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Lewis Capaldi breaks silence after Glastonbury and cancels tour in emotional statement

Lewis Capaldi has cancelled his upcoming tour dates after his emotional performance at Glastonbury.

The Someone You Loved hitmaker, 26, thanked the festival for having him and referred to the touching moment that fans joined in to sing his song when he struggled on stage.

At the time, he apologised to fans and explained that he had recently taken some time away from the limelight for his mental health.

He appeared to suggest that he would be taking more time out in the future, and has now confirmed that he will be cancelling his future tour dates.

This means that he will no longer be performing at Reading and Leeds Festivals.

Earlier this month, Lewis announced that he had cancelled all his work commitments in an effort to "rest and recover" for Glastonbury - however, he said that the three weeks off wasn't enough to "sort him out".

Lewis further explained that he was still learning to adjust to the impact of his Tourette's, adding: "On Saturday it became obvious that I need to spend much more time getting my mental and physical health in order, so can keep doing everything I love for a long time to come."

He said that he was "so incredibly sorry" to everyone who had planned to come but felt he needed to feel well enough to "perform at the standard you all deserve".

He said that he didn't feel well enough to perform (Getty Images)

His full emotional statement on Instagram read: "Hello everyone

"First of all thank you to Glastonbury for having me, for singing along when I needed it and for all the amazing messages afterwards. It really does mean the world.

"The fact that this probably won't come as a surprise doesn't make it any easier to write, but I'm very sorry to let you know I'm going to be taking a break from touring for the foreseeable future.

"I used to be able to enjoy every second of shows like this and I'd hoped 3 weeks away would sort me out. But the truth is I'm still learning to adjust to the impact of my Tourette's and on Saturday it became obvious that I need to spend much more time getting my mental and physical health in order, so can keep doing everything I love for a long time to come.

"I know I'm incredibly fortunate to be able to take times out when others can't and I'd like to thank my amazing family, friends, team, medical professionals and all of you who've been so supportive every step of the way through the good times and even more so during this part year when I've needed it more than ever.

"I'm so incredibly sorry to everyone who had planned to come to a show before the end of the year but I need to feel well to perform at the standard you all deserve. Playing for you every night is all I've ever dreamed of so this has been the most difficult decision of my life. I'll be back as soon as I possibly can.

"All my love, always, Lewis x."

Lewis found it tough performing at Glastonbury (Getty Images)

Lewis was quickly supported by his fans as they rushed to comment on the post, with Kate Lawler writing: "The right decisions are often the hardest ones to make. Get well soon and your comeback will be magical x x."

While another commented: "There is never a need to apologise to anyone about putting you and your mental health first over anything else. You are incredible Lewis, such a wonderful strong human and thank you for being so raw and real. Take all the time you need to focus on you, heal and become stronger, the whole world is rooting for you. You’ve got this!"

Just last month, Lewis explained his mental health struggles are a "direct symptom" of his chart-topping career and said he would be prepared to walk away from his job.

Speaking to Rebecca Judd on Apple Music 1 show, the Scotsman said: "I'm managing it better now but I think in 2020 I was kind of glad when we got put in lockdown because I had done my first arena tour in the UK, and we had just done an Australia and Asia tour before that.

"I was in a bad way where I was just having panic attacks every single day on stage and I was just shy."

He continued: "I still haven't quite got there, but it's interesting that this thing that you love to do and you've always wanted to do becomes something that causes you such distress, but such is the modern world."

Lewis added: "If I did another album and my head was scrambled and I felt horrible, right now I'm at a point where I can balance my mental health and how I feel in general.

"Not even just mental health, but the trade-off is worth it.

"I'll take a few panic attacks and my Tourettes and stuff for what's happening, but if it gets to the point where things get worse mentally and I stop kind of looking after myself in that regard, I think that would be a point where I'd be like, 'I'm just not going to do this anymore'."

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