Zayn Malik cuts some tour shows weeks after Instagram post sent from hospital

By Georgia Bates, Press Association

Former One Direction star Zayn Malik has announced he will be reducing the number of shows on his upcoming tour, weeks after posting on social media from a hospital bed.

The singer, 33, shared a post to his Instagram story on Friday in which he thanked fans for their “love, prayers, and well wishes for my health”.

The solo artist is due to embark on a worldwide tour, which will see him perform in London on May 23 before travelling to other UK cities and beyond.

In the post, he wrote: “Thank you so much for all the support and love you’ve shown me on the album release and more importantly your love, prayers, and well wishes for my health.

“I’ve felt it, and it’s meant the world.

“I’ve been at home recovering and I’m doing well and will be better and stronger than before.

“I’ve had to take another look at my schedule for the months ahead and have to reduce the number of shows on the KONNAKOL Tour.”

Malik said he wants to make sure he can still “get out and see as many of you as I possibly can”, adding that he is “really looking forward to playing these shows for you”.

The former One Direction star has updated his tour schedule on his website, and will perform in London and Manchester next month, with further gigs lined up in Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Brazil and Peru later this year.

Following the schedule shake-up, Malik has cancelled his US tour dates, as well as shows in Dublin and Birmingham.

On his website, it states that refunds will be issued automatically.

The update comes weeks after he shared a picture of himself from hospital and thanked the “incredible” staff who had looked after him, including doctors, nurses and cardiologists.

Malik, who quit One Direction in 2015, did not disclose what was wrong with him in the post – but the photo shared in April showed him lying in a bed hooked up to various machines and monitors.