Gladys Knight is stepping back from performing to focus on a "new era" with her family.
The 82-year-old singer - who married fourth husband William McDowell in 2001 and the couple have 17 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren between them - is currently on tour but has announced she will be "easing into fewer performances" to allow her to move forward with the next stage of her "career and life".
