By Tiana Valderberg — July 9, 2022
Superstar Shawn Mendes pumps the brakes on his highly anticipated world tour to take care of his mental health.
The “It’ll Be Okay” singer said he has “hit a breaking point” and requires time away from the superstardom to pause and reset.
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Mendes’ tour, titled “Wonder: The World Tour,” began in Portland, Oregon last month and was scheduled to continue through August 2023.
“This breaks my heart to have to say this, but unfortunately I’m going to have to postpone the next three weeks of shows through Uncasville, CT until further notice,” Mendes revealed to fans in an Instagram post on Friday.
The singer revealed it hasn’t been easy spending so much time away from his loved ones so often, revealing this time was no different.
“I’ve been touring since I was 15 and to be honest it’s always been difficult to be on the road away from friends and family,” he explained.
“After a few years off the road, I was ready to dive back in, but the decision was premature and unfortunately the toll of the road and the pressure has caught up to me and I’ve hit a breaking point.”
The singer said he spoke with his team as well as mental health professionals, who then advised him to take “time to heal and take care of myself and my mental health, first and foremost.”
He continued, “As soon as there are more updates I promise I will let you know love you guys.”
This isn’t the first time Mendes shared his mental health struggles with fans.
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In April 2022, he shared a long message on Twitter where he mentioned he often asks himself “what it is that I should be doing with my life.”
Afterwards he posted a follow-up tweet where he reassured his fans he was well, tweeting, “I’m honestly so okay! I just wanna communicate with you guys in a real honest way. so I just typed I big old note out for you lol.”
Shawn Mendes was set to continue touring where his next stop was supposed to be in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Saturday.
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