Perrie Louise Edwards is an English singer. She rose to prominence in the 2010s as a member of the British girl group Little Mix, one of the world’s best-selling girl groups. With Little Mix, she released six studio albums and achieved five number-one singles on the UK Singles Chart.
In 2021, she became the first female ambassador for the brand “Supreme Nutrition”, and in the same year, she launched her own fashion brand, Disora. In November 2016, Edwards began dating English professional footballer Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, but their relationship was not confirmed until February 2017. On 10 May 2021, she announced that she was expecting her first child with Oxlade-Chamberlain, and on 21 August of the same year, she gave birth to a son.
In an interview for Women’s Health, Edwards spoke about her struggles with breastfeeding. she added “Every night I’d be up breastfeeding Axel, so shattered my eyes would be falling out my head. I’d think of Leigh-Anne and she had to do this with two. she needs a medal! One baby is massively intense enough, never mind two. I don’t get how she does it.” On 18 June 2022, the pair announced their engagement.
Edwards was born with oesophageal atresia, which is responsible for the bisectional scar on her stomach, and anosmia. As a child, she underwent several operations because of the condition. In 2017, she was scheduled to perform alongside Little Mix in Las Vegas but was hospitalized due to suffering from gastric problems.
In August 2018, she revealed via Instagram that she received further treatment on her throat for her oesophageal condition. In April 2019, Edwards shared her struggles with panic attacks and anxiety through Instagram and was interviewed on the subject by Glamour Magazine.