Little Mix 'honoured' as they grant wishes for 'brave and inspiring' seriously ill young fans

Little Mix took some time out from their busy schedules to grant wishes for 12 seriously ill children at an exclusive London event.

Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Perrie Edwards and Jade Thirlwall headed to a private bash hosted by Rays of Sunshine Children’s Charity to meet some of their biggest fans who are living with a range of illnesses inlcuding brain injuries, kidney failure and heart disease.

The four piece answered questions about their music and who they would like to collaborate with before posing for photos with the foursome.

Little Mix shared a series of images from the event on social media, alongside a sweet message.

“We LOVED meeting these brave and inspiring children at our @raysofsunshinecc wish day!” they wrote. “We’re honoured to be ambassadors for this amazing charity, thanks for having us.”

Among the children at the event were 13 year olds Kelsea and Nieve, who live with brain injuries, Demi-Louise, 13, who has heart disease, seven-year-old Lillie – who lives with Cerebral Palsy – and five-year-old Maisie, who lives with kidney failure.

They were also joined by 16-year-old Millie, who survived the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017 but sustained injuries to her legs, arms and ears.

Little Mix became ambassadors for the charity, which serves to “brighten the lives of seriously ill young people and their families across the UK by granting wishes”, in 2017.

Speaking at the time, they said: “Rays of Sunshine is a brilliant charity that we have always been proud to support. We’re absolutely honoured to become ambassadors and help them continue to put smiles on the faces of seriously ill and very deserving children across the UK.

“It’s always the highlight of our day to meet so many brave and inspiring families and we’re so excited to continue working with the charity.”