Jade Thirlwall has revealed she used to have therapy to help overcome her nerves while performing on stage on Little Mix: The Search.
The singer, 27, joined her bandmates Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Perrie Edwards, in their search for the UK’s next big bands on Saturday night.
On the show Jade made the revelation as the girls discussed even now they still get nervous before big performances, after noticing their auditionees seemed anxious.
Getting help: Jade Thirlwall has revealed that she used to have therapy to help overcome her nerves while performing on stage on Little Mix: The Search
Turning to the group on the judges sofas after one audition, Jesy asked her bandmates: ‘Do you guys still get nervous?’, to which Perrie replied: ‘All the time’.
Jade then added: ‘I’m terrible. I’ve got better but in the beginning I tried everything. I did therapy, counselling to try and calm my nerves.’
However she went on to explain she has learnt to cope with the pressures, saying: ‘I do still get nervous now but I have learnt to deal with it better, but it impacts your vocals so much.’
Honest: On the show Jade made the revelation as the girls discussed that even now they still get nervous before big performances, after noticing their auditionees seemed anxious
Show us the talent! Jade joined her bandmates Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Perrie Edwards, in their search for the UK’s next big bands on Saturday night
On Saturday’s show Perrie and Leigh-Anne also had a tiff over one contestant Tamara, who they disagreed on whether she was good enough to go through to the next stage of the competition.
After her performance, the four girls had to decide whether they wanted to put Tamara through to the ‘band room’ or to send her home.
Starting with the feedback, Leigh-Anne told her: ‘The thing that drew me in was the way you performed, I think you’re such a beautiful performer.’
Awkward: On Saturday’s show Perrie and Leigh-Anne also had a tiff over one contestant Tamara, who they disagreed on whether she was good enough to go through to the next stage
However Perrie wasn’t convinced, telling the 18-year-old: ‘When you sing high it’s beautiful, but when you’re low you’re kind of singing through your teeth, and it was really affecting how I was hearing the performance.’
When it came to the vote, Jesy and Leigh-Anne both said yes, while Perrie disagreed and said no, leaving it down to Jade to decide whether to put Tamara through.
As the decision was being made Jesy tried to convince Jade to send her through, saying: ‘I don’t get why you wouldn’t put her through, I really don’t.’
Decisions: After her performance, the four girls had to decide whether they wanted to put Tamara (pictured) through to the ‘band room’ or to send her home
Eventually Jade said yes to contestant Tamara, a student from Ireland, who eventually made it down to the final five to form the girl vocal group.
Little Mix fans were left delighted last Saturday night after the girl group’s new TV show launched, which saw the girls on the hunt for a boyband and auditioning hopeful potentials.
However as well as loving the performances, many viewers praised the programme for being ‘much more personal than other talent shows’ adding the band’s individual personalities made it all the better.
Pressure: As the decision was being made Jesy tried to convince Jade to send her through, saying: ‘I don’t get why you wouldn’t put her through, I really don’t’
Fans were dazzled by the show, which was pre-recorded before the COVID-19 lockdown, with dozens praising Little Mix for adding their own twist on the already established talent TV genre.
On the show, Little Mix are looking to form six bands, a boy band, a girl vocal group, a girl dance group, a mixed group, vocal and instrumental and R&B and rap.
Little Mix: The Search is on BBC 1 at 7pm every Saturday.
Big plans: On the show, Little Mix are looking to form six bands, a boy band, a girl vocal group, a girl dance group, a mixed group, vocal and instrumental and R&B and rap