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‘I can’t do it anymore’ says Leigh Anne Pinnock as she calls long-distance relationship with Andre Grey ‘hell’
Leigh-Anne also teased details of her upcoming EP
LEIGH-ANNE Pinnock has spoken about the “hell” of being in a long-distance relationship with her husband Andre Gray, admitting “I can’t do it anymore”.
The Little Mix star wed Andre last summer but said they hardly see each other due to his career as a footballer in Saudi Arabia.
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She has stayed home in the UK and confessed they only see each other for a couple of days each month.
Leigh-Anne explained: “We have a long distance relationship. He lives in Saudi, he plays football there.
“So for the last two years we’ve been apart, basically, seeing each other for maybe two days a month. It’s been hell to be honest.”
But asked about whether there is a possibility he will move away again when his current contract ends, she said: “I can’t do it anymore. I can’t do it. I think we have to wait and see.”
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During a discussion with singer Jessie Ware on her Table Manners podcast, Leigh-Anne was asked whether she resents the fact Andre lives so far away, particularly given they have young twins.
She said: “I try not to because I know what he’s doing it for, he’s doing it for us. But it’s so hard though, having two two-and-a-half year olds.”
Speaking about his contract in Saudi Arabia, she continued: “It actually ends this summer so he’s home next week. I’m so excited.
“Then family - valued, beautiful time. But we don’t know [what’s next]. But that’s the thing about being with a footballer, you don’t know where you’re going to be.
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“I can’t move with him anywhere because obviously I can’t have a career where he’s going to go. I have to be local to home.”
She will release her debut EP No Hard Feelings on Friday, followed by an intimate concert at Lafayette in London on June 11.
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Quizzed on why she is releasing it, she said: “I don’t think I was ready to put an album out.
“The music I’m trying to do is so different from anything in Little Mix, I think I would have been naïve to think everybody would come along with me.
Leigh-Anne and Andre’s love story
It’s the classic story of the pop star and the football player
January 2017
Leigh went Instagram official with Andre when she shared a sweet snap of them together
February 2018
The couple made their red carpet debut at the Brit Awards
May 2020
Andre and Leigh-Anne confirmed their engagement
May 2021
Leigh revealed the happy news that she was pregnant
August 2021
She and Andre welcomed their twins
June 2023
Leigh and Andre tied the knot in a romantic ceremony in Jamaica
“I really do feel like I’m trying to build a fan base and build something new.
“I think this EP for me is about solidifying who I am as an artist and letting people know who Leigh-Anne is.”