The One Direction star reveals in a new video that he is batting a mystery illness and struggling with mental health issues because he is unable to work out.
- June 1, 2021
AceShowbiz - Liam Payne has been struggling with his mental health while battling a mystery illness.
The "Strip That Down" star has taken to YouTube to update his fans on why he's "been quiet" in recent weeks, admitting he's been sick during a 16 minute video update.
Although the singer didn't reveal his diagnosis, he joked about wearing a mask in case he "infects his camera" while comparing his newfound croaky voice to former One Direction bandmate Harry Styles.
"I feel like this becomes like a Harry Styles constant impression! Maybe I've took his voice on for something...," he joked while also comparing himself to Chris Hemsworth in "Thor".
"(It's) been a very weird and very poorly few weeks - a lot of coughing - I feel for anyone who's ill right now," Liam added before clarifying that he wasn't suffering from Covid-19.
And Liam also told fans his illness, which left him unable to exercise, has proven detrimental to his mental health, admitting, "When I can't train or work out I become a depressive madman!"
However, the downtime has come with some reward for the Bedroom Floor singer, who has been teaching his young son Bear, who he shares with ex, British singer Cheryl, to swim.
Describing the process as "tasking," he added, "As a dad I try to push him quite hard sometimes, it's tough to know the right balance."
"His mum's quite good at that, to be fair, his mum's quite good at that stuff."
