Zion Foster posts for the first time on Instagram following 'split' from Jesy Nelson - as she continues her SMA awareness campaign
Zion Foster has posted to his Instagram Stories for the first time since reports of his apparent break-up with Jesy Nelson began over the weekend.
The 27-year-old is said to have separated from the former Little Mix singer, just four months after they got engaged and eight months after their twin daughters were born.
It is also just a matter of days since Jesy, aged 34, revealed baby girls Ocean Jade and Story Monroe Nelson-Foster have the spinal muscular atrophy. In a video posted to her Instagram page earlier this month, Jesy revealed the diagnosis of the rare condition, and said doctors had warned her that her daughters will never walk.
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a serious genetic health issue. According to the NHS, typical symptoms include floppy or weak arms and legs, shaking muscles, and swallowing and breathing difficulties.
Referring to SMA and the huge impact it has on sufferers, Jesy said in her video: “Over time it kills the muscles in the body. If it’s not treated in time, your babies life expectancy will not make it past the age of two. She went on: “When they assessed the girls at Great Ormond Street, we were told they were never going to be able to walk. They would probably never regain their neck strength. They will be disabled.”
But, she added that she had hope for the future. “The best thing we can do right now is to get them treatment and hope for the best. Thankfully the girls have had their treatment which I’m so grateful for. If they didn’t have it they would die,” she said.
Jesy has remained quiet on her social media since the speculation about her relationship status began, apart from to promote an interview she held with Health Secretary Wes Streeting, in which she called on him to back her campaign for SMA testing to be carried out at birth. The interview aired on ITV’s This Morning earlier today (Tuesday January 20).
But, Zion has taken to his Instagram Stories to share a short video of one of his daughters, Story. In the video, Story is moving her head and arm while laid on her stomach. Zion, who is presumably filming, can be heard saying “good girl Story” and encouraging her to “push up”. “Wow, well done Story bear,” he added. Over the top of the video, he has written “Proud of you always Story Bear, my lil fighter,” with a love heart emoji.
He has not commented on his current relationship with Jesy. She has also not spoken about publicly about this.
A source the The Sun on Sunday (January 18): “[Jesy] and Zion remain friends and are fully focused on their daughters. They are fully united in co-parenting. Their priority continues to be the well-being of their daughters.”
Jesy and Zion first started dating in 2022 after being friends for years. Ocean and Story were born in May last year, and then Zion proposed to Jesy in September. Their twin girls were born on May 15 last year after a difficult pregnancy. Jesy had experienced a series of complications during her pregnancy, including twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), which she posted about candidly on social media. She spent 10 weeks in hospital due to the complications, before her baby girls were born prematurely at 31 weeks.
The pair still follow each other on Instagram, and still have photos and videos including each other on their pages, including their engagement and birth announcement.