It's been a long time coming, but finally today (Friday 16th November), the Little Mix girls have dropped their hugely anticipated new album 'LM5'. Perrie Edwards, Jade Thirlwall, Jesy Nelson and Leigh-Anne Pinnock took to their socials to announce the news.
Sharing a photo of the album cover, the band wrote, 'This is it! #LM5 is out now and available around the world. It's the album we’ve always wanted to make! We can’t wait for you to hear the full album ♥️ Hope you love it as much as we do!! [sic]
Fans were quick to express their love for new album, with many commenting on the post.
One user wrote, 'I love the album!! ❤️', with another adding, 'I LOVE THIS ALBUM OMG'. [sic] Another excitrd fan added, 'This is the best album you guys have made to date. I love it so much and I've listened to it so many times I can't even count. Its even made me cry about 10000 times. Thanks for being so inspirational.' [sic]
A user with the name vcuiz wrote, 'I’m so in love with this album and to be honest l expected that the album would be very wonderful but I didn’t expect to be so wonderful like this ,so proud of you girls😩😭'. [sic]
Check out Perrie and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's relationship timeline:
perrie and alex timeline (slider)
1 of 18November 2016
Rumours that Perrie and Alex were dating first started in November 2016, when Perrie went back to The X Factor with her Little Mix band mates to perform their single 'Shout Out To My Ex'.Alex was spotted supporting Perrie in the audience, with the footballer posing for photos with a number of fans.
2 of 18January 2017
Despite things going quiet between the two over the festive period, Perrie and Alex went Instagram official in January 2017, when Perrie uploaded this cute photo of Alex with their dogs at the dinner table.
3 of 18January 2017
Not long after the snap was uploaded, Little Mix singer Perrie swiftly deleted the photo from her account, leaving fans thinking the pair had split before they'd really got going. One fan tweeted, 'Perrie deleted the photo of her dogs and Alex from her Instagram :('. [sic]
4 of 18February 2017
Squashing any split rumours, Perrie uploaded this VERY loved-up photo of herself kissing Alex in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Perrie captioned the shot with, 'Him'.
5 of 18February 2017
During their romantic trip to Paris, Perrie and Alex left fans in stitches when they used Snapchat's popular FaceSwap filter to pose for this photo.
6 of 18February 2017
Perrie and Alex attended their first MAJOR event together as a couple when Alex supported Perrie and the rest of Little Mix at the 2017 BRIT Awards. Some fans even started to speculate that Perrie could be pregnant after she posed for the cute photo holding her stomach. (This wasn't the case!)
7 of 18June 2017
Perrie and Alex took a major step in their romance in June 2017, enjoying their first holiday together as a couple.
8 of 18June 2017
The loved-up couple travelled to a VERY exotic location, keeping fans up to date by posting snaps from their trip.
9 of 18August 2017
When Alex celebrated his 24th birthday in August 2017, Perrie shared this cute photo of her beau to her Instagram page, writing the caption, 'Happy birthday my love. 24! If I can wake up to this for the rest of my life that would be wonderful! ud83dude4cud83cudffb'. [sic]
10 of 18September 2017
When Alex transferred clubs from Arsenal to Liverpool in September 2017, many feared the pair would break-up due to Alex's move North.
11 of 18September 2017
Perrie was quick to shut that rumour down, saying, "I'm based in London, so I've got no plans to move up there. I don't think it will be difficult. It's going to be different, but that's not a problem. We'll be fine. I'm just really happy for him and very proud."
12 of 18December 2017
Just weeks before Christmas, Perrie delighted her fans by revealing the adorable nickname she has for Alex. Posting this loved-up snap to her socials, Perrie wrote, 'I shall call him SQUISHY and he shall be MINE and he shall be MY squishy! ud83eudd17❤ufe0f'. [sic]
13 of 18August 2017
Perrie played the role of a supportive girlfriend later on in the month, by watching Alex as his team Arsenal played in The FA Community Shield at Wembley Stadium.
14 of 18December 2017
Perrie and Alex enjoyed their first Christmas together in 2017, and it looks like they certainly made the most of it!Perrie uploaded this adorable snap of herself gazing into Alex's eyes on Christmas Day. She wrote, 'Merry Christmas everyone! I hope Santa was generous! I got exactly what I wanted... and I'm staring at it ud83dudc40❤ufe0f Wishing everyone health, happiness AND LOVE! Feeling forever grateful! ☺ufe0f oh and YES that's hatchi on my pj's @alexoxchamberlain you da BESTEST! ud83dude0d'. [sic]
15 of 18January 2018
The couple also spent New Year's Eve together, despite Alex going to bed early so he was fresh for his football game the next day!
16 of 18February 2018
When February 2018 came around, Alex was yet again on hand to support his girlfriend at the BRIT Awards. Sitting on Little Mix's table with the rest of the Little Mix boyfriends. It looks like the pair had a great night!
17 of 18August 2018
After spending a few months away as she travelled the UK for Little Mix's 'Summer Hits Tour', Perrie and Alex enjoyed a getaway to Greek island Mykonos.And it wasn't long before they proved just why they are relationship GOALS!
18 of 18August 2018
They posted photos of themselves looking AMAZING and even called themselves the 'Barbie & Malibu Ken'.
The band's fifth album, which is also available in a deluxe edition, features their massive collab with Nicki Minaj 'Woman Like Me', as well as brand new songs 'Strip', 'Monster In Me', 'Joan Of Arc', 'American Boy' and 'The Cure'.
Just yesterday, Little Mix stripped naked to promote their track 'Strip'. In the striking new photo, the Little Mix girls can be seen embracing their completely naked bodies, covering their modesty with their hands. Written across their bodies are words such as 'ugly', 'fat' and 'stretch marks'.
Accompanying the photo, the girls wrote:
'Take off all my makeup cos I love what’s under it
Rub off all your words don’t give a f--k I’m over it
Jiggle all this weight, yeah you know I love all of this
Finally love me naked
Sexiest when I’m confident'. [sic]
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