was probably different than it was for the rest of us. As members of one of the world's most famous groups, their ‘breather’, as Leigh-Anne Pinnock calls it, was still busy. Near the beginning of quarantine, they releasedand they had to promote and film the music video from home.
Jade has been open about suffering from anorexia when she was a teenager, and all the girls have been honest about the pressures of being in the band, when social media and the press are constantly watching. But they do genuinely lift each other up other. As the group agrees with Jade about being harsh on themselves,
‘It feels so surreal to actually be the topic of discussion for once, but amazing at the same time,' she says, talking about the movement and the response to her video, which was shared thousands of times. 'It really is time for change now - this has been going on for over 400 years.' 'It's mad because I feel like I didn't really notice it for so many years, I just kind of kind of just got on with it,' she adds. 'But even walking into work, and not seeing any black people, like I see it so much now. And I'm like: how have I just not said anything, how have I just got on with it for so many years. Obviouslybehind the scenes not feeling represented. But also I don't really see many black artists in the industry, especially black female artists.