Little Mix had to change their original band name twice after discovering the hilarious X-rated meaning behind one of them.

The famous British girlband – formed by Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Jesy Nelson and Jade Thirlwall shot to stardom on X-Factor in 2011.

The pop group previously went by the name Rhytmix but ‘faced legal challenges for the name from a charity’.

But Rhytmix wasn’t the first name change. For the Judges’ Houses stage of X Factor, during which they were mentored by Tulisa, the group were given the name Infinite Bass. 

In a previous interview, members Jesy and Perrie opened up about the issues they faced with that band name, with Jesy telling Digital Spy: ‘It’s really frustrating because we changed it three times.

Little Mix had to change their original band name twice after discovering the hilarious X-rated meaning behind one of them (pictured in at Brit Awards 2019)

The famous British girlband – formed by Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Jesy Nelson and Jade Thirlwall shot to stardom on X-Factor in 2011 (pictured)

‘We were Infinite Bass and they were like, “You’ve got to change it”.’ 

Perrie explained: ‘The producers asked, “Have you seen what that means on Urban Dictionary?” and we were like, “No” – before explaining the meaning behind it was ‘everlasting orgasm’.  

‘I had shoes made with the name on and everything. I spent good money on them for Judges’ Houses,’ she added. 

They switched to Rhytmix but were once again ‘forced’ to change it, leading them to settle down with the moniker Little Mix, which paved their way to a successful career.

It comes after Jade revealed she realised her boyfriend Jordan Stephens was ‘The One’ after his sweet gesture to cheer her up following Jesy’s shock exit from Little Mix.

The singer, 32, has been dating the Rizzle Kicks frontman for four years, and in a new interview, she recalled that she first realised he was a keeper when he bought her a pasty from Greggs to lift her spirits.

Reflecting on Jesy’s exit from Little Mix in 2020, Jade told The Louis Theroux Podcast that she ‘broke down in tears,’ when she decided to leave the band, and Jordan’s response was to fetch her a treat from the bakery chain.

She said: ‘We were driving up North to see my family. I just wailed and wailed for an hour or something.

The girls were through to Tulisa ‘s Judges’ Houses under the guise of Infinite Bass – and later found out it meant ‘everlasting orgasm’ (pictured in 2011)

After that, the pop group acquired the name of Rhytmix but ‘faced legal challenges for the name from a charity’

Jesy (pictured) told Digital Spy: ‘It’s really frustrating because we changed it three times’

‘We parked up at services and he was like, ”do you want some peace?”. And I was like, ”yes”.’

‘That’s when I knew he was a keeper because he was like, ”are you alright on your own for a little bit?”. I mean, I couldn’t actually speak. So I was screaming.

‘And then he went out into the shops and he came back with a pasty from Greggs and I thought, ”that’s the one”.’

Jade went onto add that she ‘grieved’ for Jesy’s exit from Little Mix when she decided to leave the girl group, and they haven’t spoken since.

She said: ‘I was dating Jordan, it was very early days at the time. And so I was scared to show him what this meant for me.

‘I think in his head he was like, ”Oh, you were a band, someone left, that happens all the time”.

‘We were driving. I was being really short with him. Then honestly, out of nowhere, I literally bellowed like a f***ing whale or something.

‘I’d never cried like that since my grandad died when I was 13.

‘I think it was all the years of love and everything we’d been through together — the good things, the bad things, you know, and enabling behaviours or being there for each other.’

Earlier this month Jesy shared the news that she is expecting twins with her boyfriend Zion Foster.