Leigh-Anne Pinnock breaks down in tears during altercation at Waitrose as she’s ‘verbally abused’ by a ‘random’ man

LITTLE Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock has revealed she was “verbally abused” by a man in Waitrose leaving her a “blubbering mess”.

The popstar thanked staff at the branch in Sunningdale, Berkshire for rushing to her defence.

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Taking to Little Mix’s Twitter account, she wrote: “So yesterday I was involved in an altercation where I was verbally abused by a random male customer for no reason.

“I was left in shock and completely taken back that someone could be so rude to someone for no reason.

“Despite this ordeal the staff at Waitrose Sunningdale ran to my defence showing great kindness and care.

“They demonstrated that every act of wrongfulness unleashes a million acts of kindness and sent me home with these beautiful flowers.

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“I was a blubbering mess by the time I left the shop but I just wanted to say thank you.”

Last month the Little Mix star bravely opened up about her horrifying experience with racist abuse on stage.

The 28-year-old penned an open letter to describe what she has been through since joining the band nine years ago, but struggled to get her words out when she became overwhelmed with emotion reading it to fans.

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She wanted to be honest with fans in the wake of George Floyd’s tragic death in police custody in America.

“Nine years ago, when I joined little Mix, I had the biggest awakening of my life,” she said on camera.

“I sing to fans who don’t hear me or see me or cheer me on.

“My reality is always feeling anxious before gigs or signings because I always feel the least favoured.”

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“My reality is constantly feeling like I have to work ten times harder in order to mark my place in the group because my talent is not enough.

“My reality is all the times i have felt invisible in the group, but part of me knows it would have been even harder to cope with if I was dark skinned.”

There is no suggestion the verbal attack in Waitrose was racially motivated.