Little Mix’s concerned fans think they need a break after Jade Thirlwall loses her voice
The singer was forced to go on voice rest yesterday after getting a throat infection - but worried fans fear that the band are putting too much strain on themselves to perform as Jade continued to participate in the performance
LITTLE Mix found themselves one voice down during their second of two gigs at Nottingham’s Motorpoint Arena on Wednesday night.
Singer Jade Thirlwall announced on the band’s Twitter page that she had been put on vocal rest after coming down with a throat infection and completely losing her voice.
She told the band’s 10.6million Twitter followers: “I’m sorry to say Nottingham fans that my voice has completely gone as I have a throat infection...so the girls and I are going to need your help tonight! x jade x”
In a picture posted with the statement, the star is seen pulling a stroppy sad face as she wears a sign around her neck stating: “Vocal Rest – so please p*** off and don’t talk to me…thanks huns”.
Despite her voice rest, the star still performed alongside her bandmates Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson and Leigh-Anne Pinnock in their energetic routines.
Fans later posted videos of them singing along to help the band in their time of need.
The star’s resilience was praised by fans online with one writing: “Despite Jade being sick, she still got up stage and danced her heart out last night in Nottingham @LittleMix #salute.”
“Major props to Jade for being an absolute angel and still performing despite having a throat infection @LittleMix,” another added.
While another said: “NO Poor jadey...Mixers, we all knew this was gonna happen, hope you get well soon Jade ”
The #GiveLittleMixARest hashtag was started by fans after they became concerned that the girl’s hectic work schedules was taking its toll on their voice.
Claiming they were “overworked”, a second hashtag #GiveLittleMixABreak was also trending by the end of the day as fans became concerned they weren’t able to hit their high notes due to exhaustion.
One angry fan appealed to the record label online, and wrote: “Perrie's voice is damaged, Jade's chest hurts, Leigh can’t even finish the lyrics and Jesy looks exhausted.
“They have been overworking nonstop for 2 years and they’ve done 3 TOURS this year. They need rest, can’t you see how much pain they are in ”
“ i really love my girls sO much and the only thing i wanna do is see them happy. they need a rest.
"jade's voice is break and that shows that they need it. also i can see thier concerts an they look so tired...[sic]” added another.
A fourth fan also voiced their concerns on the hashtag trend and added: “Hearing Perrie saying that her voice f*cked was terrible. Little mix are amazing performers and great artists, but most of all are HUMANS.
"They deserve a break, to rest their voices and their bodies Stay safe my queens ”
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