Louis Tomlinson has declared he will not appear on BBC Breakfast again after being questioned about the deaths of his mother and sister during an interview. The former One Direction singer took to Twitter to express his displeasure, stating, "Defo wont be going on there again."
During the interview, hosts Dan Walker and Louise Minchin asked Tomlinson about the grief he experienced following the loss of his mother Johannah to cancer in 2016 and his sister Felicite to an accidental drug overdose last year. Tomlinson accused the presenters of "proper going in" on him and later clarified that he was upset they continued to ask about his grief despite his reluctance to discuss it.
In a series of tweets, Tomlinson wrote, "I was upset that you continued to ask me about my grief. It goes without saying how hard it is to lose both people so close to me. The least I ask is that you respect my decision of not wanting to be asked in interviews about something so painfull." He added that while he has a creative outlet to discuss grief through his music, that does not give interviewers the right to talk about it for "gossip purposes."
Dan Walker responded on Twitter, saying, "Hi Louis. We were asking you about the song on your new album about your mum. We know it's painful which is why we didn't dwell on it. No intention to upset you or be 'gossipy' about it at all. That's not our style on #BBCBreakfast." A BBC spokesperson also defended the interview, stating, "We wanted to cover all aspects of Louis's life that have influenced his new album and feel the questioning was fair."
Tomlinson was also asked about his reported feud with former bandmate Zayn Malik, but said he was "just not ready to have that conversation yet." He did, however, comment on a potential One Direction reunion, calling it "inevitable" and saying the band would be "stupid" not to reunite. Tomlinson is currently promoting his debut solo album, Walls, and is set to perform in his hometown of Doncaster.
