Peter Kay has been forced to cancel his stand-up tour, Dance For Life, and all upcoming and outstanding projects due to family circumstances.
The 44-year-old, who has a 13-year-old son with his wife, Susan Gargan, apologised to his fans.
"Due to unforeseen family circumstances I deeply regret that I am having to cancel all of my upcoming work projects," he said in a statement.
"This unfortunately includes my upcoming stand-up tour, Dance For Life shows and any outstanding live work commitments.
"My sincerest apologies. This decision has not been taken lightly and I'm sure you'll understand my family must always come first."
Statement from Peter Kay: pic.twitter.com/gYhZkq12Q1
— Peter Kay (@peterkay_co_uk) December 13, 2017
Asking for privacy, the father-of-one said: "I've always endeavoured to protect my family’s privacy from the media. I hope that the media and the public will continue to respect our privacy at this time. Once again I'm very sorry."
Anyone who purchased tickets from Ticketmaster online or by telephone using debit or credit card will automatically be refunded into their accounts in the next few days.
For customers who purchased in person from a Ticketmaster agent outlet or venue, full refunds will be available from your point of purchase from 10am Thursday, 14th December 2017.
Peter was due to perform on the following dates:
- SSE Arena Belfast: 13,14,15,18,19,20 January 2019
- 3Arena Dublin: 1,2,3,6,7,8 February 2019
