Beaten by her own 'little muffins': A fierce Jesy Nelson shows former mentor Tulisa how it's done onstage... even without Perrie
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They may be her little muffins but Tulisa may well be wishing she left the oven on after being completely outshone by Little Mix at the Jingle Bell Ball.
Even without Perrie Edwards, the Little Mix girls turned up the volume with their raunchy outfits onstage in Manchester.
Newly slim Jesy Nelson shone as she gyrated onstage in fishnet tights, denim ripped shorts and a leopard print top, all topped off with lashings of red lipstick.
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The 20-year-old threw herself into the performance pulling off a slick show with bandmates Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall as Perrie was in New York with boyfriend One Direction's Zayn Mailik.
But the Wings hitmakers may have to get used to not having Perrie around for the near future, as a spokesperson for the group has confirmed the violet-haired starlet has been ruled out of all Little Mix performances until further notice due to a 'recurring throat problem'.
The 19-year-old singer has been ruled out of the band's performance at the Capital FM Jingle Bell Ball on Saturday, and may not perform with them for the rest of December.
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A Little Mix spokesperson said: 'Leigh-Anne, Jade and Jesy do not want to let down the fans coming to see them so will perform at the upcoming shows, including Capital FM's Jingle Bell Ball at the O2 this Saturday, without her until she is well enough to return.'
The group have slowly turned from pop princesses clad in Primark into a fully fledged girl band and their sleek look must not have gone unnoticed by former mentor Tulisa, who also performed in an all black ensemble.
But rather than look sophisticated Tulisa ended up looking decidedly High Street next to Little Mix in her too tight jeans, sleeveless leather jacket and wedged shoes.
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Impressive: Tulisa's tattoo can clearly be seen as she opted for a sleeveless leather jacket
Instead of sashaying around the stage Tulisa opted for a more underground style of performance, putting her hands up in the air in the style of a football supporter at a winning match.
Perhaps the star was merely trying to boost sales of her flagging single Sight Of You, which isn't thought to even be in the top ten despite a performance on X Factor on Sunday.
The Female Boss may be in line for redundancy if midweek figures prove to be correct, The Sun reported her album had sold just 7,000 copies in the first two days, a miniscule number after being plugged on ITV prime time show X Factor.
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Although Tulisa, 24, may not always get her style right on X Factor, her onstage outfits have taken a turn for the worse with her all black combination on stage at the Jingle Bell Ball looking out of place.
Speaking to MailOnline Tulisa revealed she was nervous about releasing her album, saying: 'I am really excited about the release of my first solo album.
'I'm also very nervous, it's kind of like two emotions and I'm either going to feel really extreme about one or the other when it comes out.
Busy bee: Earlier in the day, Tulisa attended a fan signing event at HMV in Manchester
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'I'm really happy about the reception I've had so far with the three singles. I feel like all the songs have reached out to the kind of people I wanted them to reach out to,' she muses.
'And I think with each song I wanted to draw in different types of people and show everyone that there's something for everyone on there.'
She reveals that her favourite track off the album is Skeletons because, as she says, laughing: 'it says everything that I want to say'.
It was a busy day for Tulisa, after she attended an album signing at HMV in Manchester earlier in the afternoon.
The 24-year-old singer opted for a more demure look for the event, wearing a floral mini skirt, oyster-coloured cardigan and black sheer top.
The likes of Leona Lewis and Example also performed at the Key 103 Jingle Ball.
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