Jesy Nelson debuts new look on Instagram days after leaving Little Mix

It looks like Jesy Nelson is ready for a whole life rehaul.

The 29-year-old singer announced earlier this week that she was leaving the band Little Mix, and today she's posted to Instagram for the first time since breaking the news -- and she looks different!

In a photo posted to her grid and her Stories, Nelson is posing in front of a blank wall wearing a blue-and-red bra, showing off her abs. But it's her hair that's catching fans' attention.

While the singer usually wears her long hair straight and brightly-coloured, now she's embracing a more natural look. She appears to have cut it a little, wearing it in tight curls that we've seen from her in the past during more casual moments.

She captioned the image with nothing but a heart emoji -- earlier this week she was very vocal about thanking fans for their support following her departure from the band.

In a post shared on Instagram Stories on Thursday, she wrote: "I just want to say thank you so much to everyone [sic] of you that has shown me so much love and support over the past few days."

Nelson had been a part of Little Mix since they formed on the X-Factor in 2011. But in a message posted on Twitter on Monday, the group — now made up of Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Jade Thirlwall and Perrie Edwards — confirmed that after "9 amazing years" Nelson had decided to leave.

"This is an incredibly sad time for all of us but we are fully supportive of Jesy," the band said in the statement.

On Monday, Nelson, who has been widely celebrated for opening up about her mental health struggles, shared a post on Instagram explaining her decision to leave Little Mix.

She said her fans had made her "feel like the luckiest girl in the world" and that the past nine years spent with the band had been "the most incredible time of my life."

She said she was leaving "with a heavy heart."