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Scottish Sun
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Watch heartbreaking moment chart-topping Brit singer breaks down in tears as he opens up on suffering violent attack
A BRIT singing sensation has opened up about his crippling anxiety after being brutally attacked and left with a broken jaw. The 29-year-old star has admitted he was too frightened to leave his house following the violent life-changing incident. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 6 The star has appeared on Pete Wicks' new podcast Credit: Google 6 Chart-topping Brit singer Tom Grennan has opened up about the attack Credit: Pete Wicks / Youtube Singer Tom Grennan has revealed he was left with mental scars after being the victim of an unprovoked attack. Aged just 17, the star has told Pete Wicks about the horrific ordeal in which he was beaten by three men. Appearing on Pete Wicks' new podcast Man Made, Tom said about the 'random attack': "I got held by three guys, bear hugged, so I couldn't move and just kept getting pounded in my face. "I was there, couldn't move whilst taking the punches and I think that - well, 17, just turning 18 and that flipped life on its head, where it demasculated me, do you know what I mean? Whatever that word is. "I was like, you've completely ripped out every little bit of confidence, every little bit of me, I wasn't me anymore. From that little moment, completely has changed my whole life. "I had to rebuild everything and I think that's obviously where my anxiety came from, the beginning of it." The Little Bit Of Love singer added: "I think understanding of who I was, more than being a man. It was more just like, who am I? What have I got to do now to be better or just be me again?" He told Strictly star Pete: "Mate, I couldn't leave the house. The thoughts, man. I was like if I'm not me, then f**k it." The singer, who suffers from anxiety, said: "I've still got it, mate. If I was sticking it on the geezer or if I was annoying him or if I was being loud and if I was antagonising him, I'd have had a better understanding of because I probably deserved it. "I thought, oh my God everybody loves me, I'm good, life is sweet, and then that happened. Then I thought, my God, everybody hates me. I lost a year of being at home, I was just at home. I lost friends, I became angry. Tom Grennan announces huge Dublin gig as ticket price and sale date revealed "Not understanding why these people have done this to me. I was so angry. I don't know how deep I can go, if this could even be on the podcast, but I remember saying to my mum, I remember going, I'm going to kill myself. "She was like, what? I was like yeah, but I'm going to go kill them first. I remember trying to leave the house and I didn't know where they were and my mum was so scared that I was going to go kill somebody and then kill me. That f***ed my mum up, it f***ed me up, man, it was deep." On using therapy to help him through, the It Can't Be Christmas singer admitted: "I've done it previously and then I've dipped out and then I dip in and dip out, but right now I'm in because I think for me, having an understanding of where these feelings and why my mind goes to the places it goes to. A therapist can't be like, this is why. "I think having a space to be able to talk, this is like a therapy thing for me right now because having a place to talk openly and freely about anything is amazing. "I leave a room, I'm like, okay, now I feel a bit lighter now and I think that's why I'm in it at the moment, because I've got a lot of pressure. "I've got a lot of big life events happening and it's just being able to navigate them so I don't then start fires in my head and in reality, I can easily fall off a cliff and start creating fires." Born in Bedford on June 8, 1995, Grennan first started singing at gigs in London at the age of 18. However, his big break came when featured on Chase and Status' 2016 single All Goes Wrong. His friends encouraged him to pursue a music career after seeing him performing The Kooks at a house party. In his early music years, he was scouted at a Finsbury pub and offered a record deal with Insanity Records. 6 The singer told Pete about his mental scars from the ordeal Credit: Pete Wicks / Youtube 6 Grennan has admitted he was suicidal after the violent incident Credit: Pete Wicks / Youtube 6 The singer has revealed how he copes with his anxiety Credit: Getty
The Sun
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Watch heartbreaking moment chart-topping Brit singer breaks down in tears as he opens up on suffering violent attack
A BRIT singing sensation has opened up about his crippling anxiety after being brutally attacked and left with a broken jaw. The 29-year-old star has admitted he was too frightened to leave his house following the violent life-changing incident. 6 Singer Tom Grennan has revealed he was left with mental scars after being the victim of an unprovoked attack. Aged just 17, the star has told Pete Wicks about the horrific ordeal in which he was beaten by three men. Appearing on Pete Wicks' new podcast Man Made, Tom said about the 'random attack': "I got held by three guys, bear hugged, so I couldn't move and just kept getting pounded in my face. "I was there, couldn't move whilst taking the punches and I think that - well, 17, just turning 18 and that flipped life on its head, where it demasculated me, do you know what I mean? Whatever that word is. "I was like, you've completely ripped out every little bit of confidence, every little bit of me, I wasn't me anymore. From that little moment, completely has changed my whole life. "I had to rebuild everything and I think that's obviously where my anxiety came from, the beginning of it." The Little Bit Of Love singer added: "I think understanding of who I was, more than being a man. It was more just like, who am I? What have I got to do now to be better or just be me again?" He told Strictly star Pete: "Mate, I couldn't leave the house. The thoughts, man. I was like if I'm not me, then f**k it." The singer, who suffers from anxiety, said: "I've still got it, mate. If I was sticking it on the geezer or if I was annoying him or if I was being loud and if I was antagonising him, I'd have had a better understanding of because I probably deserved it. "I thought, oh my God everybody loves me, I'm good, life is sweet, and then that happened. Then I thought, my God, everybody hates me. I lost a year of being at home, I was just at home. I lost friends, I became angry. Tom Grennan announces huge Dublin gig as ticket price and sale date revealed "Not understanding why these people have done this to me. I was so angry. I don't know how deep I can go, if this could even be on the podcast, but I remember saying to my mum, I remember going, I'm going to kill myself. "She was like, what? I was like yeah, but I'm going to go kill them first. I remember trying to leave the house and I didn't know where they were and my mum was so scared that I was going to go kill somebody and then kill me. That f***ed my mum up, it f***ed me up, man, it was deep." On using therapy to help him through, the It Can't Be Christmas singer admitted: "I've done it previously and then I've dipped out and then I dip in and dip out, but right now I'm in because I think for me, having an understanding of where these feelings and why my mind goes to the places it goes to. A therapist can't be like, this is why. "I think having a space to be able to talk, this is like a therapy thing for me right now because having a place to talk openly and freely about anything is amazing. "I leave a room, I'm like, okay, now I feel a bit lighter now and I think that's why I'm in it at the moment, because I've got a lot of pressure. "I've got a lot of big life events happening and it's just being able to navigate them so I don't then start fires in my head and in reality, I can easily fall off a cliff and start creating fires." Born in Bedford on June 8, 1995, Grennan first started singing at gigs in London at the age of 18. However, his big break came when featured on Chase and Status' 2016 single All Goes Wrong. His friends encouraged him to pursue a music career after seeing him performing The Kooks at a house party. In his early music years, he was scouted at a Finsbury pub and offered a record deal with Insanity Records. 6 6 6 6
BBC News
10-03-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Radio 1's Big Weekend: Tom Grennan announced as Friday headliner
Tom Grennan will headline Radio 1's Big Weekend on the Friday of this year's will play the main stage in Sefton Park, Little Bit Of Love hitmaker joins Sam Fender as one of the headliners across the three-day 100 acts will be performing across four stages, with over 100,000 fans expected to attend from Friday 23 May - Sunday 25 May. Artists including Biffy Clyro, James Hype and The Wombats will also be hitting the Friday main new music stage will see Barry Can't Swim, Confidence Man, D.O.D, Jazzy, Katy B, Nia Archives and Prospa Grennan says being asked to top the bill is an "incredible honour", calling it "another crowning moment for me and my career so far".The Little Bit Of Love hitmaker has previously performed at Big Weekend in Coventry and he describes Liverpool as "a city that has given so much to the rich musical tapestry of this country". Liverpool has had a huge influence on music, producing acts including The Beatles, The Wombats, The Zutons and Atomic Park is located in south Liverpool, about a 20-minute drive from football stadium team are scheduled to play the final match of their Premier League season on the Sunday of the festival - and are currently favourites to win the previously announced to be performing during the weekend include Myles Smith, Wet Leg, Blossoms and Lola year, Coldplay, Raye and Chase & Status topped the bill for the event held in previous Big Weekends have seen the likes of Taylor Swift perform in Norwich, Miley Cyrus in Middlesbrough and Ed Sheeran in Coventry. When can you get tickets for Big Weekend? The festival will be broadcast live through the weekend on BBC Radio 1, with performances available to watch on iPlayer and BBC will be available from 17:00 on Thursday 13 March and will cost £33 (plus a £4.50 booking fee per ticket). As with previous Big Weekends, tickets are geographically weighted, with 50% of tickets reserved for those living in Liverpool, 40% for those living in the surrounding areas, and the remaining 10% available for the rest of the acts will be announced in the coming weeks. Listen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back here.
