be the first member to become a mother in resurfaced clips before she announced her pregnancy
During the recent conversation with Hits Radio, the social media message read: ‘One day… some lucky people are gonna be able to say ”my mom is leigh-anne pinnock… & my aunts are perrie edwards, jesy nelson and jade thirlwall.” and vice versa.’ (sic)
‘Do you know that is so true, and it’s going to be iconic…and we’re gonna be the coolest aunties, and the coolest mums, and the coolest whatevers’, Geordie beauty Perrie said.
The expectant star – who was yet to reveal her exciting news at the time – enthused: ‘That’s really sweet!’
A funny Jade shared: ‘Me as an auntie? Are you crazy….’, before going on to reference Amy Poehler’s portrayal of Mrs. George in 2004 film Mean Girls, adding: ‘I am an auntie! We’re going to be like a ”cool mum”.’
Exciting! The musician, 29, revealed she’s expecting her first child with her footballer fiancé Andre Gray
Hints? Just days ago, the artist joined her bandmates Jade Thirlwall, 28, and Perrie Edwards, 27, as they read out a tweet about turning into ‘cool aunties’ to the mum-to-be’s child
‘I just want a family!’ Another video saw the group – accompanied by former co-star Jesy Nelson – discuss who would be most likely to have a baby first during a chat in 2019
‘You want it all!’ In the short video, the Wings hitmaker’s interest in starting a family was revealed during Heart FM’s Spill The Tea series
In the short video from nearly two years ago, Leigh-Anne’s interest in starting a family was revealed during Heart FM’s Spill The Tea series.
‘Who is most likely to have a baby first’, Woman Like Me hitmaker Jade asked, before the group simultaneously called out Leigh-Anne’s name.
The High Wycombe native sang: ‘I just want a family!’, moments after Jesy joked: ‘You want it all!’
The Wings singer revealed she’s expecting her first child with her footballer fiancé Andre Gray, after the couple announced their engagement last May.
Incredible: Making sure the shoot turned out perfectly, the music star was dressed up by hairstylist Dionne Smith, make-up artist Hila and stylists Zack Tate and Jamie Mcfarland
She shared a trio of images on Instagram and wrote alongside: ‘We’ve dreamed about this moment for so long and we can’t believe the dream is finally coming true… we can’t wait to meet you.’
Making sure the shoot turned out perfectly, she was dressed up by hairstylist Dionne Smith, make-up artist Hila and Little Mix’s stylists Zack Tate and Jamie Mcfarland.
Award-winning hair expert Dionne shared a breathtaking behind-the-scenes video from the shoot and added a caption reading: ‘Congratulations to you both I am looking forward to seeing your bundle of joy when he/she arrives…
Hold me close: The couple announced their engagement nearly one year ago
‘It was great to be apart of this special day and I enjoyed giving @leighannepinnock a little something different? I mean come on guys how gorgeous does she look and what do you think about her hair?’
Her bump debut comes after she was seen in a series of baggy ensembles in recent weeks, with her last appearance on Friday 30 April in London, where she wore a baggy khaki green outfit which hid her stomach perfectly.
She recently praised her footballer partner as her ‘backbone’ and admitted she finds his attitude towards race ‘inspiring’.
She said: ‘Andre is like my backbone. If I didn’t have someone like that through this experience, I don’t know what I would have done…
Low-key: Her bump debut comes after she was seen in a series of baggy ensembles in recent weeks (pictured last month)
‘We’ve always had amazing talks about [experiencing racism], from when we’ve met. I love how pro-black he is. It’s inspiring for me.’
Leigh-Anne singer wants to be a role model for other young black girls.
She added: ‘There’s only so much you can take of feeling like you are the invisible one, or you’re being overlooked. There had to come a point where I see this as my power and I now do. It is…
‘Being black is my power. And I want young Black girls around the world to see that. One of the reasons I didn’t want to speak at the beginning was because I was so scared of offending [Little Mix fans] and losing them…
Surprise! Andre, who plays for Watford FC, proposed to Leigh-Anne at their home during lockdown
‘But I just thought: this is not about me. The reason that I am here, in this position, is for me to speak out and do something.’
It comes after Little Mix were forced to postpone their upcoming Confetti World Tour, their first without Jesy Nelson, until 2022 due to the Covid pandemic.
Andre, who plays for Watford FC, proposed to Leigh-Anne in May at their home during lockdown.
Explaining the moment Andre got on one knee, Leigh-Anne said he ‘set up candles like something out of a movie.’
Speaking on Bumble’s ‘My Love Is…’ podcast in November, she said the pair were watching a movie at the time.
She continued: ‘Then it cut out and there was pictures of us, it was playing our song, then the screen changed to ‘Will you marry me?’ and he was on one knee.’
Andre said he had been planning to pop the question to Leigh-Anne for quite some time, but struggled after the UK’s first lockdown was put into place in March.
He also said his sister stepped in to help him pull off the proposal, making sure he could make the moment as romantic as possible.
Leigh-Anne and Andre first announced their engagement as they celebrated their fourth anniversary.
Tears: Andre previously said he had been planning to pop the question to Leigh-Anne for quite some time, but struggled after the UK’s first lockdown was put into place in March 2020
Taking to Instagram, sportsman Gray posed alongside his fiancée as she showed off her diamond engagement ring shortly after accepting his proposal, while adding the caption: ‘Let the caption speak for itself this time… Hasta la muerte.’
Shortly after, Leigh-Anne commented on the news herself, writing: ‘Guys.. wtf has just happened… He bloody did it, and I said yes…
‘I’m marrying my soul mate, the man of my flipping dreams… I am lost for words, so I think I’m just going to go cry some more @andregray_ I love you so much. My world is literally complete’.
It comes after Leigh-Anne and her Little Mix bandmates Jade Thirlwall, 28, and Perrie Edwards, 27, announced they have had to postpone their Confetti tour until April 2022.
The group – who released their Confetti album in November – said in a series of tweets: ‘You know how much we love being on the road and performing every night for you all.
‘However, due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, we must prioritise the safety of our fans and crew and help to stop the spread.
‘Therefore we’re so sad to say that the Confetti tour will be postponed to April 2022.
‘All tickets will be valid for the corresponding rescheduled dates and we’re taking this chance to add an additional show for our fans in Cardiff. (sic)’
On hold: It comes after Little Mix were forced to postpone their upcoming Confetti World Tour, their first without Jesy Nelson, until 2022 due to the Covid pandemic