LITTLE Mix's Leigh-Anne Pinnock has recalled the first time she ever experienced racism, with the 28-year-old singer still in primary school when a bully told her she was "from the jungle".
The star spoke out in Channel 4 documentary The Talk, which aired tonight and featured a host of black British celebrities talk about their personal experiences with racism.
Leigh-Anne was joined by her parents as she bravely opened up about the devastating discrimination she faced at the age of nine because of the colour of her skin.
She explained: "In primary school, a boy wrote on a bit of paper, 'Name: Leigh-Anne/Age: Nine/Nationality: Jungle.' "I saw it, and my heart just dropped.
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