Every night before I went on stage I was having really bad anxiety, panic attacks .. it was bad

Lewis has spoken to CBT therapist during lockdown

- STUART McDONALD

LEWIS Capaldi has revealed he is receiving therapy after suffering from crippling anxiety during a recent tour.

The singer said being in lockdown had given him the chance to get more help for his mental health struggles.

The chart-topper told how he was experiencing nightly panic attacks during a string of arena shows at the start of this year.

Capaldi , 23, from Whitburn in West Lothian, has been speaking to a cognitive behavioural therapist while confined to his parents’ home.

He said: “My anxiety was pretty bad just before lockdown.

“I did a big arena tour in the UK and Ireland and every night before

I went on stage, I was having really bad anxiety and panic attacks. “I don’t know what it was, maybe it was the size of the venues I was playing.