Little Mix’s Leigh-Anne Pinnock in seven-figure book deal to tell her story of life in pop and solo future

thesun.co.uk:

LEIGH-ANNE PINNOCK is having her say, weeks away from stepping out of one of the biggest girl groups of all time. After more than ten years in Little Mix I can reveal that as well as forging her solo career, a wide range of projects include a major debut book.

After the huge success of her acclaimed BBC Three documentary Race, Pop And Power, the singer is now negotiating a book deal with several major publishing houses for the autobiographical insight, which will focus on identity and her own experiences at the heart of British popular culture.

A source tells me: “This is stuff she’s passionate about - it isn’t going to be an expose on life in a pop band, more an insight into her feelings about who she has become in that time, what she stands for and what she believes in. "The reaction to her documentary really spurred Leigh-Anne to want to do more.

She knows her platform can help other people too and she wants to represent as many young women like her as she can. “This is about stepping out from a band and defining who she is going to be as an independent woman and as an artist going forwards.