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Leigh-Anne Pinnock Responds to Troll Comparing Her to Jade Thirlwall

Singer dismisses comparison over streaming numbers, highlighting her career achievements.

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Leigh-Anne Pinnock Responds to Troll Comparing Her to Jade Thirlwall

Leigh-Anne Pinnock has responded to a social media user who compared her music streaming numbers unfavorably to those of her former Little Mix bandmate, Jade Thirlwall.

The "Celebrity Traitors" star took to X (formerly Twitter) to address the troll's post, which contrasted Thirlwall's "positive encouraging role model" status with Pinnock being a "flop that loves drama."

In her reply, Pinnock stated she typically avoids engaging with trolls but felt compelled to respond while enjoying her success. "As I sit here in my mansion by the fire, lapping up the fact that I've broken records, defied expectations, sold millions of records worldwide and helped define an entire era of British pop music, I can't help but smile," she wrote. "15 years in this industry, a successful solo career and still making history. I'm LEGACY status. A daily streaming figure could never define that."

Pinnock and Thirlwall rose to fame as members of Little Mix, formed on "The X Factor" in 2011 alongside Perrie Edwards and Jesy Nelson. The group achieved significant global success before disbanding.

Recently, Pinnock garnered attention on "Celebrity Traitors" for a dance lesson she gave to actress Miranda Hart. The moment, where Pinnock taught Hart choreography from Little Mix's hit "Touch," was humorously juxtaposed with other contestants plotting a "murder in plain sight" within the game. Fans praised the scene as a highlight of the series.

The Celebrity Traitors star and singer, 35, took issue with an X user on Wednesday who had posted the statistics of her streams in comparison to Jade's (seen together in 2024)

The troll had written: 'See what happens when you're a positive encouraging role model to younger girl groups vs a flop that loves drama'

Leigh-Anne then responded in the comments saying: 'Ok I don't usually respond to trolls because I'm generally too busy being a mum, a wife and just being iconic...'

Leigh-Anne and Jade formed Little Mix alongside Perrie Edwards and Jesy Nelson ¿ with the group soaring to fame after appearing on The X Factor in 2011


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