Jesy Nelson fuelled romance rumours on Friday when she enjoyed an evening out with a mystery man – three months after her split from Zion Foster. 

The former Little Mix star, 34, ended her four-year relationship with Zion, 27, in January just weeks after the couple announced their twin daughters, Ocean Jade and Story Monroe, had been diagnosed with SMA Type 1, a rare genetic condition that causes muscle wastage.

Sharing an update to her Instagram Story, Jesy uploaded a photo while out for cocktails, on what appeared to be a date night. 

A man’s hand was seen holding one drink while she sat beside him and clutched the stem of her glass as they perched at the bar. 

The singer included no other information in the update but had also been out for  a game of Padel earlier in the day. 

The Daily Mail has contacted Jesy Nelson’s representative for comment. 

In January it was first revealed that Jesy and Zion had split, with a source saying: ‘She and Zion remain friends and are fully focused on their daughters.’

Before going on to tell The Sun: ‘Their priority continues to be the well-being of their daughters. They are fully united in co-parenting.’

Jesy had been spotted without her engagement ring during her This Morning appearance where she discussed daughters Ocean and Story’s diagnoses.

She had hoped to finally embrace motherhood after a complicated pregnancy, during which she learned her daughters were monochorionic diamniotic (MCDA) identical twins, and had twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), a rare condition where both babies share a placenta.

She was relieved when they were born healthy, but her joy was shattered six months later when the SMA diagnosis arrived.

Now campaigning for all newborns to be tested for spinal muscular atrophy at birth, Jesy insists that early diagnosis is crucial, as a one-time infusion can significantly improve muscle development.

Four days after their split, Zion shared a self-written poem centred on acceptance as he comes to terms with the day-to-day reality of seeing his daughters with the condition, as well as praising Jesy as a mum. 

He read: ‘They said it’s unlikely you’ll walk, you may not be able to talk, probably won’t be able to hold your head up, that’s what me and Jesy heard – SMA Type 1.’

Zion continued: ‘And it became so clear, doctors only go near what they can measure, so what’s certain?

‘I watch your smiles like sunsets, not promised, but real. I listen to you babble the sweetest melodies, in the moment it makes me wonder, if I keep telling you who I want you to be, what I want you to do, what I expect from you, am I loving you, or am I loving my fear?

‘If I take you for how God knitted you, just as you are, nothing removed, am I loving you? Am I accepting you?’

He added: ‘Story, is your heart okay? Ocean, how’s your mind? I hear strength in your lungs every time you cry, two little warrior girls who already know how to fight.

‘Honestly, my worry isn’t the milestones, isn’t forcing life to live a different way. My worry is quieter than that, deeper. It’s about accepting you, loving you for who you are right now, without conditions.

‘No matter what tomorrow brings, and no matter what yesterday was.’ 

Captioning the post, he praised Jesy for highlighting England’s lack of birth screening for SMA Type 1. 

He wrote: ‘We are all one. Jesy addressing a huge flaw in our healthcare system is the definition of a superwoman.

‘Reality is, it’s indefensible and needs to be changed, simple. Test kids at birth for SMA in the UK now that there are revolutionary treatments available.

‘Thank you to the SMA community and wider community of those living with more unique challenges for accepting us, supporting us and fighting with us.’