Jesy Nelson has shared a series of emotional posts after supporting her boyfriend, Zion Foster, from her hospital bed.
The pregnant Little Mix singer, 34, has been in hospital since late March after being diagnosed with twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), a condition that could put one or both babies at risk.
Unable to support her boyfriend on the ground, Jesy took to social media to wish Zion good luck as he took part in the 2025 TCS London Marathon to raise funds for the Twins Trust charity, which supports parents of multiples and improves maternity care and research.
‘I feel so emotional this morning knowing my baby is running the marathon for our babies and for @twinstrust. @zionfoster my heart feels so proud of you, you got this my angel,’ Jesy wrote as she shared a photo of herself from her hospital bed watching the coverage.
Then, after Zion completed the race, she returned with a second post to congratulate him.
‘I honestly didn’t think I could love you any more than I already do @zionfoster but you have made me and our babies the proudest!!!!’, she penned in the caption.
Jesy confirmed that the fellow musician had less than four weeks to prepare, but he ‘worked his bum off’ to be able to cross the finish line.
‘Words will never be enough to let you know how proud I am of you,’ the pop star added.
‘The most amazing human and daddy we love you baby 🤍💪🏻🙏🏻 you smashed the London Marathon!!!! [sic]’
Fans of the Brit Award winner then flocked to the comments, declaring Zion ‘amazing’.
‘He’s going to be the best dad ever 🥺❤️’, added @per_riesworld.
‘Guys you made me cry 🥹 you both deserve the world, Jess you’ve been so supportive, your love is just the purest thing. Happy day!!!’, commented @jesynlatin.
Zion also appeared in the comments, saying: ‘🥹 can’t believe I actually completed it… LOVE YOU❤️❤️❤️’
Jesy and Zion, 26, have had a rough time of things thus far, as she recently underwent emergency surgery upon discovering her unborn babies were at risk of dying.
Earlier this month, after a lengthy social media silence, the Boyz hitmaker posted a video message, confirming all was well and the TTTS had ‘cleared up’.
In her latest video, Jesy has thanked her followers for their supportive messages, beginning: ‘We just wanted to come on here because we are another week further along, and we feel so grateful and blessed that these little babies are still going strong.’
Rubbing her stomach as she sat on the bed, she continued: ‘We just wanted to thank you so much for all your supportive, beautiful messages. You guys have been so lovely; we’ve seen all of your lovely messages and stories, and it’s really helped us keep going.’
‘We’re still in here!’, she declared, remaining optimistic as she panned around the hospital room.
‘Hope you’re all enjoying the sunshine. Unfortunately, we can’t! Well, we can. I mean, Zion takes me out in the wheelchair down the road, but that’s as far as we can go.’
Jesy concluded the Instagram Story by promising to keep her loyal fans updated on the ‘journey’.
On Mother’s Day, the X Factor winner explained with a smile that her operation had been a ‘success’, expressing her gratitude for ‘the most amazing doctors’ taking care of her.
Jesy then shared that her cervix is ‘very, very short’, hence why she is still hospitalised because her waters could break ‘at any point’, despite her being so early on in the pregnancy.
‘I can’t leave the hospital until I’m a certain amount of weeks, so every week we’re just like, “Please, please, please, stay in there!”,’ she begged, grabbing her tummy.
What does mono/di twins mean and what are the risks?
Monochorionic diamniotic (Mo-Di) twins are twins that share a placenta and therefore a blood supply.
Around 20% of all twin pregnancies are mono/di twins.
The babies share a placenta (mono) but have their own amniotic sacs (diamniotic).
While most mono/di twins are healthy, they have a much higher risk of complications, and so are monitored closely.
What is twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS)?
Twin-twin transfusion syndrome occurs in, according to Healthline, around 15 to 20% of mono/di pregnancies.
It happens when blood is not evenly shared between the twins. It can lead to serious illness or death of one or both of the twins.
Jesy, who left Little Mix due to mental health struggles in 2020, began dating Zion in 2022 after meeting through mutual friends.
They briefly split but got back together last summer before confirming her pregnancy in January.
In a Q&A not long after the announcement, Jesy said she was ‘very shocked’ to take a positive pregnancy test, as it ‘wasn’t planned’.
However, she felt ‘instantly happy’ when she made the discovery.
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