Bonnie Tyler has been forced to cancel and postpone “all of her remaining shows this summer”.
The 75-year-old singer-songwriter has woken up from her induced coma but remains in intensive care after she was put into a temporary state of deep unconsciousness last month to help her recovery from emergency intestinal surgery, which the star underwent at a hospital near her home in Faro, Portugal, and she won’t be performing this summer.
In a statement, her family said: “Bonnie is no longer in a coma but remains very unwell and in intensive care in hospital in Portugal. Although her condition is improving it is a slow process. Her doctors remain confident that she will make a good recovery but it is going to take time.
“As such we are sorry to tell everyone that we will be cancelling, or postponing until next year where possible, all of our remaining shows this summer.
“This will affect every current show until the end of August. At present we are still hopeful that our shows in the autumn will go ahead.”
Her family apologised to everyone “for the disappointment” of the cancellation, but noted they hope the Total Eclipse of the Heart hitmaker will be able to hit the road in 2027.
They continued: “We apologise to all of Bonnie’s fans and to our promoter partners for the disappointment that this will cause but trust that you will understand and bear with us in these difficult circumstances. We hope to see you next year instead.
“We would like to thank everyone for the huge outpouring of love and support from all over the world that we have received for Bonnie and want to tell you that she is aware of, and very grateful for, your good wishes.”
Bonnie’s family also promised so keep updating her fans whenever they is anything “significant” to tell them,
They added: “Bonnie’s family continue to ask for privacy and promise that we will issue further updates as soon as there are significant developments to share.”
Bonnie – who has split her time between Faro and her native South Wales for some time – has enjoyed a hugely successful career, earning three Grammy nominations and being appointed an MBE in 2022 for services to music.
And the God Gave Love to You performer previously insisted that she had no plans to retire.
Bonnie – who is known for her distinctive husky voice – told The Sunday Mirror newspaper’s Notebook magazine: “I started singing when I was 17 and I never thought I’d still be doing it at this age. I’ve slowed down a little bit, but I know now that I will never retire.
“Even though I was so lucky because I was in Portugal when the first lockdown was announced, by the end of it, I’d had enough. I was going crazy. I needed to get back out there on the road!”