Girl bands throughout history have always been synonymous with in-group fighting and behind-the-scenes drama.
All Saints split up over a jacket, lest we forget, while Siobhan Donaghy’s time in Sugababes famously came to an end when she disappeared out of a toilet window.
So it’s great to see Little Mix ruling the charts at the moment, and actually looking as though they’re having a great time doing it.
A lot of the girls’ hit singles - ‘Wings’, ‘Move’ and ‘Salute’ to name just three - don’t exactly skirt around the issues of female friendship and empowerment, and taking a look at their interviews and media appearances makes it clear that they’re not just saying it for effect, they’re really living it.
In fact, the strong bond between Jesy Nelson, Jade Thirlwall, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Perrie Edwards is one of the things we love most about the group.
Here are 18 of the moments Little Mix truly proved that they’re ultimate #FriendshipGoals...