After they made Brit Awards history by becoming the first female act to win Best Group, Little Mix have spoken out on sexism in the music industry.
Little Mix did what other famous groups like Spice Girls, All Saints, Sugababes and Girls Aloud failed to do in the past, by triumphing in the always competitive category, as they celebrate a decade in the spotlight.
Accepting the award, Jade Thirlwall said the accolade was for all of those other girl groups, before Leigh-Anne said: "It's not easy being a female in the UK pop industry. We've seen the white male dominance, misogyny, sexism and lack of diversity.
"We're proud of how we've stuck together, stood our ground, surrounded ourselves with strong women and are now using our voices more than ever."
The first part of that statement was posted on Little Mix's Facebook and Twitter pages on Wednesday, with a message from the now trio reading: "It’s not easy being a female in the pop industry, we’ve seen the white male dominance, sexism and lack of diversity. The fact that this award has never been won by a girl group speaks volumes.
"This award is not just for us, it’s for all the incredible female groups that have come before us.
"Thank you to everyone who’s supported us over the last 10 years. Thank you to our incredible team, and everyone who worked with us on Confetti.
"And of course, to the key workers who continue to work for the health of the nation"
On the night, double winner Dua Lipa called for Prime Minister Boris Johnson to give front line workers, some of whom were in the 4,000 strong Brits audience at the O2 Arena, a fair pay rise.
Accepting her British Female prize, the Physical singer said: "....it's very good to clap for them but we need to pay them!"
And then, moving onto the PM, she added: "So I think, what we should do is that we should all give a massive, massive round of applause and give Boris a message that we all support a fair pair rise for out frontline!"
