Get To Know... Jade Thirlwall
Full name: Jade Amelia Thirlwall
Birthday: 26 December 1992
Star sign: Capricorn
Birth place: South Shields
Ethnicity: British/Yemeni/Egyptian
Relationship status: Taken (dating actor/musician Jordan Stephens, best known as one half of Rizzle Kicks)
Children: None
Pets: Two rescue dogs, Mimi & Spike
Awards: Equality Award (Ethnicity Awards), Allyship Award (Gay Times Honours)
10 Facts About Jade
Fact #1. Jade attended a Muslim school every Saturday as a child, where she learned to read and write in Arabic. She also began learning to speak Arabic in lockdown.
Fact #2. Jade was a member of several performing arts groups growing up and had just enrolled on an arts degree when she made it onto The X Factor
Fact #3. Jade was the victim of racist physical and verbal abuse growing up, which contributed to her suffering with anorexia from the ages of 13 to 18. She was discharged from hospital just weeks before auditioning for X Factor in 2011, and says that Little Mix saved her.
Fact #4. Jade had previously auditioned for The X Factor in 2008 and 2010. Her mum, Norma, told her not to put herself through it a third time, explaining that nobody realises how “exhausting and traumatic” the process is. However, Jade auditioned again in 2011 hoping it would be "third time lucky". She went on to win the show that year as part of Little Mix.
Fact #5. Jade is a patron for the charity Cancer Connections and an LGBTQ+ ambassador for Stonewall
Fact #6. She climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in 2019 to fundraise for Comic Relief
Fact #7. Jade is still very involved with the area where she grew up: she owns a bar and club in her hometown, is a shareholder for South Shields Football Club, and often takes part in fundraisers for local residents
Fact #8. Jade won Star Baker on The Great British Bake Off in aid of Stand Up to Cancer
Fact #9. Jade has written songs for pop icon Britney spears, Oscar-winner Billy Porter and K-pop group TWICE, as well as composing a track for K-pop star NAYEON
Fact #10. Jade has several tattoos, including the date that Little Mix got together in Arabic
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