Little Mix’s Jade Thirlwall reveals she has drunk 18 bottles of wine during lockdown and is taking CBD oil to cope with her anxiety in emotional poem
Little Mix’s Jade Thirwall has candidly discussed the struggles she has faced in lockdown in an emotional poem.
The singer shared the piece, called Lockdown Word Vomit, in which she revealed she had drunk 18 bottles of wine during her time in isolation and turned to CBD oil to deal with anxiety,
Jade, 27, wrote: ‘I lay awake overthinking, plagued with anxiety through the night. I read books.
Candid: Little Mix’s Jade Thirwall has opened up and revealed she has drunk 18 bottles of wine in lockdown and is taking CBD oil to cope with her anxiety
‘Hug crystals. CBD oil and hot baths and place lavender on every pillow hoping to soothe my frantic mind.’
Jade continues and even questions whether she knows who she really is as a person.
She said: ‘Does anyone like me for who I am or WHO I am? Am I enough? F*** it.
Letting it out: Jade, 27, revealed she is ‘plagued with anxiety through the night’
‘Yeah, I think I am. Like everyone I guess I’m just doing the best I can.’
She adds that she is feeling guilty for enjoying a slower pace of life in lockdown and writes: ‘Feeling guilty for being glad for the change of routine. House parties and quizzes and cooking classes and skype.
‘I feel so 2020 when I wanna feel more ’99. Learning it’s my family and friends who make me genuinely smile.’
She said: ‘Does anyone like me for who I am or WHO I am? Am I enough? F*** it’
She goes on to discuss her hopes for future generations and writes: ‘For every rainbow sign I feel a little hope for the next generation.
‘Here’s hoping kids will learn from this how to be a better nation.’
Jade will be keeping busy during lockdown by hosting a brand new MTV cooking show where she will virtually invite drag queens to join her while she cooks dinner.
The show, which will run for six episodes, will see world-famous drag queens such as Alyssa Edwards, The Vivienne and Courtney Act.
The Black Magic singer will also be joined by Queer Eye’s Tan France and the Spice Girls’ Mel C.
Jade told The Mirror: ‘I’m so excited to have some of my favourite people on board to serve you some virtual dinner party realness.”
She added: ‘I cannot wait to show you what (and who) we’ve got in store; it’s been such a laugh to film and I hope this brings people at home some light-hearted entertainment whilst indoors.’
Served! With Jade Thirlwall will air on May 28 and the judge will be none other than the Little Mix singer’s mother, Norma.
Independent woman: Jade recently revealed that although she’s missing family and friends, she isn’t missing men