Leigh-Anne Pinnock has been praised by fans after speaking to her fiancé Andre Gray over old derogatory tweets he posted.

The Little Mix singer opened up her feelings to the Watford striker over old comments he made about black woman in her new documentary, Leigh-Anne: Race, Pop & Power, which aired on BBC One on Thursday night. 

Leigh-Anne says she was made to feel “a bit sick” over resurfaced tweets posted by Andre in 2012, one of which read: “Black girls with red lip stick is like burnt toast with jam on it #leaaaaveityeahhhhh.”

Sitting Andre down to speak to him in the documentary, Leigh-Anne said: “I will never know what it feels like to be a dark-skinned woman but seeing those tweets really made me feel a bit sick.

"I was really upset because I was just like, 'Who is this person? This is horrible'. That wasn’t the person I knew. When they surfaced, my heart sank. Because I was like, 'That is not the person I met. It sounds like a child, like a silly child'." 

In response, Andre said: “This is what happens when you are kids, you do become a product of your environment. So, whatever you were around everyday - and you're not educated on it or exposed to why it is wrong - then it kind of sticks.

"There is no excuse at all. When it all came out, I was embarrassed, ashamed, disappointed but at the same time I had to be a man about it.

"I've made that mistake and I have learnt and educated myself and grew up to understand how offensive and how wrong it was in what I did."

Fans took to twitter to applaud Leigh-Anne after the scene was aired.

One said: “Watching Leigh-Anne: Race, Pop and Power was so powerful... she is so amazing to have come out and said and did what she said and did, and her, Sairah and Andre have done such an amazing thing by creating The Black Fund #ProudOfLeighAnne #LeighAnne.”

Another said: “Leigh-Anne having THE conversation with Andre. She is just, wow. Everyone needs to watch Race, pop & Power.”

One added: “It makes me so happy that instead of ignoring Andre's past tweets. Leigh Anne called him out for his past colourism and they discussed together how wrong it was. It's so important to have these discussions with friends or family that have made racist comments! #Racepopandpower.”

To watch the documentary, click here