Age, Biography and Wiki
Jade Amelia Thirlwall was born on December 26, 1992, in South Shields, a coastal town in Tyne and Wear, England. She rose to fame as a member of the girl group Little Mix, which made history by becoming the first group to win The X Factor UK in 2011. Thirlwall's music career spans over a decade, with her solo journey beginning in 2022 after signing with RCA Records.
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| Date of Birth | 26 December 1992 |
| Age | 32 Years |
| Birth Place | South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England |
| Horoscope | Capricorn |
| Country | England |
Height, Weight & Measurements
While specific details about Jade Thirlwall's height and weight are not widely reported, she is known for her charismatic stage presence and vibrant fashion sense.
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Dating & Relationship Status
Jade Thirlwall is currently in a relationship with Jordan Stephens, a member of the British band Rizzle Kicks.
She has an older brother. She has Egyptian and Yemeni descent from her mother's side and English descent from her father's. She identifies herself as mixed-race, and has been learning to connect more with her Arab-Egyptian-Yemeni heritage and its language in hopes of travelling more to the Middle East.
As a child, Thirlwall attended an Islamic school to learn how to read and write in Arabic and attended church. During her teenage years, she studied pop vocals and cosmetic makeup and completed three A-levels at South Tyneside College. In 1943, Thirlwall's grandfather Mohammed Ahmed Saleh Badwi, a devoted Muslim, emigrated to South Shields, from Yemen, and worked as a fireman in the merchant navy, and as a labourer at the docks. He met his wife Amelia in South Shields. Thirlwall's great-grandfather was from Egypt.
Since 2020, Thirlwall has been in a relationship with English singer Jordan Stephens, from the hip hop duo Rizzle Kicks. The pair started dating in 2020 and were spotted together for the first time at a Black Trans Lives Matter rally in central London in July of that year.
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Net Worth
As of the latest available information, Jade Thirlwall's net worth is approximately £18 million, accumulated from her successful music career with Little Mix and her emerging solo endeavors.
In 2022, Thirlwall appeared on Heat magazine's "UK and Ireland 30 under 30" rich list for the first time with an estimated net worth of £17.5 million placing her at number 15. The following year, she climbed to 11th position with £19.8 million.
Social Network
Jade Thirlwall is active on social media platforms, using them to engage with fans and promote her music and activism. She is known for her advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights and racial equality.
Thirlwall is open about her struggles with body image, racism, bullying, and eating disorder, which she first developed at that age of 13. As a child and teenager she experienced prejudice and racism for her mixed ethnicity, recalling in an interview for Vogue Arabia:"'At school, I didn't fit into any group, and started to experience prejudice and racism. I was one of the very few people of colour in the school, so from the off I felt like an outcast. I used to get called the P-word, which I didn't understand as I'm not Pakistani. I was also called half-caste. During one incident someone pinned me down in the toilets and put a bindi spot on my forehead. There was a complete lack of education and understanding of different races and faiths. It affected my mental health. I became very depressed and it triggered the eating disorder I had throughout school.'"Thirlwall began recovery and left the hospital weeks before she auditioned for The X Factor in 2011. In 2020, she was featured in a documentary titled Leigh-Anne: Race, Pop & Power, and spoke about the time that she wanted cosmetic surgery after discovering her images were heavily edited to make her look as "white as possible" during her earlier days in Little Mix.
In 2019, Thirlwall and Michelle Visage raised £10,000 for the Mermaids UK, and in the same year she climbed Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds for Comic Relief's Red Nose Day with Leigh-Anne Pinnock, and other British celebrities. In December 2019, she spent her birthday raising money for cancer charities which has become a yearly tradition for her. In 2020, she attended a march with Stonewall during Manchester Pride and took to social media to call out someone who questioned the importance of pride month.
Education
Thirlwall attended a local school and also spent time at a Muslim school to learn Arabic. However, detailed information about her formal education is not extensively documented.
Thirlwall's sound has been described as a combination of pop and R&B with influences from other genres including tropical house, Latin pop, and Electronic music. She grew up listening to Motown music, with her grandfather playing Arabic music to her as a child. She cites Diana Ross as a music influence and has also expressed her love for Drag Culture, Drag Queens and is fan of RuPaul. In 2020, for an interview for Attitude magazine she added:"'Doing a lot of performing arts growing up and stuff, I've always been surrounded by a lot of LGBTQ+ friends that have been in theatre school with me or at school. When we used to go on holiday Benidorm, one of the favourite things was when me mam used to the drag shows. Me mam's always been into the glitz and the glamour [of drag] and her idol and my idols are Diana Ross, and all the big divas. And I think for me growing up, whenever I saw drag shows as a little girl, I associated drag queens with the big divas. It's something that we've always loved'."
Additional Insights
- Music Career: Thirlwall's music with Little Mix includes six studio albums and nineteen UK top-ten singles. Her solo debut single, "Angel of My Dreams," was well-received by critics and reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart.
- Activism and Awards: Jade is an ambassador for Stonewall and has been recognized for her advocacy work, including the Gay Times Honour for Allyship in 2021 and the Trailblazer Award at the Rolling Stone UK 2024 awards.
- Upcoming Projects: Her debut solo album, That's Showbiz Baby, is set for release on September 12, 2025.
