Liam Payne has been forced to cancel his upcoming concerts after he was rushed to hospital with a serious kidney infection.
On Friday (August 25), the One Direction singer took to Instagram to update his loyal legion of fans on his condition online.
The 29-year-old shared a short video filmed from his bedroom where he revealed how doctors had ordered him to “rest and recover”.
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He captioned the post: “It’s with a heavy heart I have to tell you that we have no other choice but to postpone my upcoming tour of South America.
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“Over the past week I’ve been in hospital with a serious kidney infection, it’s something I wouldn’t wish on anyone, and doctors orders are that I now need to rest and recover.”
He continued: “I was beyond excited to come play for you guys. To all of you who have bought tickets: I’m so sorry.
“We’re working to re-schedule the tour as soon as we possibly can, but for now we will be refunding the tickers – so please look out for updates from your point of purchase.
“Thanks as always for the love and support, and look forward to seeing you soon.”
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In the video, he added: “This really is the last news I want to be telling you but basically I’ve been a little bit unwell recently.
“I ended up in hospital with a bad kidney infection. We started rehearsals and I’ve been advised that now is really not the right time to be travelling on the road while I recover from this.
“I’ve got the best people around me at home trying to help me recover as we speak, but yeah, we’re gonna have to reschedule the tour.”
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Fans quickly took to the comments section to pass on their get well soon messages immediately after posting.
One user penned: “Liam please take care of yourself, we love you so, so much and just wanna see you well and happy. I hope you’ll feel better for your birthday! [heart emoji].”
Another agreed:” Oh no, Liam [crying emoji] I’m so sorry. Hope you get well soon. We’re not going anywhere, so take all the time you need [heart emoji].”
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It comes after Liam opened up about his mental health struggles earlier this year when doctors diagnosed him with “a couple of conditions”.
Loyal fans of the band member will remember how he spent time in a wellness clinic in the US after hitting “rock bottom”.
The What Makes You Beautiful hitmaker shared a candid Instagram post on his Story in which he said he was having a tough day and family and friends could see he was still struggling.
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