Little Mix’s Jade Thirlwall misses band’s appearance on The One Show due to “family problems”

LITTLE Mix became a trio on Wednesday night when Jade Thirwall pulled out of an appearance on The One Show.

The group appeared on the BBC One show to promote their new single, Shout Out to my Ex, but it quickly became obvious that they were a Mixer down.

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Band mate Jesy Nelson told hosts Matt Baker and Alex Jones: "She’s had a few family problems so she can’t be here."

As Jesy spoke, Perrie Edwards and Leigh-Anne Pinnock pulled sad faces as they sat closely together on the red sofa.

Jade's absence comes as the band go through a tumultuous week, after being blasted by fans over their stage costumes during their appearance on the X Factor on Sunday night.

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But their loyal fans were quick to take to Twitter on Wednesday to support the trio and wish Jade well during her family problems.

One wrote: "Hoping your all ok and hoping it's nothing serious. little mix isn't the same without you [sic]", another added: "so sad to hear about jade had a loss, always remember no matter what we'll be with you our minnie".

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A fellow fan agreed, adding: "Jade, hope everything's ok! we all love you and always here to support you" plus two love heart emojis.

During their appearance on the show, the girls addressed the outrage they caused by their skimpy costumes on The X Factor, insisting they are promoting positive body images and confidence.

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Jesy said: "Our mums are all for it. I think it’s nice that we’re four young girls who are confident in our bodies and go out there and rock it."

Leigh-Anne, 25, added: "They weren’t even that bad, I was wearing a shirt!"

The pair continued to justify their change in direction when it came to their wardrobe, with Jesy repeating her future mother-in-law Coleen Nolan's comments that other pop stars do not face the same kind of criticism when they were similar costumes.

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She said: "If we want to wear something we’ll wear it.

"No one moans when beyonce wears a leotard so what’s the difference."

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Leigh-Anne added: "We looked so young [when we were on the X Factor], we didn’t know what we were doing.

"We’ve evolved and are a bit more confident now."

The Sun Online has contacted Little Mix's representative for more information regarding Jade's absence.