Jessie J has reflected on her challenging 2025 and has described it as “one of the hardest but most magrical years”. The singer announced in June that she had been diagnosed with early breast cancer and underwent successful surgery. Due to the fact she was scheduled to undergo a second surgery in August, she was forced to cancel UK, European, and North American tour dates.
On Tuesday, she posted on her Instagram Stories, writing, “This is an honest story post that will get blown up I’m sure. But who cares. As truthfully in a world full of ‘everything is fine, I’m happy, I’m good, life is perfect’ there is grief hurt pain sadness heartbreak and reflection and processing happening this time of year for many of us, along side the good and great or on its own.”
She continued writing, “This year has been heavy and hard in many ways for all of us, for me personally one of the hardest but most magical years of my life. Personally and professionally. But all the sadness has come up this week, it’s the first time I’ve stopped (working and being in public in months) So I’m crying a lot. Writing shit down feeling really low tbh. The lowest I have felt in a while.”
She added that she was experiencing an “accumulation of stuff just making its way to the surface” and she was choosing to “let it out”. She said, “Don’t hold it in people. We are not superhuman or meant to be happy and positive all the time. It’s healthy and normal to cry”. She concluded by saying, “Sending love to anyone feeling this way too right now. No positive end to this. Just I’m with ya. It’s shit sometimes.”
Her sixth studio album ‘Don’t Tease Me With A Good Time’ was released in November, including singles such as ‘No Secrets’, ‘Living My Best Life’, ‘H.A.P.P.Y.’ and ‘I’ll Never Know Why’.
Last night, she ended 2025 by performing on Jools Holland’s Hootenanny on BBC Two, where Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood, Olivia Dean, Lulu, Craig David, Heather Small, The Kooks, Imelda May, Joe Webb, David Hermlin, and Ruby Turner also played.
She is set to play Victorious Festival in Portsmouth this year, and will join Lily Allen and Scissor Sisters in London in May at the Mighty Hoopla.
