Lewis Capaldi may be one of the biggest names in pop right now, but he’s still susceptible to ghosting like the rest of us.
The Someone You Loved hitmaker recently returned to the music scene after an extended break to focus on his mental health.
Lewis came back with a bang, performing to thousands upon thousands of adoring fans at this year’s Glastonbury Festival, having just dropped his latest single, Survive, in which he bravely sings about his struggles.
And while he’s back on the press circuit, ahead of kicking off his UK tour next month, Lewis has been lifting the lid on some of his showbiz friendships.
Alas, when it comes to US megastar Justin Bieber, after an epic night out together, Lewis was met with radio silence.
Speaking to Chris Stark for Capital Breakfast, the 28-year-old revealed he and Justin, 31, exchanged numbers at a star-studded bash, but he did not hear from the Baby singer again.
‘It was amazing,’ Lewis said of the event. ‘There was famous people, Charli XCX was there, Justin Bieber was there.
‘Justin Bieber comes over and said, “Hey, man, what’s going on?” And I said, “You don’t remember my name?” And he said, “Of course I do, you’re Lewis Capaldi”.’
‘Me and Bieber had this super night together, like really lovely evening together,’ Lewis continued.
‘We didn’t spend the night together, but we hung out and I’m like, “me and the Biebs are gonna be best pals, this is huge.”
‘And he’s like, “Man, make sure I get your number tomorrow.” And I was like, “Me and the Biebs, this is huge!”‘
Unfortunately, Lewis didn’t quite get the lovey-dovey response he was hoping for after sending a message of adoration to JB.
‘I text him maybe the most sucking-up-his-a**e text. I said, “Just wanted to jump on, bro, last night was so special, great guy, so nice to hang out with you, such a dude.”
‘He likes it and doesn’t reply. So if you’re out there, Bieber, wherever you are, text me back, please. Bieber aired me.’
Lewis’s recent comeback has been received extremely warmly by his fans, who sobbed as he, too, broke down on the Worthy Farm stage in 2023, unable to finish his set due to a Tourette’s flare-up.
At the time, he was still navigating living with the condition, apologising to the audience as they sang the lyrics for him.
Ahead of his return this summer, the award-winning star was heavily rumoured to be the surprise performer, as cryptic signs promoting his new music appeared in various locations.
But that doesn’t mean Lewis wasn’t nervous, as he recently confessed to ‘convulsing’ backstage at another secret gig before heading out for his first performance in two years.
‘A few weeks prior to that show, we were playing in Chicago, and I had a very similar episode—probably even worse,’ he told This Past Weekend with Theo Von.
‘I couldn’t come back and finish a song. I was backstage, convulsing and having this crazy panic attack. Way worse than what happened at Glastonbury (in 2023).’
Fortunately, Lewis was able to power through his nerves and anxiety, which he has spoken openly about, to make it to Glasto, having admitted his breakdown in 2023 was probably ‘the best thing that’s ever happened’ to him, as it meant he then had time to ‘go and get help and fix [himself] for the next two years’.
During his time out of the spotlight, Lewis has been going to therapy to learn how to manage his Tourette’s, with which he was diagnosed in September 2022.
He’s also overhauled his physical health, having drastically reduced his alcohol intake and switched from antidepressants to antipsychotic medication, which he believes has made a difference.
‘It’s changed my life,’ he said of his new meds. ‘My anxiety levels are so low these days. I don’t feel the stress.’
Lewis, who has therapy every week now, will hit the road on September 6 for his first tour show in Sheffield, concluding the sold-out run of limited shows in Dublin on September 30.
After being forced to release more tickets due to astonishingly high demand, Lewis wrote on Instagram: ‘honestly didn’t expect this at all… genuinely had no idea what to expect after taking a break for so long so be seeing this tour sell out faster than any tour i’ve ever played is the most incredible surreal feeling ❤️ thank you to every single one of you who got a ticket and i’m very sorry to any of you who wanted to come and missed out this time.’
He added: ‘there won’t be any other shows for now, want to make sure I don’t push myself too far too soon. means more than ya know how many of you were waiting to get tickets this morning x’
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