Chris Hughes furiously hits back at trolls who called girlfriend Jesy Nelson ‘ugly’

If you rewind your minds back to 2012, just as Little Mix were emerging off the back of their X Factor win, Jesy started dating Diversity dancer Jordan Banjo.

Although his romance with Jesy didn't work out, Jordan is now in a happy relationship with his girlfriend Naomi Courts, with the pair welcoming a baby boy called Cassius into the world in May 2018.Jordan later announced in 2019 that the couple were expecting another baby later in the year!

Jesy started dating Rixton frontman Jake Roche in 2014, with the pair meeting via mutual friends during a big show at the Manchester Arena.

Planning one of the most romantic proposals ever, Jake popped the question to Jesy backstage at a gig, and he even enlisted the help of Ed Sheeran to perform one of Jesy's favourite songs in the moment. ud83dude0d

Despite the epic proposal, Jesy and Jake didn't actually make it down the aisle, with the pair announcing their split in 2016.Jesy later described the split as 'horrendous', saying it is 'one of the worst pains!'.

Following a number of whispers that Jesy was dating TOWIE star Chris Clark in 2017, the Little Mix singer confirmed the news in March. The pair attended a number of events together and gushed about each other on their social media accounts for a number of months.

Things took a SERIOUS sour turn though, when Chris dumped Jesy during a phone call!Chris' former TOWIE co-star Myles Barnett told OK! Magazine, "He probably didn't do it as well as he could have, but he wanted to tell her as soon as possible, which meant over the phone as she was in America."Ouch! Obviously, Jesy's fans were quick to troll Chris over his treatment of Jesy online.

Following her sour split from Chris, Jesy started dating musician Harry James in the summer of 2017, with the pair being spotted for the first time together on holiday in Mykonos. Things seemed to be going very well, with Harry even accompanying Jesy to the 2018 BRIT Awards where she was performing with her Little Mix girls.

Their romance continued to blossom throughout 2018, with Jesy and Harry posting snaps on social media, and gushing about each other at every given opportunity. The pair even enjoyed a very luxurious trip to Dubai and the Maldives, whilst the rest of the Little Mix girls were in the recording studio.

After 16 months of dating, Jesy and Harry's relationship came to an abrupt end in November 2018.

After weeks of rumours that Jesy was dating Love Island 2017 star Chris Hughes, the pair confirmed their romance during a trip to Ireland, posting this cosy snap to their socials.Although the pair briefly split after just three weeks of dating, they quickly rekindled their romance.

Since that moment, Jesy and Chris haven't been shy in expressing their love for each other, with Chris calling Jesy his 'girlfriend' during a radio interview in March 2019. Chris gushed over his new love, saying, "I'm the happiest I've ever been. It's official, she's my girlfriend. I'm so happy, she's the nicest girl I've ever met, this is no exaggeration, she's got a heart like she was your mother or something. She's so caring. We just get on like best mates, and that's the beauty about it."Aww!

To this day, the pair continue to delight fans with their cute photos on social media, with Little Mix fans over the moon that Jesy appears to have found happiness with the reality star. We love these two! ud83dude0d

Fans were also left gushing about the pair's relationship during Jesy's 'Odd One Out' documentary, where Chris gushed about his girl and revealed he often walks to the fridge just to look at a photo of Jesy without make-up on.

After Chris flew over to Europe to join Jesy on Little Mix's 'LM5 Tour', the singer posted a super cute message about her 'best friend'. Taking to Instagram, Jesy wrote, 'Just a little appreciation post for this one right here! Thank you for making my heart so happy that it feels like it could burst every time I see you. You are genuinely my best friend and i adore every single part of you I love you @chrishughesofficial and if you could come back now that would be much appreciated ud83dude47ud83cudffb‍♀ufe0f ❤'. [sic]

As Jesy continued touring the UK with Little Mix, Chris attended the Pride of Britain awards in October, where he gushed about his girl. When we asked what his proudest moment of the year was, he sweetly replied that it was when he asked Jesy to be his girlfriend! Aww! "That was a nice moment. She's just wonderful, we're best friends - we spend so much time together."

On 17th January 2020, Jesy and Chris celebrated their one-year anniversary! The pair shared a number of cute photos with each other, with Chris calling Jesy his 'Queen'.

As the pair self-isolated at different houses during lockdown for the Coronavirus pandemic, rumours emerged that Jesy and Chris had decided to 'split', with the pair deciding their romance had just 'come to an end'.Despite the rumours, the couple are yet to confirm or deny the apparent split, so we have our fingers crossed that they can get back on track!

In July 2020, Jesy was forced to deny rumours she was dating Our Girl actor Sean Sagar. After the pair were spotted spending time together, a representative for Jesy told OK! Online, "Jesy has adamantly denied that she is dating Sean Sagar and states that they are just friends."However, just one week later Sean got fans talking by leaving a flirty comment on Jesy's selfie.