Source : PERTHNOW NEWS
Jesy Nelson’s former fiancé has admitted it is “unfortunate” their relationship didn’t work out because he wants a “strong family unit”.
The ex-Little Mix singer split from Zion Foster earlier this year, shortly after it was revealed their twin daughters Ocean and Story, now 16 months, had been diagnosed with genetic condition SMA type 1, and while they have both moved on with new partners, the 27-year-old musician admitted he wants nothing more than to settle down.
He said on The Real Spill podcast on YouTube: “As a man I have always been raised [to aim for] marriage…so engagement is a blessing, something to be proud of and a goal.
“For me engagement and marriage I am a fan of. It’s a part of my thinking. It’s unfortunate when things don’t go how you want them to go, but you keep going and the goal doesn’t change. The path I want to walk, I want to be engaged, I want to be married, I want a strong family unit.”
Zion admitted he has received threatening messages in the wake of his split from Jesy, but he does what he can to block out the noise of social media and online trolls.
He said: “It’s a lonely space. It is hard, there is a lot of alone time. A lot of uncertainty. It’s probably the hardest part.
“You can wake up to one thousand messages saying ‘go kill yourself’. It gets like that. It is hard, you don’t feel good about it. But I am someone who does not dwell in the bad, I like to look straight ahead and stay positive.
“If I see something affecting me in a certain way or not supporting me, I am not good at being, ‘I can’t use social media right now’.
“I have two phones, one with social media, one without. If I don’t need the one with social media, it is staying at home. If I am going into the studio…I might want to post, I take that one out.”
Zion is determined to raise his daughters to have confidence in themselves and not to focus on the things they “can’t” do because of their condition.
He said: “When they were diagnosed and throughout the whole process when you are dealing with a condition like SMA, the girls are constantly told you can’t. From how I see the world, I want to be telling them what they can do.
“Yes, they have a disability and it might be life limiting, but I am focused on what they can do. What plays on my mind is they are young, but I don’t want them to get to a certain age and have confidence issues, I want them to feel like they can.”
The musician adores being a dad but knows he has a lot to learn.
He said: “All in all it has been beautiful. It is a privilege and I love being a dad and I am so proud of my girls. They have got SMA, a genetic condition.
“It’s been tough, it is a lot to learn and understand about when you have kids. It’s been a journey and an ongoing journey.
“Fatherhood is a marathon, there is still a lot I am learning, there is still a lot I am going to learn. I am filled with love and joy and purpose. Whatever it takes I will do it for them.”
