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Katherine Heslop

Little Mix's Jade Thirlwall dresses as elf for Boxing Day dip in the sea in hometown

Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall dressed as an elf to run into the North Sea on her birthday this Boxing Day.

The singer, who turned 30 today, donned red trousers, a green jacket and a red and green pointy hat with elf ears for a fundraising event at her hometown of South Shields, South Tyneside.

Jade was pictured kissing her boyfriend, Rizzle Kicks star Jordan Stephens, who was part of the cheering crowd.

The plunge is a charity event which sees people wear fancy dress to drive into the cold waters.

On her Instagram, Jade shared a short clip of herself in the elf costume and looking into the camera, writing: "Having an elf of a day so far."

Jade stands with fellow beachgoers as she prepares to take part in a fundraising Boxing Day dip (North News & Pictures Ltd northnews.co.uk)
The Little Mix star wore an elf hat and outfit for the event (Instagram)

Jade is no stranger to fancy dress, and earlier this month hosted a costume party for her birthday.

In honour of Lil Kim's iconic 1999 MTV VMA Awards look, Jade wore one-sleeved lilac jumpsuit which exposed one breast - adorned with a matching nipple pasty - and hid her usual dark tresses beneath a matching wig.

Along with three brilliant photos of her look, she told fans on Instagram : "It’s that time of year where I force my friends to do fancy dress to celebrate my (early) birthday in the hopes of overshadowing Santa honouring an icon…I’m the L-I-L to the K-I-M. Disagree? Well that’s you and I’m sorry."

Jade dressed up as Lil Kim for her birthday (@joe_magowan @4thfloorcreativegroup)
The star is known for her love of costume parties (@joe_magowan @4thfloorcreativegroup)

Her 9.7m followers were thrilled, with her bandmate Leigh-Anne Pinnock commenting, "KILLEDDDD IT."

Lil Kim isn't the first musical icon honoured by Jade, and in 2020 she pulled off an incredible Whitney Houston costume. She transformed herself in to the Queen Of The Night with a silver bodice, fringed skirt and headpiece.

The year prior she was Diana Ross, with former band mate Jesy Nelson partying alongside her as Geri Halliwell.

Jade also shared some behind the scenes footage of herself getting ready - and most importantly, her big entrance.

She strutted in to a bar to the delight of her mates - one who was dressed as Baby Spice in the Say You'll Be There video, complete with electric blue gloves.

In the clip, Jade can be seen jiggling her exposed boob, similarly to how Diana Ross gave Kim's boob a poke when they presented an award at the 1999 bash - regarded by many as a moment in hip hop history.

In 2002 Kim reminisced about the impromptu grope.

Jade paid homage to Lil Kim's 1999 MTV VMAs look (WireImage)
Jade with her Little Mix bandmates Perrie Edwards and Leigh-Anne Pinnock (Instagram)

She said: "A lot of people ask how did you feel, but honestly I think she was just giving me a little motherly tap. Like, 'girl, do you know you have a boob hanging out?' But, she was real nice."

Lil Kim's original look was created by stylist Misa Hylton, who told PopSugar that she "wanted to make something really ornate and feminine and pretty, to offset the fact that she had one breast out." The look was completed with matching Steve Madden heels.

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