Anthony Russell has thanked fans for supporting him after he quit the ‘X Factor’ tour for "personal reasons".
The 28-year-old singer – who quit the ‘X Factor’ in 2017 before checking in to rehab and returning to the show in 2018 where he came third – left fans concerned when he abruptly left the tour in February due to reasons out of his "control".
Anthony has maintained a low profile since then but has now taken to Instagram to share an emotional video with fans.
He captioned the video with the message: "Thank u all for ur patience, it’s been a tough few months and I thank u all for respectin my privacy! I’m back and I’m feeling better than ever! Big things coming, thank u all again for your constant support of me and backin me I’d be nothing without it! I promise you I’ll always get back up and come back fighting!! Let’s move forward (sic)."
And he said: "Hello everyone, how is it going? It’s Anthony Russell.
"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."
Anthony was mentored on the show by Louis Tomlinson, who contacted him after his first stint on the ‘X Factor’ and paid for him to go to rehab.
Anthony Russell thanks supportive fans
