Jade Thirlwall and Jordan Stephens' relationship timeline
They reportedly split in 2026
Jade Thirlwall and Jordan Stephens seemed to be a match made in heaven. After their romance began in the COVID-19 lockdown, with the pair having dates over video call, they took a little while to go public with their romance - but once they did, they were not shy in expressing their love for each other.
Sadly, following their sixth anniversary in June 2026, reports began to surface that the pair had called time on their relationship - and while neither have explicitly confirmed that they're no longer together, there have been many hints dropped about a split.
In case you want to cherish the happy memories, read through our timeline below of Jade and Jordan's relationship.
Jade Thirlwall and Jordan Stephens' relationship history:
MAY 2020: Jade and Jordan start dating during lockdown
10 months after her split from Jed Elliot, Jade slid into Jordan's Instagram DMs during the Coronavirus lockdown, which led to the pair enjoying a number of dates over Zoom.
Speaking on The Jonathan Ross Show, Jade explained: "I met someone in lockdown. We met on Zoom. I slid into the DMs. Then we had some Zoom dates. No I didn't know him before lockdown. I'm not a very lovey dovey person. It was through a friend. I slid in the DMs. I'd been doing this for quite a while. I kept getting pied left, right and centre.
"Jordan and I did a few Zoom dates in lockdown. We made a joke and said it was business and put suits and ties on and asked each other questions. I did the full shebang, a full suit. Then we had a socially distanced date in Greenwich Park, apart from each other just chatting."
JULY 2020: Jade and Jordan attend Black Lives Matter march
After enjoying a number of socially-distanced dates, Jade and Jordan were spotted in public for the first time when they attended the Black Lives Matter march in London at the start of July 2020. The pair were spotted arm-in-arm as they showed their support for the demonstration, with this fan photo landing on social media.
OCTOBER 2020: Jade confirms Jordan is her boyfriend
During a conversation with legendary drag queen RuPaul, Jade referred to Jordan as her 'boyfriend' for the first time, admitting she fell for him after seeing him dressed in drag for his role in 2019 film Tucked. In the chat with Ru for Cosmopolitan, Jade explained: "When I first started talking to my boyfriend, I discovered he did a movie where he played a drag queen and I was like, right, that's it. He's perfect. Sign me up! A straight man who's willing to dress in drag and loves being queer and feminine."
JANUARY 2021: Jade and Jordan go Instagram official
In true Jade fashion, the Little Mix singer went Instagram official with Jordan by uploading a snap to her Story of the pair at the supermarket checkout security camera.
MAY 2021: Jade and Jordan celebrate one-year anniversary
Marking one year since she slid into Jordan's DMs on Instagram, Jade shared this cute snap to her Story to celebrate the couple's one-year anniversary.
JUNE 2021: Jade shares footage of Jordan dancing
Jade delighted her in June 2021 by uploading a rare video alongside boyfriend Jordan. The clip showed Jordan dancing away to a track she wrote for K-Pop band TWICE.
SEPTEMBER 2021: Jade and Jordan attend London Fashion Week together
Looking seriously loved-up, Jade and Jordan were in the audience at the Richard Malone x Mulberry show at London Fashion Week in September 2021. Jade wore a beautiful navy blue mini dress with a high neck and some statement cut-out sleeves and tie waist, whilst Jordan wore a matching utility jacket and trousers along with a lighter blue shirt.
OCTOBER 2021: Jade and Jordan WIN at Halloween
Showing their creative sides during Halloween in 2021, Jade and Jordan dressed as Marge Simpson and Sideshow Bob for Maya Jama's annual party, with Jade captioning the amazing snap with: 'We killed Homer.'
JANUARY 2022: Jade celebrates Jordan's birthday
As Jordan turned 30 in January 2022, Jade shared this super cute snap of the pair to her Instagram Story, alongside the caption 'Birthday boy', with a love heart.
APRIL-MAY 2022: Jordan supports Jade on Little Mix's Confetti Tour
After announcing they were going on a hiatus, Jade joined her Little Mix bandmates Perrie Edwards and Leigh-Anne Pinnock between April and May 2022, playing dates across the UK on their 'Confetti Tour'. Jordan supported Jade throughout the shows, being backstage and also being spotted in the crowds, dancing away.
MAY 2022: Jade and Jordan celebrate two years together
For their second anniversary in May 2022, Jade shared this shot of the pair to her Instagram Story, alongside a bouquet of flowers emoji. Later that day, Jade proceeded to share a number of unseen snaps of the couple to her Instagram Story.
JULY 2022: Jade and Jordan enjoy a trip to Ibiza with friends
Despite having her phone stolen on the trip, Jade enjoyed a holiday to Ibiza in the Summer of 2022, alongside Jordan and a number of the couple's friends. Once she had her phone returned, Jade delighted us with some snaps, including this one of the pair.
DECEMBER 2022: Jordan dresses as Jade to celebrate her birthday
Jade hosted an iconic party in December 2022 to celebrate her 30th birthday on Boxing Day! Making the theme 'The JMAs' in tribute to 'The VMAs', all guests were asked to dress as iconic looks from either music videos or past events.
Whilst Jade dressed as Lil Kim from the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards, Jordan stole the show by dressing up as Jade's look from Little Mix's 'Sweet Melody' video.
JUNE 2023: Jade and Jordan attend Leigh-Anne Pinnock's wedding
In June 2023, Jade and Jordan jetted off to Jamaica for Leigh-Anne Pinnock's wedding to footballer Andre Gray. The pair looked smitten as they enjoyed the celebrations.
OCTOBER 2023: Jade and Jordan dress to impress for Halloween
The pair attended Maya Jama's annual Halloween party in October 2023, where they absolutely stole the show by dressing as Mr Bean and Teddy.
DECEMBER 2023: Jade and Jordan go all out for her birthday
Jade famously throws a fancy dress birthday party each year, and took inspiration from 00s fashion doll brand Bratz for her incredible look in 2023. Jordan dutifully got involved, dressing up as rock music legend Ozzy Osbourne.
DECEMBER 2023: Jordan posts a sweet birthday tribute to Jade
To celebrate Jade's birthday on Boxing Day, Jordan shared an adorable tribute to her on his Instagram Story. Posting a photo of Jade smiling up at the sky, he wrote: 'Happy birthday to this sensational woman. A beautiful soul inside and out. Kind, generous, curious and bold. If someone described me as being like Jade - I'd beam. Love you ❤️.'
JANUARY 2024: Jade shares a sweet birthday message for Jordan
To celebrate Jordan's 32nd birthday on 25th January, Jade shared an adorable black and white snap to her Instagram Story, along with the super cute caption: 'Hbd to my greatest gift'. (sic)
MAY 2024: The couple celebrate their four-year anniversary
In May 2024, the pair celebrated four years together! Jade shared a cute photo of the pair in early June, showing her looking happy as Larry as Jordan puts his arm around her. She captioned the pic '4 years', with the infinity emoji alongside it.
AUGUST 2024: Jade supports Jordan's book launch
Jade expressed her public pride for Jordan when he released a book called Avoidance, Drugs, Heartbreak and Dogs. When Jordan posted this photo on Instagram, Jade commented: 'Forever proud of you ♾️♥️🌻'.
FEBRUARY 2025: Jade and Jordan start the year with a safari trip
Jade and Jordan kick started 2025 by going on a safari trip to Kenya. Sharing numerous photos from the trip to her Instagram page, Jade told fans: 'Started the year on a safari trip in Kenya and it was the most breathtaking, magical and grounding experience. Anyone who knows me will confirm my undying love for any David Attenborough doc or nature doc in general but seeing this in real life?! 🤯😭 I'll never be over it 🥹 I 🫶🏽 Mother Earth 🌍 thank you to all of the beautiful and wonderfully kind people who made our trip unforgettable ♥️'. (sic)
MARCH 2025: Jade and Jordan attend The BRIT Awards
Before dropping an incredible performance of 'Angel of My Dreams', and picking up her first ever solo BRIT Award, Jade rocked the red carpet in a stunning gown, with Jordan closely by her side.
MARCH 2025: Jade confirmed she and Jordan have written a song together
In an interview with Hits Radio, Jade confirmed that Jordan has some writing credits on her album, and that the pair have written a song together. She told Hits Radio that they wrote a song about dream cheating after Jade dreamt Jordan had cheated on her.
"The concept's come from me, having a nightmare about Jordan cheating on me, and then I woke up in the morning, I was fuming with him. I just needed a minute to get myself together, and be like 'babe that wasn't real'," she explained. "That's a concept for a song (dream cheating) that I wrote with Jordan."
MAY 2025: The couple celebrate their fifth anniversary
Celebrating five years together, Jade took to her Instagram Story to share a cute picture of her and Jordan smiling for a sweet selfie. She captioned the post '5 years ♥️'.
JANAURY 2026: Jade and Jordan start the New Year in Sri Lanka
In January 2026, Jade shared some adorable snaps after herself and Jordan spent the New Year in Sri Lanka. Jade told fans: 'Spent the new year in Sri Lanka with lovely people. The ultimate reset after a chaotic year. Hardly any phone time which felt so good. Lots of curry. Lots of reading. Lots of dogs. Lots of mosquitoes bites and a few leeches. Feeling ready to get back into it. Don't Worry Be ✨🐕🌞🥭'. (sic)
FEBRUARY 2026: Jade and Jordan appear at the BRIT Awards 2026 together
At the end of February 2026, Jade and Jordan appeared at the BRIT Awards 2026 together, where Jade was up for two awards and presenting another. This was the last time they appeared in public together.
JULY 2026: Split rumours
Jade and Jordan were rumoured to have split in late July 2026. Although there has still not been any confirmation from either of them that this is the case, fans have noted that Jordan hasn't appeared with Jade at events since then, and neither has appeared on the other's social pages either. First reported by The Sun, a source reportedly cited that they'd had "frank discussions about their future" and this had led to the alleged split.
Although he wasn't overt, Jordan did appear to reference a situation in his relationship on his podcast Miss Me later in July. According to The Sun, he said: "I don't want to pretend that isn't happening, or hasn't happened," saying he wanted to wait until "things have settled" to discuss it in detail, also apparently saying: "Honestly, I've still not processed (it). My main point is, I want to protect people. I don't want to quite get into it. I'd love to be able to bring more specificity and insight."
Jordan was Jade's first boyfriend since she split from ex-boyfriend Jed Elliot in 2019, following a three-year romance.
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Author: Alex Ross
Alex Ross is a Digital Content Editor across Rayo brands, including the Hits Radio Network, Greatest Hits Radio, KISS, Cool FM and Magic Radio. After beginning her career as a Marketing Intern with Bauer Media in 2016, she transitioned into digital editorial and has spent the past decade creating engaging content for millions of readers. Whether it’s reality shows, sitcoms, gritty crime dramas or hard-hitting documentaries, Alex is an expert in all things TV, as well as knowing the ins and outs of celebrities.
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