We’ve always known Perrie Edwards as one-fourth of the lovable and goofy English pop group Little Mix. The group first shot to stardom when they were on the English version of The X Factor. Edwards, however, began standing out from her fellow group members when she caught the eye of then-One Direction member Zayn Malik.

As their romance developed, so did years of heartbreaking cheating rumors. Despite all of the gossip, “Zerrie” got engaged, and it seemed like everything was going well for the couple until they called it quits in 2015.

Up until now, Edwards has stayed quiet about the ordeal, leaving fans to speculate the reason behind their split. In Little Mix’s new book Our World, Edwards finally opens up about the painful breakup and how the split left her homeless.

“After I split with my partner, out of the blue, I had nowhere to go, which was incredibly stressful,” she writes, according to E!. “For a while I had no idea what to do.”

Despite offers from her bandmates to stay with them, Edwards says that they “didn’t really have room” for her or her many pets.

“I thought about renting but I’ve got dogs and cats, so that was no good,” Edwards says. “At the time we were promoting Black Magic, doing a lot of traveling, and while I was in America things really hit me and I panicked. I realized I was homeless. I was crying every day, dreading coming back.”

Thankfully, Perrie and her pets were later offered a temporary home in her manager’s guest cottage, and they seem to be doing much better now.

It’s important to point out that homelessness in younger demographics is not uncommon, and most homeless youth aren’t fortunate enough to have the same financial means or connections as Edwards.

We’re glad Perrie’s doing better, and we hope she can find happiness again in the future.

Perrie Edwards’ Split From Zayn Malik Left Her Homeless

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