Louis Tomlinson Speaks About the Tragedies He's Faced After Losing His Mom & Sister

Louis Tomlinson is speaking about the two big tragedies he has faced since his mom’s death from leukemia in 2016 and his sister Felicite‘s sudden death earlier this year.

“That whole dark side I’ve gone through, it sounds stupid to say, but it gives me strength everywhere else in my life because that’s the darkest sh*t that I’m going to have to deal with,” Louis told The Guardian. “So it makes everything else, not feel easier and not less important, but, in the grand scheme of things, you see things for what they are, I suppose.”

“I’m sure every artist says this, but I do believe [my fans are an important support system,” he said. “We’ve been through some dark times together and those things I’ve been through, they carry a weight, emotionally, on the fans as well. And I felt their love and support. I remember really clearly when I lost my mum, that support was mad.”

“I keep going back to it, but I don’t know if it’s a combination of where I grew up and my mum’s influence, but I just have this luxury of being able to see the glass half-full no matter what,” Louis continued. “There’s no time for me to be sat feeling sorry for myself.”

“I’ve been to rock bottom and I feel like, whatever my career’s going to throw in front of me, it’s going to be nothing as big or as emotionally heavy as that. So, weirdly, I’ve turned something that’s really dark into something that empowers me, makes me stronger,” he continued. “I don’t want people to feel sorry for me. That’s not how I feel for myself. Somehow it fuels me.”