Jade Thirlwall has revealed that Harry Styles ‘cheated’ on her while on tour with One Direction and before she joined Little Mix.
Louis Theroux asked the singer, 32, from South Shields on his podcast about a video that went viral of Jade looking unimpressed when the Adore You singer, 30, surprised her when they were younger on X -Factor together.
Jade said: ‘You didn’t know it was going to be Harry Styles did you? I think we went on a date when, again, we were like 16 or something. Yes, they had just added him to the band. And it was really fun because we stayed in touch.
‘By the time they went to the live shows he didn’t respond to me and I thought that was it, he was gone, he had made it.
“And then I did it the next year and then I saw him in the room and he said, ‘I’m so sorry I ignored you.’
Jade appeared on X-Factor as a solo artist in 2008 at the age of 16, Harry joined One Direction and rose to fame, while it was not until the third time in 2011 that Jade joined Little Mix.
Jade Thirlwall has revealed that Harry Styles ‘cheated’ on her while on tour with One Direction and before she joined Little Mix.
Louis Theroux asked the singer, 32, from South Shields on his podcast about a video that went viral of Jade looking unimpressed when the Adore You singer, 30, surprised her when they were younger on X -Factor together.
Theroux, 54, chimed in: “Did he cheat on you?”
Jade continued: ‘Yes. I was so young it didn’t really matter. But he was always very, very charming.
The Power singer dated Rizzle Kicks frontman Jordan Stephens, while Harry dated supermodel Kendal Jenner, director Olivia Wilde and actress Taylor Russell.
He went on to explain how Jordan, 32, confronted Noel Gallagher on Jade’s behalf after the Oasis frontman criticized Little Mix as unworthy of winning Best Group at the Brit Awards in 2021.
Noel said: ‘Little Mix, with the greatest respect, are not in the same league as Oasis. Not even in the same damn sport.
‘It’s a sign that the music business is chasing numbers, and there are no bands or songwriters in those bands.
‘The record company guys are constantly saying, “Oh, these guys are the real deal.” And I think, “You wouldn’t know the real deal if it bit you in the ass, buddy.” “I don’t know what happened, I think it’s because bands work hard.”
Jade revealed: “I actually saw him at Glastonbury that year. Jordan said, “I’m going to come up and say something.” I was like, “okay, then try it.” They came up to me and said, “You are very rude to my girlfriend. Do you want to apologize? He said, “Fuck you!” And I thought, you know what? Fair play.
Jade said: ‘You didn’t know it was going to be Harry Styles did you? I think we went on a date when, again, we were like 16 or something. Yes, they had just added him to the band. And it was a lot of fun because we stayed in touch.’
Jade (pictured with LR Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Perrie Edwards and Jesy Nelson) achieved huge success with Little Mix after becoming the first group to win The X Factor.
With her debut single, she sang about ‘selling your soul to a psychopath’ and was asked if that was a reference to former record label manager Syco (pictured).
Elsewhere on the podcast, Jade confirmed that she criticized her former music manager Simon Cowell with thinly veiled lyrics in his music.
Jade began her solo career in 2024 with the song Angel of My Dreams and continued with Fantasy.
With his debut single, he sang about “selling his soul to a psychopath” and was asked if that was a reference to former record label manager Syco.
During an appearance on The Louis Theroux Podcast, the host said: ‘Selling my soul to a psychopath, they say I’m very lucky.
It turns out that Syco is the name of Simon Cowell’s company. ‘
Jade replied: ‘Coincidentally, yes. I mean, it’s written on the tin, right?
The Louis Theroux podcast is now available on Spotify.