Jesy Nelson Shares Cryptic Post About 'Challenges' & Being 'Successful'

Jesy Nelson is starting off the new year reflecting on past challenges.

The British pop star already has a lot going on just 11 days into 2023. Last week, we told you that Nelson was creating an in-home recording studio.

It seems she’s now taking a hot minute to reflect on challenges, success and relishing in the fact that “there has never been a person like you.”

Much like Khloe Kardashian, Nelson took to posting cryptic and inspirational quotes to her Instagram Story this week.

One quote read, “ONE OF THE MOST COMMON CHARACTERISTICS OF ANY SUCCESSFUL INDIVIDUAL IS THEIR ABILITY AND WILLINGNESS TO PERSIST THROUGH CHALLENGES.”

The quote was from Roxie Nafousi.

It’s no secret that Nelson has had to overcome several challenges throughout her career in the spotlight.

She rose to fame on “The X Factor UK” in 2011 alongside Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall.

They would go on to become one of the BIGGEST British girl groups since the Spice Girls. They formed Little Mix.

Unfortunately, Nelson, her weight and appearance became the target of intense public scrutiny during her time with Little Mix.

She helped pioneer a 2019 BBC documentary titled, “Odd One Out.”

“Little Mix star Jesy Nelson goes on a journey of rehabilitation as she opens up about abuse she has suffered at the hands of cyberbullies and its effects on her mental health, the description reads.

Nelson attempted to commit suicide during her time in Little Mix.

She detailed the experience on Fearne Cotton’s “Happy Place” podcast.

“I went into hospital and then I had a music video like a week after...,” she said. “And obviously my mum found out and she was distraught and she was outright like, ‘This is it, you’re not doing this anymore.’ Because my mum’s the kind of mum that’s like, ‘Jes, we couldn’t give a s*** what you do as long as you’re happy. That’s all I care about.’ So, she was like, ‘No. This isn’t happening anymore. I’m putting my foot down and you’re coming out of this.’”

Nelson revealed the attempt occurred during the early years of being in Little Mix.

“I didn’t know what to do at the time because it was the very early stages of Little Mix,” she admitted.

She left the group in December 2020 and launched her solo career in early 2021.

It’s clear, Nelson is extremely happy with her decision to jump ship from the girl group.

She shared another quote from Osho Pranaam which read, “Respect yourself, love yourself, because there has never been a person like you and there never will be again.”

This lends itself to how far she has come in her mental health journey since forming Little Mix and getting out of the group.

The remaining three women of LM went on an extended hiatus in May 2022 after they wrapped up their “Confetti” tour.

It’s unclear if/when Edwards, Pinnock and Thirlwall will get back together, but they’re still crushing it on Spotify.

According to IG account @mixersupdating, Little Mix recorded their second biggest streaming year on Spotify in 2022 with over 1.26B streams.