Leigh-Anne Pinnock splits from boyfriend

Leigh-Anne Pinnock has reportedly split from her boyfriend of three years.

The Little Mix star and footballer Jordan Kiffin are said to have ended their relationship after "having problems for a while" but are hoping to remain good friends.

One source said: "They have been having problems for a while and they decided to finally end their relationship."

Whilst another insider added to Mirror Celeb: "Yes they have split. It happened a while ago. They grew apart. Leigh has been on the tour for months now, and before that was travelling worldwide with promo for the record. All the time apart as just taken its toll. They decided to split – there is no fall out and they are both still friends, and will remain so. They genuinely get on very well."

The news will shock fans as Leigh-Anne previously revealed she would "gladly say yes" if her boyfriend proposed.

She said: "There is no pressure at all to get married, we are really happy and you know when you are ready, don’t you?

"When he wants to do it I will gladly say yes."

Leigh-Anne’s bandmate Jesy added: "She will say yes if he asks her."

And Leigh-Anne, 24, will have something to distract her after Jesy previously revealed the group – which also includes Perrie Edwards and Jade Thirlwall – are busy working on their new album and would love to collaborate with Meghan Trainor in the future.

Speaking to BANG Showbiz, Jesy said: "Yes we are working on the next album! Some very exciting stuff to come, it’s quite a new sound for us. It’s a secret. But we’re very happy.

"Well we love her, we’re a massive fan of her work so we would love to work with her but it just depends."