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Little Mix’s Leigh-Anne Pinnock says Perrie Edwards’ engagement is the ‘most beautiful news’-Rachael O'Connor-Entertainment – Metro
Perrie announced the happy news on Saturday.
Leigh-Anne Pinnock has gushed over the ‘eautiful news’ of Perrie Edwards’ engagement (Picture: Getty/Instagram )
Leigh-Anne Pinnock has congratulated former Little Mix bandmate Perrie Edwards on her engagement.
The X Factor stars, who were in the massive girl group for almost 10 years before going on hiatus earlier this year, have remained extremely close.
On Saturday, Perrie revealed the joyous news that long-term boyfriend, footballer Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, had got down on one knee and proposed during a romantic trip to the beach.
Perrie and Alex, who have been together since 2016, share nine-month-old son Axel, who was born in 2021.
The newly-engaged couple were showered with congratulations after she made the announcement on Instagram, with her former bandmate now joining in the celebrations.
On Sunday, mum-of-two Leigh-Anne took to Instagram where she shared Perrie’s engagement post to her Story.
Perrie and Alex were engaged over the weekend after first meeting six years ago (Picture: perrieedwards/instagram )
Alongside the gorgeous photograph of Alex on one knee as the sun set over the ocean, Leigh-Anne wrote: ‘Most beautiful news.’
She added a series of emojis including a red heart.
Fellow bandmate Jade Thirlwall had also shared the same image, posting a series of crying, heart and flowers emojis.
The Little Mix stars have vowed to continue supporting each other as the band goes on hiatus (Picture: BBC )
Perrie made the happy announcement on Saturday evening, taking to social media where she wrote: ‘
‘Last night the love of my life got down on one knee and I said… YES!’
Along with the brilliant news, Perrie shared a series of photographs of the big moment, with the sun setting and the sea sparkling in the background.
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Earlier this month, Jade, Perrie and Leigh-Anne performed their last concert as Little Mix ahead of their planned hiatus, while promising it was not the end for the band.
The three women are now taking time to focus on both their families and solo careers, with ex-member Jesy Nelson, who left in 2020, also working on her debut solo album.
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