Jade Thirlwall Jokes: 'I Could Have Been a Real Princess'
Jade Thirlwall, former Little Mix star and pop sensation, recently revealed a playful story about her bandmates trying to set her up with Prince Harry.
During an appearance on Nick Grimshaw's Sidetracked podcast, Thirlwall shared that her fellow band members, Jesy Nelson, Perrie Edwards, and Leigh-Anne Pinnock, attempted the matchmaking at the Royal Variety Performance in 2015, well before Harry's romance with Meghan Markle began.
Reflecting on the encounter, Jade admitted she felt both excited and nervous. "I was single at the time, and all the girls were like, 'Oh, Harry. You could be in with a chance!' I was thinking, 'Oh God, here we go,'" she recalled.
As Prince Harry approached the line of guests, Jade fantasized about having her own "Princess Diaries" moment. "When it came to shaking his hand, the girls started getting excited and said 'ohhhhhhh' as he reached out," Jade laughed. "I was like, 'Not in front of the Prince of England!' I thought he must have thought, 'What a weirdo!'"
Now dating Rizzle Kicks' Jordan Stephens, Jade confessed she’s not great at flirting and didn’t feel any chemistry during the brief interaction. "Maybe I did linger a bit on the handshake to catch a vibe, but there wasn’t one. I wish him well," she added.
