LEWIS Capaldi was left struggling during his Glastonbury set today as he battled with Tourette’s.
The singer, 26, lost his voice and fought on despite a great deal of ticks as he played the main stage set – and told the crowd he needed to take more time off.
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After performing Hold Me While You Wait, Lewis apologised and admitted he was annoyed with himself – but the crowd replied by cheering him on and chanting “Oh Lewis Capaldi”.
He told the crowd: “I recently took three weeks off just because I’ve been none stop the past year and I wanted to take a wee break from my head for my mental health.
“I wanted to come back and do Glastonbury because it’s obviously so incredible so I just want to thank you all for coming out. I was scared but you’ve really made me feel at ease so thank you very much for that.”
Lewis added: “I feel like I’ll be taking another wee break over the next couple of weeks so you probably won’t see much of me for the rest of the year maybe even. But when I do come back, when I do see you, I hope you’re all still up for watching.”
Lewis’ fans rushed to offer him support online after seeing footage of his struggles on stage.
Last month Lewis released his second studio album, Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent.
On the album, he opens up about his ongoing battle with anxiety and being an hypochondriac, and also finding out he has Tourette’s syndrome, in his Netflix documentary.
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Hypochondria causes suffers to feel extreme anxiety about their health, including worrying that are or may become seriously ill.
Speaking as part of the candid film, Lewis Capaldi: How I’m Feeling Now, he said: “This twitch became out of control, and it was awful.
“It was absolutely horrific. I started to get in my head about these pressures about things.
“There’s skin in the game there, rather than just me singing my silly little songs. Other people are depending on me.”
Earlier this year, he said he would quit the music industry if he cannot cope with his Tourette’s syndrome.
In an interview with The Sunday Times, he said: “It’s only making music that does this to me.
“Otherwise I can be fine for months at a time. So it’s a weird situation.
“Right now, the trade-off is worth it.
“But if it gets to a point where I’m doing irreparable damage to myself, I’ll quit.
“I hate hyperbole, but it is a very real possibility I will pack music in.”
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