Anthony Russell has spoken out following his departure from the X-Factor tour.
The Scouse star suddenly dropped out of the show, 48 hours before he was due to return to Liverpool, in February.
At the time, Anthony, known as 'Tighto', posted a heartfelt statement to his Instagram, explaining his decision.
In the statement he cited 'personal circumstances', saying the decision was 'not made lightly' but due to the circumstances being out of his 'control' he was unable to continue forward with further dates.
An X-Factor tour spokesperson later added: "Anthony has had to leave the tour for personal reasons. We would appreciate people respecting his privacy and wish him well for the future.”
A month on from his departure, Tighto has broken his silence. posting an emotional but upbeat message to his Instagram.
In a video he said: "Hello everyone, how is it going? It's Anthony Russell.
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"Firstly I'd like to thank everyone for the love and support you've been giving me these past couple of months.
"It's been really hard but I'm dealing with my issues. I'd like to thank everyone for respecting my privacy.
"Moving forward I'm feeling better than ever. I've got a lot of music coming out - big things are coming.
"So thank you so much for the love and support , everything you have been giving me man I couldn't have done it without you.
"I'm looking forward to moving forward and smashing the life out of it - so thank you very much for coming on this journey with me."
Tighto had to pull out of the X Factor in 2017, for similar personal reasons.
He ended up going to rehab, before being personally mentored by Louis Tomlinson and returning to the show in 2018.
