After Little Mix's brand new TV show The Search was forced to postpone the first live show last week, due to a member of the crew testing positive for Covid-19, the show has yet again been thrown into chaos!
As the first live show is now due to air on Saturday 24th October with Perrie Edwards, Jade Thirlwall, Jesy Nelson and Leigh-Anne Pinnock as mentors, it's now been revealed that Jade won't be in the studio as she's having to self-isolate at home.
The girls, who are due to release their brand new single Sweet Melody on Friday 23rd October, released a statement reading, 'Jade has to self-isolate this week and will therefore be carrying out her role as Mentor on 'Little Mix The Search' from home.
'For this Saturday's show, Jade will participate via a video link, continuing alongside Jesy, Leigh-Anne and Perrie.'
Fans of Little Mix were quick to comment on the post, with many sending their love to Jade. One fan commented, 'hope she okay', with another writing, 'omg stay safe jade & the girls xx'. (sic)
Another wrote, 'looking forward to seeing the show!! hope everyone is keeping safe, that’s what most important right now !! lots of love'.
The news comes just days after the first scheduled live show was postponed due to a member of the crew testing positive for the virus.
The BBC released a statement which read, "We can confirm that a small number of people on the Little Mix The Search production have tested positive for coronavirus and they are now self-isolating following the latest government guidelines.
“Due to the format of the show we have made the decision to postpone Saturday’s programme.
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Little Mix Through the years stacked
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After being put into a group by Kelly Rowland on The X Factor in 2011, the Little Mix girls rocked denim and trainers as they posed at the Judges Houses' stage of the competition.
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Throughout their time on The X Factor, Jade, Perrie, Jesy and Leigh-Anne stuck with the same 'colour and prints' theme for performances, each making an identify for themselves.
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Attending the Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 1 premiere in 2011 with their X Factor mentor Tulisa, the Little Mix girls dressed up in stunning LBDs.
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After winning The X Factor ahead of Marcus Collins, Little Mix started to make an identity as a band, co-coordinating their outfits both on stage and at events.
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One year on from their historic win on The X Factor, Little Mix returned to perform their brand new single, looking more grown up.
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At the launch for Little Mix's debut album 'DNA', Jade, Perrie, Leigh-Anne and Jesy looked stunning in black outfits.
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All of the Little Mix girls have experimented with their hair colours, but in 2013 Perrie went for purple, whilst Jade was rocking the colour blue.
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Attending their first ever BRIT Awards in 2013, Little Mix dressed up for the occasion, all wearing totally different outfits.
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Experimenting even further with her hair in 2013, Perrie changed her look from purple to dip dye pink later in the year.
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Perrie couldn't resist getting into the Disney spirit in 2015 when she made a trip to Disneyland Paris!
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After taking some time off to work on their new album, Little Mix returned in 2016 with a brand new look. Looking a lot more grown up, the girls started to wear a lot more custom-designed outfits on stage.
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Walking the red carpet ahead of their first ever BRIT Awards performance, Little Mix oozed glamour as they invited their mums along for the party.
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That same night the girls took to the stage in matching green and black outfits to give an incredible performance of their hit song 'Black Magic'.
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After taking more of an interest in fashion, attending various fashion events with her band mate Jade Thirlwal, Leigh-Anne started to take inspiration, wearing this cute number for her birthday in 2017.
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After receiving some harsh criticism online for some of the more risqué outfits, Little Mix wore suits for their performance of 'Power' during The X Factor finals in 2017.
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Little Mix embraced the race driving theme brilliantly in 2017 when they performed at F1 Live in London.
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The girls attended the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles in 2017, rocking the red carpet with their different outfit choices.
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Looking completely stunning, Jade, Leigh-Anne, Jesy and Perrie rocked the red carpet at the 2018 BRIT Awards. Whilst most fans loved their look, Jesy, Jade and Perrie were quick to mock Leigh-Anne for wearing her 'dressing gown'.
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Little Mix stars Leigh-Anne and Jade attended The British Fashion Awards in 2018, wearing stunning dresses to the prestigious event.
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The girls went for a more retro look during a performance to their fans in Germany in 2018.
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At the launch of their amazing album 'LM5' in 2018, Leigh-Anne, Jesy, Perrie and Jade looked casual and chic as they signed copies of their album for fans.
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Ahead of their performance with American rapper Nicki Minaj, Jesy injected a bit of colour into Little Mix's red carpet look at the 2018 MTV EMA Awards, whilst Leigh-Anne rocked green dreadlocks.
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The girls then changed into smart black and white suits for their first ever performance of 'Woman Like Me' with Nicki Minaj.
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The ladies oozed glamour at the BRIT Awards in 2019, looking stunning in ballgowns.
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The girls donned a tonne of different looks on their 2019 'LM5' tour, playing dates across the UK and Ireland.
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In November 2019, Little Mix teamed up with clothing brand PrettyLittleThing to release their own clothing collection. Here they are looking super hot at the official launch party.
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In 2020, Little Mix announced they are launching their very own TV talent show called Little Mix: The Search. Both Perrie and Jesy went platinum blonde for the photo shoot with the BBC, looking sensational.
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Little Mix announced their sixth album 'Confetti' will land in November 2020!
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After their Summer 2020 Tour was postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Little Mix delighted fans by announcing a massive arena tour for 2021. Tickets for the shows are on sale now.
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In December 2020, Jesy Nelson announced she'd made the tough decision to quit Little Mix, after the band was having a negative effect on her mental health. Jade, Leigh-Anne and Perrie announced they would continue Little Mix as a three.
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Jade, Leigh-Anne and Perrie attended The BRIT Awards in May 2021, with Lee Lee and Pez both glowing whilst showing off their baby bumps!
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Celebrating their 10th anniversary in style, the girls looked gorgeous and chic as they posed for the cover of their surprise album 'Between Us', which was released on 12th November 2021.
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Perrie and Jade supported Leigh-Anne at the premiere of her first ever movie called Boxing Day in December 2021, with all three girls looking fabulous on the red carpet.
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“There are rigorous protocols in place to manage Covid-19 as the safety of all those involved in the production is paramount.
“We hope to be back on air on Saturday 24 October.”
However, despite Jade's physical absence on Saturday night's upcoming show, it looks like the first live show will eventually go ahead with host Chris Ramsey.
Little Mix: The Search is scheduled to air at 6.10pm on Saturday 24th October on BBC One.