Jesy Nelson declares she’s ‘back’ after ‘taking some time off to rest’ amid her twins’ devastating health battle as she shows off her new hair transformation
Jesy Nelson revealed she was “taking some time to rest” following her twins’ devastating health battle, showing off her new hair transformation in an Instagram post on Wednesday.
The 34-year-old singer revealed in January that her nine-month-old twins Ocean and Story were diagnosed with SMA Type 1, a rare muscle-wasting condition, and has since focused on caring for her young children.
After visiting hairstylist Chris Southern, Jesy proudly showed off her freshly done blonde makeover and blow-dry, with the post accompanied by music announcing she was “back”.
The lyrics, taken from Thebosswives’ track Game Time, read: ‘I took a break to rest and now it’s game time b***s.’
Since her twins were diagnosed, Jesy has been campaigning for the NHS to introduce newborn testing for babies for SMA1, saying late diagnosis means her twins will never walk.
Last week marked a major victory after Health Secretary Wes Streeting announced plans for more than 400,000 babies to be screened for the condition from October 2026.
Jesy Nelson revealed she was ‘taking some time to rest’ following her twins’ devastating health battle, showing off her new hair transformation in an Instagram post.
Celebrating the news, Jesy wrote on her Instagram account: ‘A big step forward for SMA, ISE announced that SMA screenings in the UK will begin in October 2026. I’m very proud as this is a major milestone for the SMA community.’
The singer campaigned tirelessly for the NHS to expand screening to check for spinal muscular atrophy following her experience with her daughters.
The pilot will see an estimated 400,000 babies tested in England.
The NHS currently carries out ‘heel prick’ tests on babies aged around five days old to check for just 10 treatable conditions, including cystic fibrosis.
In a letter addressed to the singer and Giles Lomax, chief executive of SMA UK, Streeting said: ‘At our meeting I decided to see whether in-service evaluation of SMA screening could be implemented more quickly and cover a wider geographical area.
‘I am pleased to confirm this’ [screening] ‘It will now start in October this year instead of January 2025 as previously planned.’
Despite devastating predictions that their nine-month-old daughter might not live past the age of two, Jesy revealed she decided to continue filming the Prime Video series as she struggled to ‘make a change’ despite the tragic news.
In the Q&A he said: ‘I hope people continue to follow the next part of the journey. When the girls received their diagnosis, we decided we wanted to continue shooting.
After visiting hairstylist Chris Southern, Jesy proudly had her freshly blonde hair freshened up and blow-dried as she posed in her crop top.
The lyrics, taken from Thebosswives’ track Game Time, read: “I took a break to rest and now it’s game time b*****s”
Jesy took a series of sultry selfies to show off her newly dyed blonde hair
The singer announced in January that her nine-month-old twins Ocean and Story were diagnosed with SMA Type 1, a rare muscle wasting condition.
‘As hard as it was, we said, ‘You know what? ‘You’re here for a reason and we need to make the most of the situation.’
Jesy previously told the Daily Mail that the medical procedures her babies have to endure every day feel like they’re harming them as they cry and scream.
She described caring for twins as an emotional rollercoaster; some days were ‘really awful’ and some days were a little lighter.
Jesy and her ex-partner Zion never expected to care for their baby in the way they did, and Jesy says meeting their medical needs is a daily struggle.
He said: ‘Every day is so full, I could talk about it but I’ll never be able to explain how intense it is until you see it.
Speaking to Jamie Laing on the Great Company podcast, Jesy said she was hopeful her babies would defy the odds now that they are receiving treatment and have a longer life expectancy.
He explained: ‘So spinal muscular atrophy is a disease that causes muscle wasting, so they don’t have a gene that we all have in our bodies.
‘His muscles are now worn out and wasted; If not treated in time, eventually all of the muscles will die, affecting breathing, swallowing, everything. And they will die before they are two years old.
‘It’s okay, but it is what it is and I have to accept it and now I’m trying to make the best of it… And my girls are the strongest, toughest babies and I truly believe they will defy all odds.’
