Busted’s James Bourne has announced in an update into his health that he is “not out of the woods”.
While it remains unknown what illness the singer is suffering from, James revealed he quit his tour with McFly due to poor health.
He previously said he required surgery to extend his life.
Now, he’s now given fans some insight into what he said is a “long story” in an update with fans as he thanked them for their patience, reports The Mirror.
Taking to social media, James wrote: “As I’m taking a break from the gram, I’ll be posting an update soon about what’s going on with my health in my Spotify bio. It’s a long story. Still not out of the woods yet. Thanks for your support and patience.”
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James issued a statement previously where he said he needed surgery to extend his life. Writing on his Instagram Stories, he wrote: “I realised it’s been about six months since I posted last.
“I have a plan in place to have a major surgery that should extend my life and hopefully make me well enough to come back to what I love the most which is touring and making music. It really sucks to be out of the game. But there is hope!”
James shocked his fans when he announced he’d be stepping down from the McFly Vs Busted tour last year owing to his poor health. He said he would miss being there but had to put his health first.
“The VS tour kicks off tomorrow night in Birmingham and as excited as l’ve been all year for this tour to begin, I’m really sorry to say that over the last 8 days it has become clear that I am not in good enough health to play these shows,” he said at the time.
“There’s a lot of information I still don’t have about my condition but my bandmates, management and I are unanimous in deciding that I should focus on the medical stuff for now. I really hope I can be in a position to come back further down the line. It’s still going to. be an amazing show and I will miss being there! See you all as soon as possible.”
James’ younger brother Chris instead joined the band onstage, with his bandmates regularly updating fans about James. Matt Willis said on stage: “Okay, you may have noticed our best friend is not here tonight. James Bourne is really f***ing sick and we love him and we miss him. This is the first show we’ve ever played without him and it’s really weird. But we’re gonna do the best we can.”
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He also added that it had “happened f***ing fast”, before adding “health is wealth” as he told fans to send James their well wishes.