{"id":1990547,"date":"2025-09-01T02:32:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T02:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1990547"},"modified":"2025-09-01T02:32:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T02:32:09","slug":"lewis-capaldi-says-several-celebrities-lied-about-checking-in-on-him-during-health-hiatus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/lewis-capaldi-says-several-celebrities-lied-about-checking-in-on-him-during-health-hiatus\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewis Capaldi says several celebrities lied about checking in on him during health hiatus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/lewis-capaldi\">Lewis Capaldi<\/a> has revealed that several celebrities had lied about checking in on him during his health break.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/live\/glastonbury-festival-2025-review-best-sets-unforgettable-moments-photos-3875211\">Glastonbury Festival 2025 review: the most unforgettable moments from Worthy Farm<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In 2023, Capaldi was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/lewis-capaldi-struggles-with-voice-during-glastonbury-performance-3460578\">forced to cut his Glastonbury set short after he\u00a0struggled with tics caused by Tourette\u2019s<\/a>. Following the performance, Capaldi\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/lewis-capaldi-cancels-all-shows-prior-to-glastonbury-to-rest-and-recover-3451902\">announced he was planning to take some time off<\/a>\u00a0to focus on his health. The singer said in a statement at the time that he was \u201cstill learning to adjust to the impact of my Tourette\u2019s\u201d and that his decision to call off his tour was \u201cthe most difficult decision of my life\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He finally made his grand return this June, when he <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/listen-to-lewis-capaldis-powerful-new-single-survive-ahead-of-rumoured-secret-glastonbury-set-3872947\">surprise-released his comeback single \u2018Survive\u2019<\/a>, and later that day <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/lewis-capaldi-plays-emotional-redemptive-pyramid-stage-set-at-glastonbury-2025-im-fucking-back-baby-3873209\">played a surprise set at the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury<\/a>, completing his performance from two years ago.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3872948\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lewis-capaldi@2000x1270.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lewis-capaldi@2000x1270.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lewis-capaldi@2000x1270-400x254.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lewis-capaldi@2000x1270-800x508.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lewis-capaldi@2000x1270-696x442.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lewis-capaldi@2000x1270-1392x884.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lewis-capaldi@2000x1270-1068x678.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\"\/>Lewis Capaldi, 2025. Credit: Charlie Sarsfield<\/p>\n<p>During his time away, several musicians said they had checked in on Capaldi, who apart from Tourrette\u2019s, was struggling with mental health issues. Now, Capaldi has revealed that this wasn\u2019t entirely true.<\/p>\n<p>Appearing on the Friday Fry-Up, Capaldi was asked if anyone had checked in with him. He revealed that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/elton-john\">Elton John<\/a> called him up after Glastonbury 2023 and they agreed that taking a break would be the best move for Capaldi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/niall-horan\">Niall Horan<\/a>, obviously. I\u2019m in group chats with him, so I speak with him quite a lot,\u201d Capaldi added. \u201cThere were some people who said they checked in on me, who did not check in. I can\u2019t name and shame, but it was bizarre\u2026 really weird.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Watch the clip below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lewis Capaldi is new to eggs. | Hits Friday Fry-Up\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k8U31He1LJU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/social-media-reacts-to-lewis-capaldis-triumphant-glastonbury-2025-return-this-is-strength-resilience-and-perseverance-personified-3873257\">Fans lauded his emotional return<\/a> at Glastonbury, with one writing: \u201cThis is strength, resilience, and perseverance personified. Two years ago, I watched live coverage as Lewis Capaldi was floored by Tourettes. He takes two years to rest, recover, and heal, showing those struggling with mental health issues that there is always a way back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after his Glastonbury set, he\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/lewis-capaldi-announces-uk-tour-after-triumphant-comeback-at-glastonbury-2025-3874855\">shared news of a UK and Ireland tour coming this September<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.co.uk\/lewis-capaldi-tickets\/artist\/5240024?irgwc=1&amp;utm_source=2862475-NME%20Networks%20Media%20Limited&amp;utm_medium=affiliate&amp;utm_campaign=2862475&amp;awtrc=&amp;clickId=S2sQ92wOVxycTZizy6QlYQGzUksSbzQ3SzLnQk0&amp;camefrom=CFC_BUYAT_2862475&amp;ircid=7559\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">buy tickets here<\/a>. He\u2019s set to begin in Sheffield on September 7 and end the tour in Dublin on September 29, while he\u2019ll also be playing in Aberdeen, his birthplace of Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, Nottingham and Cardiff. There are two nights at London\u2019s The O2, too, on September 17 and 18.<\/p>\n<p>Capaldi has also announced a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/lewis-capaldi-teams-up-with-betterhelp-to-give-fans-734000-hours-of-free-online-therapy-therapy-is-the-reason-why-i-am-able-to-be-a-musician-again-3876651\">team up with BetterHelp to provide 734,000 hours of free online therapy,<\/a>\u00a0saying: \u201cTherapy is the reason why I am able to be a musician again\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nme.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lewis Capaldi has revealed that several celebrities had lied about checking in on him during his health break. READ MORE:\u00a0Glastonbury Festival 2025 review: the most unforgettable moments from Worthy Farm In 2023, Capaldi was forced to cut his Glastonbury set short after he\u00a0struggled with tics caused by Tourette\u2019s. 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