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Codie Bullen & Lydia Bacon

Lewis Capaldi 'told off by BBC' for swearing through his Radio 1 Big Weekend set as he brings the festival to a close

Lewis Capaldi couldn't stop swearing while performing at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Dundee, Scotland on Sunday.

The 26-year-old singer delighted fans during his headline show as he sang some of his most-loved tracks. However, the BBC reportedly told the musician off for the amount of swearing in between songs.

The music festival took place in Camperdown Park in Dundee, Scotland with over 80,000 music fans attending the three-day festival over the late May bank holiday weekend. Lewis previously said about the news that he was performing: “I'm very excited to be playing in Dundee for Big Weekend, I never managed to get tickets last time so I'm very excited to be able to come along and enjoy it as well as playing.”

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Lewis has said his Tourette's symptoms have been “getting quite bad” when he is performing on stage. The singer first revealed he was diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome in September.

The condition causes him to make involuntary sounds and movements known as tics. Before his performance, fans were left gushing over his and pal Niall Horan's 'sweet' friendship, as the Scottish singer leapt on stage during Niall's set to give him a hug.

Sharing their reaction on Twitter, one fan wrote: “Lewis Capaldi at #BigWeekend is brilliant! BBC telling him to stop swearing. Great to see the set live on Iplayer”. Another said: “Can’t wait to watch @NiallOfficial and see @LewisCapaldi get cut off due to swearing later”.

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