Leigh-Anne Pinnock’s documentary Race, Pop & Power is streaming now (Picture: BBC)
Little Mix’s Leigh-Anne Pinnock has said she questioned whether she was right to front her BBC documentary Race, Pop & Power after colourism backlash.
Her documentary aired earlier this week and explored racism in modern society, besides discussing issues of colourism, which is the prejudicial treatment of people of the same race based on the colour of their skin.
Leigh-Anne, who recently announced she’s expecting her first child, revealed her doubts over whether to go ahead with making the film were soon quashed after she sat down with Labour MP Dawn Butler.
‘It was really hard,’ the 29-year-old said. ‘Seeing the comments upset me and I questioned whether I’m the right person for this.
‘But in the documentary I met [Labour MP] Dawn Butler who said something to me: “When all is said and done, what’s going to be written next to your name in the history books?”
‘I left that meeting feeling more empowered and ready to carry on with my journey.’