Huge comedian issues heartfelt apology to fans as he's forced to cancel upcoming Scotland shows due to being too unwell to perform
The popular comedian, 39, took to his Instagram Stories to break the news and issue a heartfelt apology, as he admitted he was too unwell to perform.
His was set to take his comedy tour, Giraffe, to Aberdeen Music Hall and Edinburgh Playhouse this week, but explained the gigs have now been rescheduled for January next year.
In his statement, Rob penned: 'Hello everyone, I'm so sorry but I'm not well and can't do the shows in Scotland this week.
'Aberdeen has been rescheduled to Wednesday 14th Jan 20206 and Edinburgh has been rescheduled to Thursday 15th Jan 2026. The venue will be in touch but tickets remain valid for both shows.'
He concluded: 'I hate doing this, but I'm not well enough to give you the best show possible, but I look forward to seeing you all at the new shows.'
The Celebs Go Dating star is taking the next couple of months off from the tour, before recommencing in Liverpool in September, with shows in Sheffield, Southend, Buxton, Oxford, Belfast, Derry and Dublin.
The following month, Rob is jetting off Down Under, with shows across Australia and New Zealand, before returning to the UK for dates in Leicester, Coventry, Halifax, Newcastle, Hull, Bristol, Nottingham and Eastbourne.
While the star will continued the Giraffe tour in the new year, with the rescheduled Scotland shows being followed by gigs in Dubai, Brighton and London.
However, after wrapping up the mammoth tour, Rob has revealed that he is quitting stand up touring to prioritise spending time with his children.
He is the proud dad of two daughters with his wife Louise, whose names and faces he keeps private, despite being incredibly open about the highs and lows of parenthood on his podcast Parenting Hell with co-host Josh Widdicombe.
And in March, he admitted to The Sun that he wanted to put touring on pause until his two daughters were all grown up.
Rob said: 'I'll still do stand up and local clubs and charity gigs but I'm going to take a break from touring until the kids are 16/17.
'Then I'll do a big tour when they're sixth form and when they go to Uni, me and Lou are going to spend Feb and March in Australia bumming around.'
Revealing another of his ambitions for the future, he added: 'When I'm 50 I want to do a psychology degree.'
Meanwhile, Rob also quit his Sunday afternoon show on Radio 2 in April, after taking over from the late Paul O'Grady in 2022.
Following a schedule shake-up, which saw him regularly swapping with Rob, Paul quit in August 2022 when he was told to share his duties with a younger presenter.
He admitted at the time that he left the station because he 'wasn't really happy with the 13 weeks on, 13 weeks off business'.
It came after a push by Radio 2 to attract younger listeners by recruiting younger talent sparked an ageism row and triggered an exodus of older talent including Ken Bruce.
Rob had been hosting the 5pm-7pm slot every week since, until he announced he was stepping away from the show in February, but added that he will remain part of the BBC Radio 2 family.
He explained: 'I've had such a laugh each Sunday getting to know the listeners, but as my tour schedule hots up and my family forget what I look like, I've decided to step away from a weekly show.
'But you won't get away from me that easily as I'll be back presenting shows on Radio 2 later in the year when normal service is resumed!'
Helen Thomas, Head of Radio 2, added: 'I'd like to thank Rob for his brilliant work every Sunday evening. He'll stay within the Radio 2 family and will be heard on the station at a later date.'
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