Jesy Nelson and fiancé Zion Foster ‘split’ amid twin’s devastating diagnosis

Jesy Nelson and fiancé Zion Foster ‘split’ amid twin’s devastating diagnosis

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According to reports, Jessica Nelson and her boyfriend Zion Foster are no longer together. Since the birth of their baby daughters, Story Monroe and Ocean Jade, who were both diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1, the couple has endured a difficult few months.

After dating for years through mutual friends, former Little Mix star Jesy, 34, fist engaged to rapper Zion, 27, in 2022. Their offspring’s relationship ended when they revealed they were expecting children together, which appeared to have been weakened in 2025.

The birth of Ocean Jade and Story Monroe on May 15, 2012, proved to be dramatic because they arrived prematurely and after Jesy spent weeks in the hospital with a serious condition called Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS), which they later had to endure. The chart-topping actress documented the two babies’ early years for a documentary special as they spent weeks in intensive care before being finally allowed home.

Jesy Nelson's daughters in a twin baby buggy
Jesy revealed earlier this month that her twin daughters have a rare genetic condition (jesynelson/Instagram).
Jesy Nelson cradling one of her baby daughters
Before revealing the devastating diagnosis (INSTAGRAM), Jesy

After doctors told the actress that the girls may never walk, Jesy revealed her heartbreak earlier this month after her daughters were diagnosed with the rare genetic condition Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). And now, according to reports, her relationship with Zion has ended, with both parents focusing on their children’s welfare.

She and Zion are still friends and focused on their daughters, according to a source close to The Sun. They are completely at peace with co-parenting. The well-being of their daughters is still top of their list of priorities.

Jesy and Zion announced their engagement just months after their split. They made the revelation on social media in September of last year that the Boyz singer had responded and the rapper had asked the rapper to answer.

Jesy Nelson on the set of ITV's This Morning
(Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock) – Jesy has been promoting Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) awareness.
Jesy Nelson and Zion Foster in a hospital room
On Instagram (@jesynelson), Jesy and Zion were advised that their daughters might never walk.

Jesy explained in a video earlier this month that her daughters had been diagnosed with SMA, a genetic condition that eventually destroys body parts. The singer cried out as she grieved a life she believed she would lead with her children.

SMA causes limb floppiness, breathing difficulties, swallowing, and motor skills that are delayed. Jessica claims that she has “turned her life around” and that she is now acting as a nurse to her daughters by placing them on breathing machines and engaging in activities that no mother should be doing with their children.

After her mother noticed the twins weren’t moving as much as they should, the star first visited her GP. Jesy claimed she told herself not to “compare” the babies to other babies of the same age because she had been warned that they would develop more slowly as they were premature. Jesy pushed for answers while the twins were battling with SMA Type 1 and her daughters were given the keys to feeding.

Jesy said, “I’m not really sure where to start this video,” when she shared the news on Instagram. My mother noticed a few months ago that the girls’ legs weren’t moving as much as they should.

“It wasn’t really a problem for me at the time,” I said. Your babies are premature, so don’t compare your babies to other babies, I was told right away when I left the NICU. They simply accept them as they are, and they won’t achieve the same goals.

She said, “I didn’t really ring the alarm bells,” I was instructed not to compare them to my first child because they are my first. The girls’ health care providers reaffirmed that everything was alright and that the girls were healthy.

Later, there were some indications that the girls were having trouble consuming enough food. Our babies are not consuming as much food as they should, we would tell the doctor. They remarked that it was fine and that they should try it sparingly and frequently, she continued.

The girls have been given the most exhausting three to four months and interminable appointments, according to Jesy, who continued, “Long story short, they have been given the diagnosis of a severe disease called SMA type one.” Every muscle in the body, from the legs to the arms, is affected by spinal muscular atrophy, which affects swallowing as well. It eventually causes the body’s muscles to become dead. Your baby’s life expectancy will not exceed two if it is not treated in time.

And last week, protective father Zion criticized the lack of SMA testing as “indefensible” in a poem he posted on Instagram. He continued, “They said it’s unlikely you’ll walk, you might not be able to talk, and probably you won’t be able to hold your head up.”

That is what Jesy and I both heard. Doctors only measure what they can measure, and it became so obvious as a result. What’s the matter then?

Two young warrior girls who already know how to fight, you always have strength in your lungs when you cry. Sincerely, the milestones are not my concern. doesn’t make life look different. My concern is more profound and quiet. No matter what tomorrow brings, or what yesterday was, it’s about accepting you and loving you for who you are right now, without conditions.

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