Former Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall has said she looks forward to 'weirding people out' with her new music, as she gets to work on her next record this year. The 33-year-old pop star cemented herself as a solo artist after her debut record 'That's Showbiz Baby' reached No.3 in the Official Charts. But the singer is set to go down a more experimental route with her upcoming material, admitting she doesn't feel that she is a 'first listen artist'.
Setting her sights high, the South Shields native is hoping for arena shows off the back of her next album. She explained in a new interview: 'I don't think I am a first listen artist, I like weirding people out, I like people listening to my music and feeling a bit disorientated or like it's a bit too much, and then they have to listen again and dissect it or like really listen to the lyrics or pick it apart. I quite enjoy that.'
As reported by the Daily Star, Jade added: 'I did a theatre show which was nice and I actually really enjoyed a more intimate setting, but in my brain it was an arena show, I like all the bells and whistles. I love pop, I love putting on a show, so I'd love to keep getting bigger with that.'
As well as her music career, Jade is hoping to branch out into reality TV, revealing she plans to produce a documentary about her career. Alongside long-term boyfriend Jordan Stephens—best known as half of British hip-hop duo Rizzle Kicks—she has plenty of footage documenting her transition from Little Mix to solo fame. Speaking on Jordan's podcast 'Miss Me?', Jade added: 'I would like to do, like what we touched on, the documentary idea. Last year was very intense I felt like it started as a baby snowball but it kept going and going, sometimes I couldn't keep up with it.'
A few weeks ago, Jade received a prestigious honour from her hometown, after being given the Freedom of the Borough, which she described as the 'highest honour my hometown can bestow'. The proud north-east native admitted that although she was thrilled to receive the achievement, she wished her late grandparents and great aunt could have been there. She shared a number of photos from the event on Instagram, writing: 'I'm so proud to come from South Tyneside and couldn't be happier to receive this alongside South Shields legend Richard Ord MBE.'
