Jesy Nelson is an English singer who rose to fame as a member of the girl group, Little Mix. Earlier, in May 2025, Jessy Nelson and her fiancé, Zion Foster, embraced parenthood for the first time. For the unversed, the couple welcomed two daughters, Ocean Jade and Story Monroe, on May 15, 2025. Amid the good news, the Little Mix alum shared a heartbreaking video on her Instagram related to her 8-month-old twin girls.
Jesy Nelson’s twin daughters are diagnosed with a rare genetic condition, SMA Type 1
For the uninitiated, Jesy Nelson’s twin babies were premature and arrived early at just 31 weeks due to a rare pregnancy complication known as twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome. On December 4, 2025, Jesy took to her Instagram handle and shared a disheartening video. In the clip, Jesy revealed that her 8-month-old twin girls are diagnosed with SMA Type 1. In the video, the former Little Mix star recalled being told by the doctors at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit that her twin babies were different from the other babies, as they were born premature at 31 weeks. She mentioned that for the last few months, the babies had shown little to no movement in their legs. She was quoted as saying:
“After the most gruelling three to four months, and endless appointments, the girls have now been diagnosed with a severe muscular disease called SMA type 1. Essentially, what it does is, over time, it kills the muscles in the body, and if it’s not treated in time, your baby’s life expectancy will not make it past the age of two.”
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