Perrie Edwards has opened up about her “difficult” relationship with Jesy Nelson during their time in Little Mix.
The singer appeared on the Great Company podcast with Jamie Laing, where she spoke at length about Nelson’s high-profile split from the girl group in 2020. At the time, Nelson said being in the group had “taken a toll on my mental health”.
Now, Edwards has said that Nelson was “difficult” to work with, adding: “Sometimes you just won’t win with people. I don’t want to seem like a bitch, but what upsets me the most is when the other person doesn’t take accountability. That boils my blood.
“I’m not blaming everything on you,” she added, seemingly addressing Nelson. “I’m not saying she’s this fucking monster, and everything was her fault, but take some accountability for your actions and realize that you were difficult, you had difficult moments. Granted, there was reasons for those moments, but you can only pick somebody up so many fucking times before you start losing track of your own sanity.”
She continued to say she had extended support to Nelson, but added it was useless if “they can’t accept the help and the love you’re trying to show”. “I could have done better I suppose, but I thought what I was doing was enough,” she added. “I thought I tried everything. So then to sit there in interviews and be like ‘I wasn’t supported’… you were, though.”
When asked if she ever wanted to rekindle their friendship, Edwards responded: “Part of me wanted to until the documentary, and then part of me withdrew again. If you upset me and hurt me in a way there’s not really any going back, I can forgive, but I don’t want you in my space”. Watch Edwards speak about her relationship with Nelson below:
