Who is Jesy Nelson's ex-boyfriend Zion Foster? Age, music and why they split revealed

13 February 2026, 11:58

Jesy Nelson and ex-boyfriend Zion Foster are working on their relationship as they help support each other and their twin daughters.

Jesy Nelson and ex-boyfriend Zion Foster have confirmed they are no longer in a romantic relationship after they began dating in 2022.

Despite getting engaged at the end of 2025, many fans of the former Little Mix star will be shocked by the news but due the life-threatening diagnosis of their twin girls, Ocean Jade and Story Monroe, the pair decided it was best to split.

Jesy confirmed: "We want to give them the most positive, happy and uplifting time and energy and because we have both been through such a traumatic experience, the energy wasn't right between us, which is understandable."

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But as Jesy releases her latest documentary Jesy Nelson: Life After Little Mix, we'll see more of Zion as they document their pregnancy and early life as parents.

So who is Zion? Here's everything you need to know including his job, age and more

How old is Zion Foster?

The singer was born in 1999 and celebrated his 26th birthday in 2025. This means Zion and Jesy have an eight-year-age gap, as The X Factor star turned 34 in 2025.

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What is Jesy Nelson's ex-boyfriend Zion's job?

Zion is a musician with his song 'Get This Girl' being released in 2015. He and Jesy collaborated on some unreleased tunes, however they are yet to publish any music together.

The star has spoken about previously being bullied for enjoying music, telling Notion: "I used all that bullying and stuff as motivation. I’m the type of person if you tell me I can’t do it…I’m stubborn, I’m gonna try to do everything to prove you wrong.

"Then the turning point for me was when I started to get recognition from U.K. rappers that were big at the time.

"They were starting to post my stuff so I started to go into school and kids were like “oh my god this guy posted you!” And from there people started to treat me a bit different."

How long were Jesy Nelson and Zion Foster together?

Jesy and Zion began dating in January 2022 and often shared images and videos of each other on social media.

However, the couple called it quits in September 2024 and removed all traces of each other on Instagram. A source told The Sun at the time: "Jesy and Zion split last month and have completely cut ties with each other. It's not the first time they have broken up but friends think it's for good this time.

"It's slightly awkward though because they had an EP ready of music they have made together and Jesy doesn't want it released now.

"Fans have already heard one of their tracks and were hoping for more, but it's looking pretty unlikely at this point."

However, fans were shocked when the couple announced they were getting back together in January 2025 whilst also revealing Jesy was pregnant with twins.

Since then, the pair kept fans up-to-date with their latest pregnancy updates after revealing Jesy would undergo surgery in order to give the twins "the best chance of survival".

In May 2025 the couple welcomed their daughters and announced their engagement in September of the same year.

However, with all of their energy focused on helping their children get the care they needed, it was a sad update to hear they had split.

Jesy 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."

Doctors told Jesy and Zion their nine-month-old baby girls were living with a rare genetic condition called Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Type 1, which causes muscle weakness and wastage.

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