Jesy Nelson facts: Age, songs, ex-boyfriend, children and Little Mix past revealed
11 February 2026, 10:26
How many children does Jesy Nelson have? And what's her net worth? Here's everything you need to know about the singer as she releases her Prime Video documentary, 'Jesy Nelson: Life After Little Mix'.
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Jesy Nelson rose to fame on The X Factor where she went on to become one quarter of one of the most famous girlbands in history, Little Mix.
After nine years of producing some of the biggest hits in the charts, with songs including 'Black Magic', 'Woman Like Me' and 'Shout Out To My Ex', Jesy decided it was time to go solo and make some music success of her own.
Personally, she's been through a lot too, making documentaries about her life as well as bravely talking about her mental health battle. Jesy is now also a mum to two beautiful twin girls who have sadly been diagnosed with Type 1 Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), a severe, genetic muscle-wasting disease.
Opening up again about her life in new documentary, Jesy Nelson: Life After Little Mix, here's everything you need to know from her age, boyfriend, children and her net worth.
How old is Jesy Nelson and where is she from?
Born on 14th June, 1991, Jesy will be celebrating her 34th birthday in 2025.
She was raised in Romford, Essex, and is the daughter of mum Janice White and dad, John Nelson. Jesy's parents split when she was just five years old and she has remained very close with her mum.
Jesy has an older sister called Jade, an older brother called Jonathan and a younger brother called Jospeh.
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How tall is Jesy Nelson?
Jesy is around five foot three inches tall which is about 1.6 meters in height.
Who is Jesy Nelson's boyfriend?
Following her recent split from fiancé Zion Foster, Jesy is believed to be single.
In 2025, Jesy become a parent alongside her then boyfriend Zion who is a hip-hop and rap musician from London. His most famous for his songs including 'Get This Girl' and 'Oh Nana'.
Aged 26, Jesy and Zion didn't have the smoothest of relationships. The pair began dating in January 2022 but suddenly split in 2024 with reports suggesting their age gap of seven years got in the way. They also split briefly in 2023.
The couple reunited once more in November 2024 and announced their happy twin news in January 2025.
In January 2026, they confirmed they had called off their engagement with Jesy explained their traumatic experiences with their daughters meant the "energy between [them] wasn't right".
She said: "'We are still friends and we are still united in co-parenting our daughters, they are our main focus, that's all we can do, be the best possible parents we can right now."
Who has Jesy Nelson dated?
Jesy has previously dated TOWIE's Chris Clark and Diversity's Jordan Banjo.
Other ex-boyfriends include Love Island's Chris Hughes, model Sean Sagar and musician Harry James.
She was also engaged to the lead singer of Rixton, Jake Roche, but sadly split in 2016 after "growing apart".
Does Jesy Nelson have children?
Jesy delighted the world when she confirmed she was pregnant with twins early in 2025. However, it wasn't a smooth pregnancy and came with some scary complications.
In an open and honest chat, she said the identical twins had a life-threatening condition that meant she was being monitored "very closely".
Jesy gave birth to her two girls, Ocean Jade and Story Monroe in May 2025. In January 2026 she confirmed the devastating news her girls had been diagnosed with Type 1 Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), a severe, genetic muscle-wasting disease.
What are Jesy Nelson's songs and what is her net worth?
Jesy dominated the charts with the Little Mix ladies including Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards and Leigh-Anne Pinnock but she's also gone on to have solo music too.
Her songs include:
- 'Boyz' featuring Nicki Minaj
- 'Bad Thing'
- 'Me'
Jesy has a rumoured net worth of £6.3million which is largely due to her music success.
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