Little Mix fans gasp as Jade Thirlwall makes 'naughty' dig at Jesy Nelson on RuPaul's Drag Race

Jade Thirlwall took fans by surprise with a 'naughty' - and 'shady' - comment during her Drag Race appearance.

The Little Mix star took the apparent swipe at her former bandmate Jesy Nelson as she made her debut on Drag Race UK Vs The World on Tuesday night.

The latest episode of the BBC Three show saw the five remaining queens form a mega girl group, as they performed the track ‘London’ to RuPaul and fellow judges, Michelle Visage and Graham Norton, and guest star Jade.

As well as taking her seat on the judging panel, the popstar also helped the contestants during recording for their individual verses which was shown earlier in the episode.

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But as she was introduced by RuPaul, she was asked: "How did recording with the queens compare to recording with Little Mix?"

"Oh it’s just the same really,’ Jade replied. "I bossed everyone around and there’s an ugly rumour going around that one of the girls is leaving the group tonight."

There were gasps on the programme before RuPual laughed at the response.

But it's fair to say Jade's comments set social media alight.

"Jade. Thirlwall you naughty, naughty girl #DragRaceUK," @SC_1287 tweeted.

@superTV247 said: "NOT THE JESY NELSON SHADE FROM JADE BYEEEE #DragRaceUK."

"JADE DID NOT JUST MAKE A DIG AT JESY NELSON! #DragRaceUK," a stunned @JForecast28 shared.

@txbamxnmicxh_s echoed: "Did Jade Thirwall just shade Jesy Nelson? I’m not even a massive Little Mix fan but that was GOOD #dragraceuk."

Jesy left Little Mix, who were formed on The X Factor and became the first group to ever win the show, in December 2020.

She issued a statement to fans after previously saying she