Little Mix have slammed an article in a tabloid magazine suggesting that member Perrie Edwards feels 'pushed out' of the girlband.

Perrie, Leigh-Anne, Jade and Jesy leapt into action after Heat mag ran a story claiming that trouble could be brewing in the LM camp - even publishing a number of pics of the girls without Edwards to imply she was being 'frozen out'.

Posting the article on Instagram, the Move hitmakers slammed the story, as well as targeting journalist Lucy Vine - who wrote the piece - saying she's "good at writing bulls**t".

"We've never read such rubbish! We have not fallen out, there is no rivalry or tension, we grow closer professionally and as friends every single day and we guess it should be taken as a compliment that people resort to stories like this to try and bring us down."

They went on: "Photographed leaving Sony from one of the most fun live streams we've done so far, as a four, yet according to Heat with 'NO PERRIE' is just one of the many ridiculous lies in this article.

[related]"Thank you so much for gracing us with a two-page spread in your glorious magazine. And Lucy, we suggest you take up writing children's stories...that or fiction seeing as your so good at writing bulls**t."

Both Vine and Heat are yet to respond to the girls.

Meanwhile, Perrie also hit the headlines today (July 16) after fiancé Zayn Malik sparked speculation that they may have tired the knot in secret after sporting what appears to be a wedding ring in an Instagram selfie!