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JADE says she feels like her solo achievements are also Little Mix’s achievements, and expresses frustration that they weren’t always given the opportunities they deserved: “It feels so amazing to be recognised in those spaces as a solo artist, like the Mercury’s, being invited to perform at Glastonbury… all these [opportunities] that me and the [Little Mix] girls would never have got before. And it’s not because we weren’t good enough – I think, even ten years ago, pop was very much still shunned or seen as a guilty pleasure. Especially for girl groups. We were always the dark horses, we were always having to prove why we deserved a seat at the table, it was always a push. And even then, as we’re seeing now, years later people are like, ‘Oh, Touch is actually one of the best pop songs of all time!’ It’s like, ‘Yeah! Yeah, it is!’ [Laughs] ‘I’ve BEEN saying that!’ Me and the girls worked so, so hard. And when we finally got the BRIT Award for Best Group, it was insane that it had taken so long to get to that point. When I get these new opportunities, it does almost feel like I’m getting the flowers not just for me, but for Little Mix, and ticking off the things that we couldn’t do… Even doing the US tour this year – any Little Mix fans know the lore that we nearly did a [US] tour [but] it got cancelled, many many years ago. It’s been one of the biggest – I wouldn’t say regret, because it’s not *my* regret – it wasn’t my decision! But it’s been one of the things that pissed me off the most with opportunities that were missed for us, because I really do believe that Little Mix should have been humongous in the US. We were always so close to it. And just worldwide, I think we deserved to be one of the biggest of all time… We kind of are in terms of accolades and sales and stuff, but… When I was doing my own shows and festivals this year, [in] places that I’d not been before or for so long, when the Little Mix medley comes on, people go crazy for it. All these places that we didn’t get to go to properly, and they’re all craving it. It’s cool now to see other, newer girl groups doing well and receiving the praise they deserve and getting the opportunities they deserve. That makes me feel really proud actually.” (Via The Pop Pod with @popsamcam: youtu.be/I5CYZnw2LxE?si=ej0B…)