Niall Horan pours out his support to pal Lewis Capaldi following his battle with Tourette’s syndrome

Niall Horan has offered his support to his friend Lewis Capaldi, revealing that the singer is in a “difficult position” following his ongoing battle with Tourette’s syndrome.

The former One Direction singer, 29, admitted it can’t be easy for the singer, but he’s ‘glad’ to focus on his health.

Speak against The sunsaid Niall: “So I’m very happy for Lewis to be able to take the time he clearly needs at the moment.”

“We saw it at Glastonbury over the weekend when the whole audience, 100,000 people, was right behind him.

“I think they realized how much he struggled up there. It was a truly human moment.’

Niall added that while Lewis is known for his funny demeanor and comedic self, he is also a man struggling with his own fears and those of Gilles de la Tourette.

Lewis revealed in 2022 that he was diagnosed with the neurological condition and has been trying his hardest to perform ever since.

However, the 26-year-old musician announced this week that he is taking a break from touring to focus on his mental and physical health.

On stage at Glastonbury Festival last week, fans noticed Lewis struggling with his condition and supported him. In a lengthy statement shared on social media, he said: ‘First of all thank you to Glastonbury for having me, for singing along when I needed it and for all the great messages after that. It really means everything.’

“The fact that this probably won’t come as a surprise doesn’t make it any easier to write, but I’m sorry to let you all know that I’m going to be taking a break from touring for the foreseeable future. ‘

‘I used to enjoy every second of these kinds of shows and I had hoped that 3 weeks away would help me.’

But the truth is that I am still learning to adapt to the impact of my Gilles de la Tourette and on Saturday it became clear that I need to spend a lot more time getting my mental and physical health in order so that I can keep doing everything I love. long ago.’

The Scotsman had already taken three weeks off for his performance on the Pyramid Stage at the weekend, but today admitted it wasn’t enough and he was “still learning to adapt to the impact of my Gilles de la Tourette ‘.

The singer-songwriter got emotional when he started losing his voice during the performance, prompting him to apologize to the audience – who then helped him finish his songs in heartwarming images that quickly went viral.

Lewis parents Mark and Carol were at the festival to support their son in what would have been an emotional viewing experience for the couple.

It comes after Lewis’s “intimate” Netflix documentary showed his father left “heartbroken” and in tears after seeing his son first experience tics on stage some three years ago.

The emotional clip from the show How I’m Feeling Now has taken on new meaning this week as Lewis was forced to stop touring “for the foreseeable future” due to a worsening of his symptoms.

In his fly-on-the-wall film, Lewis is forced to drop out of his first ever gig at Wembley’s SSE Arena in 2020 as he suffers a bout of tics – two years before being officially diagnosed with Tourette’s.

His father Mark recalls the moment when he struggled to come to terms with what happened to his son after seeing him ask his band to stop playing midway through the performance.

An emotional Mark said, “He f*****g stops singing. So I bolted, ran down the stairs. And the audience has gone silent.

“I scream, ‘Go on!'” And I break my heart. And he’s there, and it’s bad.’

Lewis then explains how the twitching “got out of control” and describes the situation as “terrible.”

He added: “It was absolutely horrific. I started getting into my head about this pressure about things.

“There’s skin in there, instead of me just singing my crazy songs.” Other people depend on me.’

Lewis’s father and mother, Carol, feature heavily in his documentary, which showed how he moved back home during the pandemic.