Jade Thirwall puts on a brave face as she takes to the stage weeks after ‘painful’ split from Jordan Stephens

JADE Thirwall set her feelings aside and bravely appeared on stage following her split from Jordan Stephens. The former Little Mix star was performing a set on the Electric Picnic Main Stage in Stradbally, Laois. Jade bravely took to the stage to perform after her break up Credit: Getty The Sun broke news of the split last month Credit: Getty For the gig Jade wore an oversized green football shirt paired with a long-sleeved semi-sheer black shirt underneath and black mini shorts. She finished the look off with cool sunglasses and bunched the side of her oversized tee up in a knot to one side. Sign up for the Showbiz newsletter Thank you! Jade and Jordan were dating for six years before secretly calling time on their romance. She began dating the Rizzle Kicks singer in 2020, though fans felt there might be trouble in paradise after the couple failed to post about their sixth anniversary together, which they had shared updates about in the past. Jade was dating Jordan Stephens from Rizzle Kicks Credit: Getty The couple were together for six years Credit: Getty They have also not been photographed together for several months – with their last red carpet appearance as a couple being at February’s Brit Awards where they partied until the early hours. Neither have posted about each other on Instagram since mid-March, and Jordan recently wiped all of the TikTok videos they made together from his profile. Speaking about the split, a source told The Sun: “Jade and Jordan had a very serious and loving relationship but recently they have had some frank discussions about their future and have decided to separate. “It’s not been an easy time but they’ve both been throwing themselves into work. Most read in Showbiz “Their friends adore them as a couple and are really hoping they get back together but it’s still very raw at the moment.” Jordan broke his silence on the break up at the end of July, describing it as “very tough”. Speaking to his pal and co-host Miquita Oliver on their Miss Me podcast, Jordan spoke candidly about the split. He said: “Honestly, I’ve still not processed [it]. I will say that I think, overall, people have… People are kind.” Going even further, Jordan continued to open up and suggested more would “come out” about the break-up in due course. Jordan said: “Again, I’m a very transparent person, and things will come out, like, when necessary. “And I don’t mean to be too cryptic; it really isn’t that deep. “I mean, it IS deep for me. But I think it’s important to… Like, whatever you may think, how complex and difficult relationships can be… that’s what it is.” Comment now