Jade Thirlwall has opened up about experiencing “self-loathing and insecurities” in an emotional poem.
The Little Mix star shared the moving piece with her 6.6million Instagram followers on Wednesday.
“Insecurity is unattractive,” the poem begins, “Yet my mind keeps trying to act ugly.”
“Using self terroristic tactics
Til I self implode
I’m my own worst enemy
But I wasn’t the first.
I’ve realised the self-loathing isn’t self-taught
But rather drilled into me
By an army of insecure adults projecting onto a child
Conditioned to be a patient of patriarchal society.
And it takes more than an insta quote or an occasional affirmation
To unpick being picked apart
F***ing hell
Isn’t loving yourself really an art?”
Perrie Edwards shared her support for her band mate, commenting: “This ????????So relatable my baby girl ♥️”
Little Mix’s Leigh-Anne Pinnock also commented: “Beautiful ❤️ your amazing x”
Jade’s rumoured boyfriend Jordan Stephens, from the hip-hop duo Rizzle Kicks, also shared his support, writing: “⬆️⬆️⬆️????????????❤️❤️❤️.”
Earlier this year, Jade opened up about how she was subjected to racist bullying as a child.
“I think because I was bullied quite badly in school because of the colour of my skin and for being Arab I wasn’t very proud of who I was,” she told the No Country For Young Women podcast.
“I think when I then entered [Little Mix] I subconsciously didn’t want to talk about my heritage or what my background was in fear of not being as popular, which sounds awful to say but I was only 18 years old and through years of being ashamed of who I was – I found it quite hard to talk about it.”
“I think it was through a lack of education as well. Even now I am constantly learning what the right things are to say and I would hate to talk about my race and my heritage and not say the right things.”
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