Little Mix hit back at claims that they're 'too provocative'

When Little Mix appeared on The X Factor last Sunday they received a bit of a mixed reaction.

Whilst the majority of us were happily bopping away to their new #GirlPower anthem, ‘Shout Out To My Ex’, and wishing that we were the fifth member of the band, others were complaining that the girls were dressed “too provocatively”.

We mean, they were showing a fair bit of thigh after all… *Gasp*

The fab foursome kept a dignified silence amid the ridiculous scrutiny, which even saw former Spice Girl Mel C claim that the girls’ were too risque when it came to their outfits, and now they have hit back in the best way possible.

Showing up to the BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards yesterday, Jesy Nelson donned a hilarious top with “Too provocative?” cheekily printed along the bottom of it.

Bloomin’ brilliant, Jesy - you put the haters in their place.

Speaking about Little Mix, Sporty Spice previously ranted: “I love Little Mix. I loved them from 'The X Factor’. I just thought they were so different.

"But they are getting more provocative. To me, they were kind of the closest thing to the Spice Girls we’ve seen. They are all gorgeous and great singers, but they weren’t sexy and it’s got more and more that way. I love them - but I just say: 'Stay you’.

”[My daughter] is a massive Little Mix fan but I’ve started to be more sparing in what I show her. I don’t let her watch videos by artists that aren’t appropriate for her. That makes me a bit sad.

“All young women want to look sexy and hot so I understand it’s hard. But I think it’s such a shame. We live in a narcissistic age - it’s 100 per cent worse than when I was in the Spice Girls.

"It was a more innocent time, although we were slammed for wearing crop tops.”

However, it looks as though Little Mix couldn’t care less about the comments - and that’s exactly why we love them.