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Kate McMullin

Lewis Capaldi 'struggling' as he cancels all shows until Glastonbury

Lewis Capaldi has made the "difficult" decision to cancel all his upcoming shows until Glastonbury as he admitted to fans he was "struggling".

The Scottish hitmaker, 26, took to his social media to share the "difficult message" to his fans.

It comes after Lewis opened up about his mental health struggles and his Tourette's syndrome in his Netflix documentary, How I'm Feeling Now - The Mirror Reports.

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Taking to Instagram, the Someone You Loved singer wrote: "Hi everyone, hope you're well. This is a really difficult message and one that hurts me a lot to have to type.

"But I'm really sorry to say that I'm going to have to cancel all commitments from now until I play Glastonbury on June 24th.

"It's been such an incredible time leading into this new album, and seeing all of the support from everyone has been beyond anything I could have ever dreamed of.

"That said, the last few months have been full on both mentally and physically, I haven't been home properly since Christmas and at the moment I'm struggling to get to grips with it all."

Lewis Capaldi suffers from Tourrette's syndrome (David Fisher/Global/REX/Shutterstock)

He continued: "I need to take a moment to rest and recover, to be at my best and ready for Glastonbury and all of the other incredible shows coming up so that I'm able to continue doing what I love for a long time to come.

"I need to take these three weeks to be Lewis from Glasgow for a bit, spend some time with my family and friends and do normal life things that are an important part of me feeling better. I hope everyone understands.

"I know many of you will have spent money on travel or hotels, which I appreciate more than ever with how difficult things are economically at the moment, so I'm extremely sorry for the impact this will have."

Lewis added: "The fact you're willing to come out and spend your time, money and love on these shows is beyond comprehension and I feel incredibly lucky. I'm getting all the help and support I need from the incredible people around me who I'm so grateful for.

"I take none of this for granted and can't wait to be back doing it again. All my love, Lewis x"

Glastonbury Festival will take place between Wednesday, June 21 2023 and Sunday, June 25 2023, with Lewis set to play on the Saturday.

The chart topper played in Liverpool back in January this year and told the sell out M&S Bank Arena crowd "We're all here tonight to cry about people who don't care about us."

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