It’s hard work being a chart-topping girl band, so it’s a good thing Little Mix are getting some down time – in Brazil of all places. It does come at a price, though, as the group were reportedly forced to cancel a music video shoot over coronavirus fears.
They had been set to record a music video for a new track in South America this week, but it’s been claimed the plans were abandoned when production crew became concerned they would have to self-isolate upon return to the UK.
Instead, Jade Thirwall, Jesy Nelson and Leigh-Anne Pinnock flew out to Brazil alone to perform at a Sao Paulo festival; but the band were a member short as Perrie Edwards had to miss the trip after telling fans she was ill.
The news has apparently caused chaos for the band’s team, who have had to reschedule the shoot and look for alternative locations.
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5 times Little Mix stole the show at The BRIT Awards SLIDER
1 of 71) When the girls performed for the first time ever at The BRITs
2016 saw the pop-stars perform at The BRITs for the very first time, appearing in matching green and black outfits singing their hit single 'Black Magic'.
2 of 72) When the girls rocked the red carpet with their mums
Walking the red carpet ahead of their first ever BRIT Awards performance, Little Mix invited their mums along for the party, oozing glamour!
3 of 73) When Little Mix shouted out to their exes
After opening the 2017 show with their hit song 'Shout Out To My Ex', the girls went on to see off tough competition and pick up the award for 'British Single' for their hit track 'Shout Out To My Ex'.After thanking their management, friends and family, Leigh-Anne went onto add, "And also, we'd like to thank our exes!"
4 of 74) When they stole the red carpet with their amazing outfits
Heads were turned as the girls graced the red carpet in their gorgeous dresses, especially Leigh-Anne - watch the moment here.
5 of 75) When they got a little too excited about winning their award...
After picking up the award for 'British Single' at the 2017 BRITs, the girls didn't hold back when showing us how excited they were backstage... with Jade even trying to take a bite out of the award!
6 of 76. Their adorable reaction to winning British Artist Video of the Year
After asking for votes for weeks, the Little Mix girls couldn't believe their luck when they were crowned the winners of British Artist Video of the Year for their hit single 'Woman Like Me'.The girls jumped out of their seats, buzzing with tears of joy. "We never win this!" cried Jade!
7 of 77. Their breathtaking performance to hit single 'Woman Like Me'
Featuring the talented Ms Banks, the girls took our breath away with a powerful performance of their song 'Woman Like Me'. Featuring plenty of fire, sass and neon colours, we couldn't take our eyes off them!
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A source told The Sun, “Little Mix have been working really hard on their BBC1 show The Search in recent weeks as well as putting in rehearsals for their festival show and the new video.
“But they obviously couldn’t shoot anything without a crew so it was cancelled a week before they went out there. They are looking into different locations and schedules to make sure they can get brilliant visuals for their new single.
“They will be filming it somewhere else once Perrie is feeling better and the other girls have returned from Brazil. But they know they are up against the clock to make sure it is all done in time.”
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It’s a busy time for the fab foursome with Little Mix: The Search, their talent show to find the next big pop group to follow in their footsteps, rumoured to begin airing on BBC One next month and a UK tour kicking off this summer.
“We are creating six incredible bands. We’ve got girl bands, boy bands, rap R&B groups, the full shebang,” teased Jesy in a recently released clip.
They’re also thought to be in the studio recording their sixth album, which is reportedly set for release in the coming months.
It’s certainly a good time to be a Mixer.