She rose to fame ten years ago on The X Factor as one quarter of now iconic girlband Little Mix and has since sold MILLIONS of records, toured the world and even launched her own eyeshadow palette with Beauty Bay, but it turns out life could have been very different for Jade Thirlwall.
The chart-topping popstar has revealed that she was once asked to audition for Geordie Shore, with bosses keen to sign her up for the MTV show before her music career took off.
Just imagine what could have been… catfights with Chloe Ferry, drunken tashin’ on with Gaz Beadle and post night out kebab-sharing with Sophie Kasaei.
Jade dropped the bombshell revelation in beauty guru Nikkie Tutorials’ latest YouTube video as she got her make-up done by the online star.
When Jade told Nikkie she was from Newcastle, she said, “Do you watch Geordie Shore? It’s not the full representation of Geordie land, but it’s certainly an insight.
“I got asked to audition for Geordie Shore before I got put in Little Mix."
Nikkie then asked Jade if she regrets turning down the show to pursue music, to which she replied, “No,” before bursting into laughter.
She added, “I’m happy that I made it as a popstar. That was my calling."
CHECK OUT Geordie Shore's most iconic moments
Geordie Shore's most iconic moments - SLIDER
![Holly gives Gaz a kiss on the penis](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5d9c/694e/cf37/1749/d98a/09ca/Holly.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Holly gives Gaz a kiss on the penis
18-year-old Holly Hagan literally ran into the Geordie Shore house, excited to spend her teenage years exploring what the 'adult world' was really like and she really did get stuck in. It wasn't long into the first series before Gary Beadle had got out his penis, which Holly decided she wanted to kiss. Random, we know. Since then, Holly has dished the dirt on that encounter, after Gary said his penis resembled a "Sky remote control." Speaking to heat, she revealed, "It's not that big really."
![Sophie's 'chlamydia' moment](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5d9c/6b46/cf37/1778/cd8a/0a10/sophie1.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Sophie's 'chlamydia' moment
How could we have forgotten this? After Sophie Kasaei got into a relationship with DJ Joel Corry, it wasn't long before she started to miss her beau. But when he surprised her by visiting the house, Sophie whisked Joel to the bedroom after a night out for some alone time and it seemed like Sophie was really enjoying herself. Cue one of the most iconic moments in Geordie Shore history. Sophie decided to show how much she was enjoying herself by seductively saying, "Chlamydia", in Joel's ear.
![Vicky spits in Jay's face](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5d9c/6d22/cf37/173b/f28a/0a5d/Vicky-Jay.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Vicky spits in Jay's face
As series one progressed, the first house romance had been ignited between Vicky Pattison and Jay Gardner, with the pair deciding to share a room from day one. It looked like things were going swimmingly, until the pair got into a huge fight and ended up calling off their short-lived romance. In the midst of the fighting, Vicky then spat her drink in Jay's face, leaving him fuming. Vicky has since called her behaviour "disgusting and unnecessary."
![Holly dumps Dan outside a sofa shop in a retail park](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5d9c/6f89/cf37/174f/128a/0ade/holly-dan-2.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Holly dumps Dan outside a sofa shop in a retail park
It seems like a long time ago but Holly actually entered the Geordie Shore house with a boyfriend called Dan. However, their relationship soon broke down and Holly wanted to dump her lover. Obviously, in true reality TV style, the cameras followed Holly as she headed to end the relationship, filming her arguing with Dan then dumping him outside a sofa shop in a retail park. Ouch.
![Charlotte weeing on Gaz](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5d9c/707c/cf37/170b/798a/0b08/charlotte-gary.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Charlotte weeing on Gaz
Ever since Charlotte Crosby and Gary got together, they were the ultimate Geordie Shore couple. Whilst they broke up more times than we've had hot dinners, they were firm fan favourites from the beginning. So after Charlotte and Gary had done the deed in Ricci Guarnaccio's nana's bed (so many questions), Charlotte farted to stop the awkwardness between the pair. Noting Gary's utter disgust, Charlotte found it all so funny that she just starting weeing…all over him, the bed and herself.
![Vicky and Ricci get engaged](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5d9c/7230/cf37/1749/1d8a/0b38/vicky-ricci.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Vicky and Ricci get engaged
After Ricci entered the house in series 2, he swept Vicky off her feet, despite her having a boyfriend at the time. However, she eventually finished with him to be with Ricci, who eventually popped the question during the show's Chaos in Cancun series. This was much to the surprise of everyone, as their relationship was extremely fiery. The engagement was short-lived, with the pair calling it off months after and Ricci then left the show to go on Celebrity Big Brother.
![Ricky proposes to Marnie](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5d9c/80da/cf37/17cc/948a/0d9c/marnie-ricky.png?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Ricky proposes to Marnie
And from one Ricky to the next, can you remember when ex-TOWIE star Ricky Rayment proposed to Marnie Simpson on the show? Again, this was a huge surprise to viewers, as the pair had only been officially dating for six months. Their engagement also didn't last long, with the pair splitting three months later.
![Charlotte and Marnie's fight](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5d9c/824b/cf37/1787/f08a/0dbc/charlotte-marnie.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Charlotte and Marnie's fight
There's been plenty of fights over the years in the Geordie Shore house but this one takes top place. The fight between the two firecrackers broke out after Marnie stirred the pot after kissing Chloe Ferry's beau Marty McKenna. Obviously, Chloe went pure radge because she'd already 'bucked' him and then Charlotte got involved, leading to security having to pull them all apart. Charlotte then called Marnie "a big flirty slag with really long confusing hair." Savage.
![Aaron tells Marnie he loves her](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5d9c/83a5/cf37/176d/128a/0e22/marnie-aaron.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Aaron tells Marnie he loves her
Marnie and Aaron Chalmers' relationship was very on and off, with the pair loving each other one minute then ripping each others heads off the next. Can you remember when they got caught having sex in a factory's kitchen? But it seemed like it was true love for the pair, as after going back and forth, Aaron finally admitted he loved Marnie. Yet, it took him a while to get there as before he said those precious three words, he responded to Marnie admitting her love for him by responding, "I like your hair." Awkward.
![When Nathan wee'd on the stairs](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5d9c/8604/cf37/177f/1b8a/0e82/nathan.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
When Nathan wee'd on the stairs
It shouldn't have been hilarious but it was. One of our iconic moments was when Nathan Henry decided he needed to have a wee and couldn't hold it in so wee'd on the stairs. And if this wasn't funny enough, Chloe and Sam Gowland then ran up the stairs not knowing what he had done and fell into his luke warm piss. Lovely.
![Chloe fighting a tree](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5d9c/8768/cf37/1779/c98a/0eae/chloe-tree.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Chloe fighting a tree
Ever since Chloe burst onto our screens, her wild personality has made her a firm fan favourite, as well as all the questionable things she does whilst filming. However, this has to be one of her funniest moments when she started a fight with a tree because she believed the tree 'wanted to fight'. You simply cannot write these things.
![Chloe sent home after starting on Zahida](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5d9c/a4b7/cf37/176d/2a8a/1321/zahida-chloe.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Chloe sent home after starting on Zahida
In one of the show's most recent series, the OG castmates saw around 10 new faces turn up at the house, after their boss Anna wanted to employ some new workers. However, with new faces comes new drama and new girl Zahida Allen got frisky with Marty in the back of a taxi. What Zahida didn't realise was how volatile Chloe and Marty's on-off relationship was and their late night antics sent Chloe wild, and she attacked Zahida, having to be pulled apart by security. Chloe was booted from the show but returned later on in the series.
![Scotty Tu2019s threesome gets interrupted](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5d9c/a9ae/cf37/1713/e48a/13db/scotty-t.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Scotty T’s threesome gets interrupted
Scotty T thought he was going to have the night of his life when he brought home two women for a threesome... on a waterbed. However, he instead got summoned out of his bed to speak with Gaz for a deep convo. Better luck next time Scott.
![Back of the taxi orgy](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5d9c/b02b/cf37/17ca/bd8a/14bb/marnie-scotty-t.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Back of the taxi orgy
When you thought you'd seen it all, you really hadn't until this moment. An orgy in the back of a taxi. TV gold. After the crew had been partying wild in the town centre, they were all heading back home to the Geordie Shore house. Bored, and very drunk, one of the cast members suggesting having an orgy, which they all were keen on (except Chloe who's alseep at the back). Marnie and Scotty T get carried away and passionately kiss, leaving Aaron fuming and he leaves the house.
![Chloe goes plant pot crazy](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5d9c/b12a/cf37/174a/8c8a/14ee/chloe-nathan.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Chloe goes plant pot crazy
How can we forget Nathan deciding he wants a calm and peaceful bath to then be rudely awakened by a drunk Chloe raiding the bathroom with only one thing in sight - the plants. As she goes plant pot crazy, she swings the pot around with dirt going aboloutely everywhere, turning the clean bathroom into a soiled mess.
![The Abbie, Chloe and Sam love triange](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5d9c/b269/cf37/1769/888a/150f/abbie-sam.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
The Abbie, Chloe and Sam love triangle
Abbie Holburn kept it no secret that she fancied Sam when former Love Islander turned up as one of the new cast members. However, Chloe also had her eyes set on the hunky lad, meaning they found themselves at logger heads. After the pair fought it out over several episodes, Sam decided to pick Chloe as they were more similar, leaving Abbie upset.
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Jade also told Nikkie she would be up for representing the UK at Eurovision one day, admitting, “Maybe like one day in the future. I feel like for us in the UK — what I hate is that we don’t take it seriously enough.”
Jade recently opened up about how music saved her life after battling bullies, an eating disorder and the loss of her grandad when she was a teenager.
In new book The Female Lead: We Rise By Lifting Others, Jade writes, “I was bullied, my grandad died and I got an eating disorder.
“I was shy and timid but I found that I could express myself on stage, singing and dancing. I always felt loved and protected growing up, especially by my Grandad."
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Although Jade didn’t appear on Geordie Shore, her X Factor co-star Amelia Lily joined the cast as a shock new addition last year. At the time, she said, “I never imagined I'd be on Geordie Shore! I'd always been in relationships from being 16, but I've been single for a while now so thought 'why not?'
“I feel like, with being on X Factor and then everything that happened, I've missed out on a lot of things my friends take for granted. I never went to uni or anything like that. Being on Geordie Shore is like re-living the youth I never really had!”
Amelia was later forced to deny rumours of a feud with Chloe Ferry after they were spotted rowing outside a nightclub during a wild night out.
She told The Sun, “Something happened in the taxi and that’s why Chloe wouldn’t let me get in. We weren’t having a row, it wasn’t anything - I had been upset about something else and everything got twisted… We never argued!
“Me and Chloe got on from the minute I walked in that house, she probably gave me the warmest reception out of everyone,”