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Daily Mirror
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Olivia Roderigo offers 'free therapy' to crew after gruelling 17-month tour
Pop sensation Olivia Rodrigo is paving the way for mental health awareness after her guitarist revealed that the singer paid for therapy for the entire crew on tour. The 22-year-old's 'Guts World Tour' ran from February 2024 up until the final show in Manchester at the start of July 2025. In total, she performed 102 shows across several continents: a tall order for both her and her crew. But Rodrigo's guitarist Daisy Spencer has revealed that their mental health was a huge priority to the singer. Speaking to The Stage Left podcast, she revealed that professional therapy was on offer throughout the tour for all band and crew members. She said: 'Olivia and our tour manager, Marty Hom, made accessible and free therapy for all of the touring personnel.' She added: 'I have never had anything like that. And that reignited the importance of therapy to me because I had just kind of fallen off for so long.' The 'Vampire' singer is not the only star advocating for mental health, either. Lewis Capaldi recently teamed up with the online therapy platform BetterHelp to give his fans 734,000 hours of free online therapy – a reference to the 734 days the artist took to focus on his mental health after he experienced difficulties during a 2023 Glastonbury Festival set. Positivity and success coach Casey Paul believes celebrities being vocal about mental health can have a 'massive' impact. She says: 'When leaders speak openly about mental health, it gives everyone else permission to do the same and breaks the stigma that can often be attached to it. Instead of mental health being seen as a private issue, or a weakness it becomes part of normal culture – something human, and worth supporting.' Of course, while touring can be a particularly stressful environment, therapy can be beneficial in a wide range of workplaces. Lauren Baird is a psychotherapist at Inner Glow Therapy who has witnessed many people coming in with burnout. She reveals: 'So many people come to therapy struggling with their mental health, but terrified to say anything at work, scared they'll be seen as weak, unprofessional, or just not good enough. 'That kind of stigma has been around for years, especially when it comes to things like anxiety, depression or burnout. You'd never question someone taking time off for a physical illness, but when it comes to emotional health, there's still this fear it'll be judged as a character flaw." However, she says that she has been seeing a definite shift in attitudes. She says: 'More workplaces are starting to include therapy as part of their wellbeing offering — and culturally, we're beginning to understand that emotional regulation and resilience are just as important as physical health.' Plus, she points out that it's also beneficial for the employer too. She says: 'We also know from research that emotionally supportive workplaces have more productive teams and fewer cases of long-term sickness.' According to the Mental Health Foundation, poor mental wellbeing costs British employers an estimated £42 billion to £45 billion per year, through working while sick, sickness absence and staff turnover. Meanwhile, in 2022 and 2023 were an estimated 875,000 workers suffering from work-related stress, depression or anxiety.
Metro
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
Glastonbury headliner branded 'dreamiest boss' after paying for entire crew's th
Mental health in the music industry has been a hugely important topic in recent years, and one Glastonbury headliner has gone above and beyond. Olivia Rodrigo has been declared the 'dreamiest boss' by her guitarist, Daisy Spencer, after paying for the whole crew to have therapy. She closed the 2025 lineup on Sunday night, with a cameo from The Cure icon Robert Smith, after memorable sets from Lewis Capaldi, Lorde, and Bob Vylan. The Jealousy Jealousy hitmaker was widely applauded for her performance, and it seems that she also praised for her kindness off-stage. During their time on tour, anyone who needed it could speak to a mental health professional whenever they wanted, all for free. 'I have never had anything like that,' the 31-year-old musician told The Stage Left podcast. She continued: 'That reignited the importance of therapy to me because I had just kind of fallen off for so long.' It's thought the therapy was available throughout the Guts World Tour last year, even if they were on a break at that moment in time. Daisy said: 'Suddenly I had this free resource of incredible therapists, and I utilised the crap out of that. I was going, you know, once a week, once every other week, whenever I could.' Branding Olivia as 'the dreamiest boss of all time', she added: 'Honestly, that was one of the coolest things that has ever happened on tour. 'It's not very heard of. It was the coolest thing ever.' Multiple artists have spoken out about their mental health, including Lewis Capaldi, who recently returned to music with an emotional Glastonbury set. He made a surprise appearance at this year's festival and announced a UK tour for later this year, but there was a very real chance he wasn't going to make a comeback. Lewis described the 2023 show as 'literally the worst moment' of his life but that therapy has been a 'massive part of the reason' he's 'able to be a musician again' two years later. In 2022, Liam Gallagher raised awareness of male mental health with his new music video for Too Good For Giving Up. The 50-year-old Britpop legend said at the time: 'We all know someone affected by suicide which sadly seems to be at an all-time high. 'I've lost many people far too early and it's important to talk. I'm really pleased to be able to help in anyway with this song and will be partnering with Talk Club on my track 'Too Good For Giving Up' LG x' After Liam Payne's death and various documentaries on the impact of boy bands on singers, questions about the protections around young stars in the industry. More Trending Mental health charity Mind previously shared research suggesting that those in the music industry are 'more prone to mental health problems than the general population'. Musicians are said to be 'up to three times more likely to suffer from depression'. The Music Industry Therapy Collective (MITC) has now set up the Online Tour Health And Welfare Coaching service to provide aid to any professional musician who is struggling. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Is this the new 'Circle of Shame' in 2025? MORE: I'm a cancer counsellor — here are the first questions patients ask me after diagnosis MORE: I've worked hard to lose weight only to be met with Ozempic accusations
Perth Now
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Olivia Rodrigo paid for band and crew to have therapy on Guts World Tour
Olivia Rodrigo paid for her band and crew to have therapy on her world tour. The 22-year-old singer-songwriter's guitarist, Daisy Spencer, has told how the recent Glastonbury headliner ensured there was "accessible and free" therapy for "all of the touring personnel" on her Guts World Tour, and Daisy admitted such a gesture is "not very heard of" in the industry. Speaking on The Stage Left podcast, Daisy said: "Olivia and our tour manager Marty Hom made therapy accessible and free for all of the touring personnel. "I have never had anything like that. "And that reignited the importance of therapy to me because I had just kind of fallen off for so long. "And then suddenly I had this free resource of incredible therapists, and I utilised the crap out of that. "I was going, you know, once a week, once every other week, whenever I could. "And it was even during the off time, we also still had access to this resource. "So honestly, that was one of the coolest things that has ever happened on tour. "It's not very heard of. It was the coolest thing ever." Daisy also praised Olivia as the "dreamiest boss of all time", and admitted the Good 4 U hitmaker has dealt with her rise to global fame "so gracefully and so effortlessly". The guitarist added: "She literally is the dreamiest boss of all time. "I feel like she just has handled the upward trajectory of her career in the most amazing way that most human beings wouldn't be able to do. "She's done it so gracefully and so effortlessly." Last month, Olivia expressed her "love" for England, and "English boys", in reference to her boyfriend Louis Partridge, as she closed this year's Glastonbury Festival. Olivia - who was joined on the iconic Pyramid Stage by The Cure's Robert Smith - told the crowd: "I love England so f****** much. "It's bands like The Cure that first got me acquainted with England ... I have so many things I love about England, I love pop culture, I love how nobody judges you for having a pint at noon, it's the best. "I love English sweets, all the sweets from Marks and Spencer - Colin the Caterpillar, specifically. "True story: I have had three sticky toffee puddings since coming to Glastonbury. And as luck would have it, I love English boys."
