Leigh-Anne Pinnock: 23 facts about the Little Mix star you need to know
Find out Leigh-Anne’s age, height and everything else about her here.
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1. Everything you need to know about Leigh-Anne Pinnock
Leigh-Anne Pinnock is a legend. As well as being a member of the biggest girl groups on the planet right now, the Little Mix star is also a fashion icon, a comedy queen and a true boss. [Photo via Tristan Fewings/Getty Images]
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2. How old is Leigh-Anne Pinnock?
Leigh-Anne Pinnock was born in 1991. Her birthday is October 4th. She is 31 years old. [Photo via Jeff Spicer/BFC/Getty Images for BFC]
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3. How tall is Leigh-Anne Pinnock?
Leigh-Anne Pinnock is 5 feet 4 inches tall. This is 1.63 metres. [Photo via Instagram]
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4. What is Leigh-Anne Pinnock’s star sign?
Leigh-Anne Pinnock is an early October baby. This makes her a Libra. [Photo via Instagram]
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5. Where is Leigh-Anne Pinnock from?
Leigh-Anne Pinnock is British. She is from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire in the UK. [Photo via Instagram]
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6. Leigh-Anne Pinnock is a member of Little Mix
Kelly Rowland and Tulisa handpicked Leigh-Anne Pinnock to be part of Little Mix during bootcamp on the eighth season of The X Factor UK. Little Mix have sold over 60 million records worldwide, released 7 hit albums and won countless awards. Following their Confetti tour in 2022, Little Mix will be taking a break to recharge and pursue solo projects. [Photo via ITV]
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7. What was Leigh-Anne Pinnock’s X Factor audition song?
Leigh-Anne Pinnock auditioned for The X Factor singing Rihanna’s hit single ‘Only Girl (In the World)’ and received resounding praise from the judges. Leigh-Anne's musical icons are Mariah Carey and Rihanna. Leigh-Anne Pinnock may sing on most of Little Mix’s songs but she also raps. During the group's X Factor days she often wrote and performed her own raps and she has her own bars on Little Mix songs including ‘DNA’, ‘A.D.I.D.A.S’ and ‘Joan of Arc’. [Photo via ITV]
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8. Leigh-Anne Pinnock has her own fashion blog called Leigh Loves
Back in 2015, Leigh-Anne launched her own Tumblr blog called Leigh Loves in which she shared posts about her own looks and style icons. She hasn’t updated it since 2017 but she is still the fashion queen of Little Mix and can regularly be seen on the font row at fashion shows. [Photo via Instagram]
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9. How many dogs does Leigh-Anne Pinnock have?
Leigh-Anne Pinnock has three pets. She has one Pug named Harvey, a bulldog named Kyro and another dog named Maurice. [Photo via Instagram]
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10. What are Leigh-Anne Pinnock’s tattoos?
Leigh-Anne Pinnock has two tattoos. She has one on her neck that says ‘Believe’ and a butterfly tattoo on her back which is inspired by Little Mix’s hit single ‘Wings’. [Photo via Instagram]
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11. What did Leigh-Anne Pinnock do before Little Mix?
Leigh-Anne Pinnock was working part-time as a waitress at Pizza Hut before Little Mix. If her pop dreams didn’t come true, she would have probably trained to become a primary school teacher. [Photo via Instagram]
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12. Leigh-Anne Pinnock climbed Mount Kilimanjaro for Comic Relief
Leigh-Anne Pinnock and her fellow Little Mix member Jade Thirlwall are both part of the celebrity team that climbed Mount Kilimanjaro for Comic Relief in March 2019. Dani Dyer and Shirley Ballas also took part. [Photo via Antony Jones/Comic Relief/Getty Images]
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13. What is Leigh-Anne Pinnock’s ethnicity?
Leigh-Anne Pinnock is Black. She is of Barbadian and Jamaican ancestry. Leigh-Anne has recently started to speak up about the racism that she experiences in the music industry and how she felt “invisible” in the early days of Little Mix as the only Black member of the band. In a powerful, Instagram video she said: "My reality is feeling lonely when performing to predominantly white countries. I sing to fans who don’t see me or hear me or cheer me on." [Photo via Instagram]
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14. Who is Leigh-Anne Pinnock dating?
Leigh-Anne Pinnock is currently in a longterm relationship with Watford football player Andre Gray. The couple have been together since December 2016. [Photo via Instagram]
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15. Leigh-Anne Pinnock is engaged to Andre Gray.
Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Andre Gray are engaged. The footballer proposed to Leigh-Anne on their fourth anniversary on May 28 2020 and Leigh-Anne said yes. In an Instagram post, Leigh-Anne wrote: "I'm marrying my soul mate, the man of my flipping dreams... I am lost for words, so I think I'm just going to go cry some more." [Photo via Instagram]
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16. Leigh-Anne Pinnock is a judge on Little Mix: The Search.
Leigh-Anne Pinnock was a judge on Little Mix: The Search alongside her bandmates, Jade Thirlwall and Perrie Edwards, and her former bandmate Jesy Nelson. The Search was a 2020 talent show in which Little Mix found and put together the next big British group. [BBC]
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17. What is Leigh-Anne Pinnock’s net worth?
Leigh-Anne Pinnock is estimated to have a net worth of around £18,000,000. Altogether Little Mix have a net worth of roughly £54,000,000. [Photo via Instagram]
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18. Is Leigh-Anne Pinnock on Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat?
Leigh-Anne Pinnock only uses Instagram personally. You can follow her via @leighannepinnock on Instagram. Elsewhere you can follow her via @LittleMix on Twitter and @LittleMix on Instagram too. [Photo via Instagram]
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19. Does Leigh-Anne Pinnock have TikTok?
Yes. You can follow Leigh-Anne Pinnock on TikTok via @leighannepinnock. Leigh-Anne uses the platform to post comic videos, dance challenges and promote her various fashion ventures. [@leighannepinnock via TikTok]
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20. Leigh-Anne Pinnock launched her own ASOS Style Edit in 2020
In November 2020, ASOS asked Leigh-Anne to be the face of their new Style Edit. As part of the collaboration, Leigh-Anne picked out her favourite new ASOS Design pieces to model in her very own Style Edit collection. [ASOS]
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21. How to watch Leigh-Anne: Race, Pop and Power
Leigh-Anne Pinnock released her first documentary Leigh-Anne: Race, Pop and Power on the BBC on May 13, 2021. It aired on BBC One at 9PM and is available on BBC Three on iPlayer. The documentary explores Leigh-Anne's experience as the only Black member of Little Mix and racism and colourism in the music industry and media at large. [BBC]
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22. Who plays Georgia in Boxing Day?
Leigh-Anne Pinnock plays Number 1 singer Georgia in the British rom-com Boxing Day. The film is about a British author who brings his American girlfriend home from the US to meet his British-Carribbean family only to stumble across his ex Georgia. Leigh-Anne stars opposite Aml Ameen and Aja Naomi King in the film. This is Leigh-Anne's first time acting on screen. [@leighannepinnock via Instagram]
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23. Is Leigh-Anne Pinnock pregnant? When is her due date?
In May 2021, Leigh-Anne Pinnock announced that she was pregnant and that she and her fiancé Andre Gray were expecting. Leigh-Anne gave birth to twins on August 16, 2021. Leigh-Anne's bandmate Perrie Edwards was also pregnant at the same time. [@leighannepinnock via Instagram]
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24. What are Leigh-Anne Pinnock's twins called?
As it stands, Leigh-Anne Pinnock is yet to reveal the names or the genders of her twin babies. She gave birth on August 16 and took to Instagram to celebrate by writing: "We asked for a miracle, we were given two... Our Cubbies are here.", alongside an adorable photo of her twins. [@leighannepinnock via Instagram]
