Leigh-Anne Pinnock vows 'no more Miss Nice Girl' and says she's 'ready to show a different side' after Little Mix
Leigh-Anne Pinnock has vowed to transform her 'Miss Nice Girl' image as she reflected on her split from Little Mix and new solo career.
The My Love hitmaker, 34, has already released several singles and her debut album My Ego Told Me To is due for release in February 2026.
The mother-of-two has now said she wants to show her fans she is more than just a Little Mix former band member and 'Leigh-Anne the mum' to the twin daughters she has with footballer husband Andre Gray, 34.
Speaking on The Red Carpet Treatment podcast, she said: 'I feel like I am just ready to show a different side to everybody.
'I think what people know of me, like Leigh-Anne the mum, Leigh-Anne the nice girl. Like, I'm just no more Miss Nice Girl. I'm ready to just show this other side.'
Leigh-Anne Pinnock has vowed to transform her 'Miss Nice Girl' image as she reflected on her split from Little Mix and new solo career (pictured in August)
The mother-of-two, 34, has said she wants to show her fans she is more than just a Little Mix band member (L-R: Leigh-Anne, Jesy Nelson, Perrie Edwards and Jade Thirlwall in 2019)
Being in Little Mix - also featuring Jesy Nelson, Perrie Edwards and Jade Thirlwall - made it difficult for the star to have her own individuality, she admitted, as she claimed the split was a necessary evil.
Leigh-Anne said: 'I think we all needed it [the split] to be able to express ourselves and be our individual selves.
'I think everyone should have the opportunity to do that. Being in a group for so long, it does come to a point where actually, yeah, you think, I need to know who I am now.
'It's amazing that we're all in our own little lane and doing our own thing.'
The OMG singer is releasing brand-new music after she revealed she had left record label Warner Music Group earlier this year.
Leigh-Anne signed with Warner as a solo artist in 2022 and released her EP, No Hard Feelings, the following year.
But her solo career stalled after Warner 'wouldn't pay for a music video' for her last single after she reportedly 'failed to impress' with her other tracks.
More than a year later, Leigh-Anne revealed she was returning to music this year - but had gone independent.
The My Love hitmaker has already released several singles and her debut album My Ego Told Me To is due for release in February 2026 (pictured last month)
Leigh-Anne is releasing brand-new music after she revealed she had left record label Warner Music Group earlier this year (pictured in 2024)
Now, she has complete creative control over her new record - which is typically unusual for most artists.
'I've been in this industry for so long I think I've got all of that experience, and this is my album; this is my sound, this is my lane and I feel like I need to have complete control over that.'
Previously posting on her TikTok, Leigh-Anne said: 'It's been a bit of a weird time, going through some stuff with my current label. It's a whole thing.
'I couldn't really say anything as well, so it seemed a bit "Where's Leigh-Anne? Where's the music? What's going on?"
'And I felt I couldn't really explain what was actually happening.'
She explained: 'Obviously I left my label and I'm now with Virgin. I'm fully independent guys eek!
'Like honestly, it's been the most amazing thing for me, I think, I feel like it needed to happen to be honest.
'You think I've been in this industry for how long now? What's the point doing it if I'm not doing it my way?
The star was interviewed for the in the back of a VIP car for The Red Carpet Treatment podcast by TikTok creator Luke Hamnett
'It just doesn't make sense, so that's all positive now and I feel really excited and really good.'
Speaking of her new album, she said on the podcast: 'I'm so excited. For me, this album is all sounds and genres that have shaped me growing up.
'I've taken all of that and put my, I guess, pop stamp on it as well. Like, I’ll always be a pop girl which I love.
'But for me, it's like I can finally experiment with these genres that I do love and have something that is literally mine and unique to me.
This is all about being authentic, otherwise, what is the point? I can't wait for people to hear it.'
