Leigh-Anne Pinnock
When we first started, we all had icons: So Perrie had a flower, Jade had a bow-tie, Jesy had a boombox and I had a cap!
We're very lucky because our fan base is so dedicated that they want to have a hard copy of our album. They want to own it, have it in their hands.
We've done some incredible things!
We met Prince Harry!
My reality was feeling lonely while touring to predominately white countries where I sing to fans who don't see me, don't hear me, don't cheer me on.
My reality is constantly feeling like I have to work 10 times harder and longer to make my case in the group, because my talent alone isn't enough.
It's not enough to just say 'I'm not racist' because you're not a purveyor of overt racism. If you benefit from the system, knowing that people are being oppressed and affected by it, then you are racist.
To be anti-racist you have to be actively a part of dismantling the systems that surround you and the systems that you benefit from.
My skin care is really important.
I used to have really bad skin when I was younger.
I've basically just got Aesop products. I am obsessed with it. I have the cleanser, the toner and then moisturiser. It has fixed my skin.
It's important for me to look comfortable with my skin. When I get spotty it just makes me not want to talk to anyone, so it's really important I look after my skin.
Who's not played spin the bottle? But I never done the kiss version. I always wanted to, but I never did. We did the truth or dare one instead.
I like 'Yabai!' That just rolls off the tongue. It means sick, wicked in Japanese.
I'd rather say something and not say it entirely right than say nothing.
Well, no wild animal is really going to appreciate a hug, to be honest.
I went on safari and there were all these lion cubs rolling around like cats and they were so cute and I just wanted to hug them! But you can't coz you'll get eaten... It was really hard!
I had a recurring dream when I was younger where red foxes would chase me under tables. It was so weird. And I kept having the same dream.
Some nerves are good, as it shows you care.
You have to create music that people will buy into and show who you are as an artist.
I'm a bit of a prude in general, and I tend to cover myself up.
When I walk into work and I see a predominantly white room, I'm like, 'But why?' It doesn't need to be like this. There are Black people that can do these jobs and should be having these opportunities as well.
For me, diversity is just so important and I want my children to be able to watch TV and see themselves.
If we want to wear a jumper and it says something weird on it and everyone says 'what are they wearing,' we don't really give a crap.
I was scared people wouldn't understand because I feel like with racism if you don't experience it, how are you ever going to really get it?
Although I feel like R&B is becoming bigger in the U.K., I still feel like the representation isn't where it should be in comparison to America.
I can speak for pop music and representation is nowhere near where it should be. We're taking inspiration from black people but why am I not seeing more black people?
I feel like if I had more diversity in my team I'd have been better equipped to deal with the experiences I had.
If anything, I'm now so proud of my skin.
I never let anyone tell me anything growing up and I knew I wanted to be a singer. I would say to every single person that entered my life, 'I'm going to be a singer, I'm going to be on billboards and I'm going to smash it!' You have to put it into the universe, you've got to be positive and not let anything hold you back.
I'm not going to lie, the first three years of being in the group, I would look for trolls. I would search Leigh Anne. I would look through Twitter and I would search Leigh Anne from Little Mix, the black girl in Little Mix, I would put these things in my search engines just to see the comments.
It took me so long but now I don't care what people have to say about me anymore and it's such a good place to be in.
We're just four girls with attitude, aren't we? It just happened naturally. And with songs like 'Joan of Arc,' they needed that rap-y take on it. 'Wasabi' has that clap-back-to-the-haters vibe.
All females are so powerful and so strong, and they just need to be reminded of that. And also, when we stick together, we're a force.
A compliment goes a long way.
Joan of Arc' is about not feeling scared to call yourself beautiful. Why shouldn't you!?
We've been around New York City so many times now driving back and forth to places.
I love old-school clothes. Things from the 90s, baggy jeans, the crop tops; just really old-school, colourful things.
The 'Fresh Prince' era is sort of my thing.
I reckon we work better in front of big crowds.
When we did Party in the Park it was in front of 70,000 people and that was amazing. But with smaller crowds, you can see everyone looking at you. We're like 'eeeee!'
Me, Jesy and Jade were all told at our first audition that they could see us in a girl group. All of us were a little bit disappointed because they thought we weren't good enough on our own.
We're very approachable. We are four normal, silly, weird girls. We want people to feel like they can come up to us and have a chat. We're like your friends.
I have always loved fashion and I have always used it to express myself.
To have an edit with ASOS - I just love ASOS - every piece is wicked, and I love how versatile it is.
I would never represent a brand that didn't represent different shapes and sizes.
Do not let anything hold you back - especially the colour of your skin, that's ridiculous and it shouldn't be anything to hold you back.
It's so necessary in this industry. You need people around you, I couldn't do it on my own.
I have got the most incredible fan base who pick me up and we do it for them. This is why we do what we do. They are our fans and they are the best.