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Chris Hughes temporarily joins Little Mix as Jade Thirlwall misses soundcheck

Chris Hughes briefly became a member of Little Mix after standing in for Jade Thirwall during a sound check on Sunday.

The Love Island star, who is dating singer Jesy Nelson, took the 26-year-old’s place as the band rehearsed for their LM5 show at Wembley Arena.

Sharing a video of himself on a raised platform with Nelson, Perrie Edwards and Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Hughes, 26, wrote: “Sound check ahead of tonight’s show.

“Stepping in for our Jade [thumbs up emoji] onto the next.”

Posting another picture of himself and the band, he added: “Dreams do come true.”

Thankfully, Thirlwall - who has been suffering from a cold - was well enough to perform on Sunday night.

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Little Mix’s tour kicked off last month and Hughes previously joined Nelson, 28, for the German leg.

The Love Islander shared videos of himself and Nelson in bed on the tour bus as well as a string of posts from the group’s gig at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne.

Nelson and Hughes began dating in February, following their respective splits from musician Harry James and reality star Olivia Attwood.

In September, Hughes won praise for his supportive appearance in Nelson’s BBC Three documentary, Odd One Out.

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