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Little Mix’s Leigh-Anne Pinnock examines racism in the music industry

- HANNAH DAVIES, IAN MACEWAN

Since winning The X Factor in 2011, Little Mix’s Leigh-Anne Pinnock has spent almost 10 years in one of the most successful girl bands in the world.

But behind the glamorous photoshoots and sell-out tours, she’s always felt she’s been treated differently from her bandmates because of the colour of her skin.