One Direction fans back Louis Tomlinson as he slams ‘painful’ BBC interview after being probed on grief
One Direction fans have flocked to support Louis Tomlinson as he criticised BBC Breakfast for asking about his grief over the deaths of his mother Johanna and sister Félicité.
Directioners backed Louis, 28, after he tweeted to criticise the interview questions on the morning of Monday 3 February.
The musician appeared on BBC Breakfast to speak about the release of his debut album Walls, but during the chat he was asked by journalists Dan Walker and Louise Minchin about how he had dealt with personal grief.
Louis’ mum Johannah Deakin passed away in December 2016 after a battle with leukaemia, and his sister Félicité was found dead in her London home after an accidental overdose in March 2019.
As the BBC Breakfast interview aired, fans couldn’t help but notice Louis looking uncomfortable as he chatted to the journalists.
One wrote: “Wow…. so the bbc breakfast was multiple of times disrespectful… I would just have gotten up and left. You don’t need this @Louis_Tomlinson I love you.” [sic]
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Another added: “That Louis Tomlinson interview on BBC Breakfast is disgraceful. Poor questions being asked by the presenters to then fuel click bait articles & videos, playing on a mans personal issues. Well handled @Louis_Tomlinson, you always conduct yourself gracefully. Respect.” [sic]
And a third wrote: “@Louis_Tomlinson I’m so sorry that you were put through this uncomfortable and triggering situation this morning but I’m so proud of you for the way you handled it and for the way that you’ve been honest and brave regarding your feelings.” [sic]
Shortly after appearing on the show, the dad-of-one thanks his supporters and revealed he would not return to the show in a tweet which read: “Defo wont be going on there again Haha! Love to all my fans for always having my back”. [sic]
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BBC journalist Dan Walker then quizzed Louis about his tweet as he replied: “Sorry you feel like that. It was nice to speak to you on #BBCBreakfast this morning. Can I ask what you are upset about?”
To which Louis came back with: “I'm lucky enough to have a creative outlet for me to talk about grief this doesn't however give you the right to talk about it for gossip purposes.”
Dan responded to Louis as he said: “Hi Louis. We were asking you about the song on your new album about your mum. We know it’s painful which is why we didn’t dwell on it. No intention to upset you or be ‘gossipy’ about it at all. That’s not our style on #BBCBreakfast.”
Fans then backed Louis once agin for hitting out at the interviewers.
One quizzed Dan as they asked: “So, you know it's a painful question but did ask it anyway? And you're proud that you "didn't dwell on it"? "no intention to upset you" – what else did you think would this question do to him? Maybe just apologize and stop to make it worse with writing things like the ones above.“ [sic]
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A second added: “u don't have to explain yourself Louis, people are awful, i'm so sorry.. We love you so much, stay strong!” [sic]
And a third wrote: “Much respect that you kept your cool during the interview! Not everyone would've been able to do that. But it's a good thing you won't be going back there, they aren't worth your time”. [sic]
A BBC spokesperson told OK! online: “We wanted to cover all aspects of Louis' life that have influenced his new album and feel the questioning was fair.”
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