PREGNANT Jesy Nelson has revealed she is facing a serious health scare which has left her needing two scans a week on her unborn twins.

The former Little Mix singer, 34, took to Instagram today alongside her boyfriend Zion Foster to share an update on her pregnancy in which she heartbreaking revealed that one or both of her babies could be at risk of dying.

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Jesy Nelson has shared a heartbreaking pregnancy updateCredit: Instagram

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The star is currently expecting identical twinsCredit: instagram/jesynelson

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Jesy spoke through tears revealing the news
Jesy was left emotional as she fought back tears at the prospect of losing one of her babies as she spoke candidly about the pregnancy.

In the clip, the Boyz hitmaker said: “We wanted to let you in on our journey of what we’ve been going through.

“So we are having identical twins which is so exciting – we cannot believe it.

“But, unfortunately, there are complications that come with having identical twins.”

Sitting close to partner Zion for comfort, the popstar continued: “The type of twins we are having are called mono/di twins and so normally most twins will have two placentas that they feed off of.

“But when you have mono/di twins, that means your twins live off one placenta which can lead to lots of complications – one of them being one baby might take all the nutrients which, and it’s really awful to say, but could lead to both babies dying.”

The singer then added: “I am currently pre-stage TTTS which is twin-to-twin transfusion and I am being monitored very closely and I have to go and be scanned twice a week.

“The current situation is that every time I’ve gone it has

As she discussed how “blessed” the pair were to be expecting their two babies, Jesy admitted she felt like she was “getting upset” as he eyes began to water.

Speaking through tears, Zion comfortingly placed his hand on her arm as she revealed the pain and toll the news had taken.

“It’s just really sad that it does come with these complications,” Jesy added.

“We had no clue that this kind of thing happens when you have twins.

“We just really wanna raise awareness about this.”

The former girl band star revealed they would be keeping their fans up to date moving forward on the twice-weekly scans as they insisted all they could do was pray that things would begin to improve.

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The couple asked fans to pray for them and their babies online

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Jesy became emotional in the video
Before her new heart-wrenching admission, Jesy had previously told that she had been feeling unwell in the early stages of her pregnancy.

“I’ve been very sick where I’m having twins so constant vomiting 24/7.  But other than that feeling very blessed,” the singer revealed.

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Jesy and Zion revealed their baby news earlier this yearCredit: Instagram

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Jesy has shown off her baby bump onlineCredit: Instagram