Jesy Nelson is explaining why she and fiancé Zion Foster have called it quits after four years together.
In a new interview with the Daily Mail, the former Little Mix singer said the experience of caring for their eight-month-old twin daughters Ocean Jade and Story Monroe following a rare diagnosis played a role in the breakup.
“We have been through such a traumatic experience and for us, our girls are our main priority and our main focus,” said Nelson, 34. “We want to give them the most positive, happy and uplifting time and energy and because we have both been through such a traumatic experience, the energy wasn't right between us, which is understandable.”
She added, “We are still friends and we are still united in co-parenting our daughters, they are our main focus, that's all we can do, be the best possible parents we can right now.”
Last month, Nelson shared that her daughters were diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy, an inherited neuromuscular disorder.
“We were told that they're probably never gonna be able to walk, they probably will never regain their neck strength so they will be disabled. And so the best thing we can do right now is to get them treatment and then just hope for the best," she said in a lengthy Instagram video posted on Jan. 4.
The singer also told the Daily Mail that she felt "sad" and "angry" that the condition was not identified sooner.
“I am taking each day as it comes because I feel like right now, especially with the girls' diagnosis, it's all I can really do. If I try to look too far into the future, I will drive myself crazy,” Nelson said, adding that her daughters are doing well. “That's all I can really ask for."
Nelson and Foster had been romantically linked since January 2022 and collaborated on music over the years, including the song "Mine" released in August 2024.
The two announced their engagement in September 2025, just over four months after welcoming their daughters. Reports about their break up first emerged mid-January.