Little Mix [1] star Leigh-Anne Pinnock is sharing her story in a brand new BBC documentary, which will explore the singer's experience with racism [2] during her career. Leigh-Anne: Race, Pop & Power will air later this week and will see Pinnock open up about the music industry, her fans, and her journey so far.

Speaking to The Independent [3] about the documentary, she explained that "I was really scared, actually, about speaking out, which is why I feel like I didn't for so many years. I was scared that people wouldn't understand, because I feel like with racism, if you don't experience it, how are you ever going to really get it and feel it and understand it? Also I was scared to lose fans, I was scared of offending fans, because that's not what I'm trying to do at all. I literally just wanted to address how I felt."

The singer recently announced her pregnancy with footballer Andre Gray [4], and as a result, she went on to address the effects of the industry's lack of racial diversity on children, stating that "for me, diversity is just so important and I want my children to be able to watch TV and see themselves and at the minute it's not good enough."

Leigh-Anne: Race, Pop & Power will air on BBC One at 9 p.m. on 13 May and will arrive on BBC Three and iPlayer from 6 a.m. that same day.