Little Mix singer Leigh-Anne Pinnock admits feeling ‘overwhelmed’ as she embarks on solo career

The singer is currently recording new music in Los Angeles with Warner Records after Little Mix announced their hiatus in 2021
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Tina Campbell3 February 2023
The Weekender

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Leigh-Anne Pinnock has confessed that she is missing her family as she embarks on her solo career in an emotional post shared on social media on Thursday.

The 31-year-old former member of girl band Little Mix – who shares twins with footballer fiancé Andre Gray – said that she is a “family orientated” person and that she has been feeling overwhelmed lately.

The singer – currently recording new music in Los Angeles with Warner Records after Little Mix announced their hiatus in 2021 – revealed that she had forgotten the difficulties of being away from home and how lonely it can be on the road.

Taking to Instagram, the Buckinghamshire-born star shared a series of photos and a video giving a glimpse of her recent life as she attempts to carve out a name for herself as a solo act.

She captioned her post: “I am so easily overwhelmed... even when I feel like great things are happening, I start to freak out a bit.

“Still figuring out why I do that. I’m also super family orientated and I forgot how lonely being on the road can be.

“Gratitude is so grounding though. I think about this whenever I get these feelings. Well... there’s your stream of consciousness for the day.”

Pinnock originally shot to fame as one-quarter of chart-topping girlband Little Mix when they won ITV singing competition The X Factor in 2011.

Leigh-Ann Pinnock pictured with her twins
Leigh Anne Pinnock

Member Jessy Nelson decided to leave the group in 2020, with Pinnock, Perrie Edwards and Jade Thirlwall continuing on as a trio.

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