# PERRIE EDWARDS: Letting Go of a Friendship I Thought Would Last Forever Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-company-with-jamie-laing-6839737/perrie-edwards-letting-go-of-a-friendship-i-thought-would-last-forever Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-company-with-jamie-laing-6839737/perrie-edwards-letting-go-of-a-friendship-i-thought-would-last-forever.md Podcast: [Great Company with Jamie Laing](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-company-with-jamie-laing-6839737) Published: 2026-06-09T23:03:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/great-company/episodes/perrie-edwards-letting-go-of-a-friendship-i-thought-would-la Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/65d737dfdc02e00016c413b2/e/6a2841d7fcbbe3a57057fd69/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/great-company-with-jamie-laing-6839737/episodes/perrie-edwards-letting-go-of-a-friendship-i-thought-would-last-forever Duration seconds: 3491 ## Resource Perrie Edwards was just 17 when she found fame on The X Factor. After auditioning for the show, she was put together with Jade, Leigh-Anne and Jesy to form Little Mix - a group that became one of the biggest girlbands in British pop history. In our conversation, Perrie reveals that one of the hardest things about being famous is having some of her most personal experiences play out in the public eye.  From the very public end of her friendship with Jesy to going through a break-up, Perrie opens up about what it's really like to grieve, heal and grow while the world is watching.  In this episode, Perrie shares:  The reality of being on The X Factor at 17 Going through a very public break-up with Zayn Malik The emotional and physical impact of experiencing two miscarriages The secure, fulfilling love she’s found with her husband Alex Why she's made peace with her friendship with Jesy coming to an end  Perrie is a reminder that the people we grew up watching on stage are still figuring things out and that there's real strength in being honest about that. Perrie Edwards is Great Company.  Listen to Perrie’s latest single ‘Passenger Princess’ HERE If you enjoyed the show, you can also follow us:  Instagram- @greatcompanypodcast TikTok - @greatcompanypodcast  Jamie - @jamielaing And if you've got thoughts, questions and comments, you can email us at: greatcompany@jampotproductions.co.uk THE CREDITS Producers: Helen Burke & Emilia Gill Assistant Producer: Issy Weeks-Hankins Video: Jake Ji Senior Social Media Manager: Laura Coughlan Audio: Rafi Amsili Geovannetti Executive Producer: Ewan Newbigging-Lister Great Company is an original podcast from JamPot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/great-company-with-jamie-laing-6839737/episodes/perrie-edwards-letting-go-of-a-friendship-i-thought-would-last-forever/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-company-with-jamie-laing-6839737/perrie-edwards-letting-go-of-a-friendship-i-thought-would-last-forever.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.