It’s Friday afternoon in Hollywood, and @leighannepinnock is squeezing in studio time before catching a flight back to London.

Asked about her mood, she’s refreshingly candid.

“Actually, not the best, if I’m being completely honest,” she says with a nervous laugh.

“I’ve heard some bad news. Yeah, but I don’t know, you either use it — and I guess it’s the perfect time to be in studio because you can just pour your heart out — or you kind of ignore it and push it down. And ya know, I feel like it’s probably the best time to be in this creative space for sure.”

The English singer and songwriter, born Leigh-Anne Pinnock, rose to fame as a member of Little Mix, the girl group formed on Britain’s “The X Factor” — the first group and only girl band to win the series.

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