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Jesy Nelson’s Prime Video Doc Reveals 2020 Suicide Attempt, Recasts Little Mix Exit

Her six-part Prime Video series portrays a 2020 exit driven by a mental-health crisis under intense industry pressure.

Overview

  • Nelson says she attempted to take her life just days before leaving Little Mix in 2020, with her mother calling an ambulance after an overdose.
  • In the series she recounts an internal 2019 meeting where a bandmate, not named, announced plans to leave, which she says triggered her emotional withdrawal.
  • She describes a lawyer-managed departure that left hurt feelings and a final, strained phone call, while signaling openness to reconcile with former bandmates.
  • The documentary updates her personal life, showing the premature birth of her twins and later diagnosis of SMA Type 1, which she says has required significant medical attention.
  • Nelson confirms she has split from fiancé Zion Foster; footage shows him discussing stress during the high-risk pregnancy, and the series is now streaming on Prime Video.