West Lothian singer Lewis Capaldi in 'high spirits' as he's spotted with superstar pal

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West Lothian singer Lewis Capaldi has been spotted out with a famous pal after stepping away from the spotlight.
Lewis, 28, was enjoying the football with Ed Sheeran on Sunday. The duo watched the Premier League game between Ipswich Town and West Ham.
They were snapped laughing together in the stands, appearing in high spirits despite West Ham beating the home team with a 3-1 win, reports the Daily Record.
Capaldi, who previously stepped away from the spotlight in 2023 due to health issues, is rumoured to be back in the studio making music. The Someone You Loved hitmaker announced he was taking a break from the limelight following his Glastonbury performance almost two years ago, where he was seen visibly struggling with Tourette's syndrome, which he was diagnosed with in September 2022.
The Glasgow-born singer, who grew up in East Whitburn, told fans he had noticed his tics happening as early as 2018 and explained how they can trigger his anxiety with both health conditions taking a huge toll on his mental health and ability to perform. Tourette's syndrome is a neurological condition which causes an affected person to demonstrate tics which is an involuntary, sudden, repetitive movement or sound.
These tics can be simple (like eye blinking or throat clearing) or complex (like repeating words or making animal noises), according to the NHS. After struggling through his Glastonbury set, Capaldi made the tough decision to cancel all of his shows for the remainder of the year and told fans he would be taking a break from music "for the foreseeable future".
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However, Lewis appears to be making a gradual return to the stage after he made a guest appearance at Tom Walker's gig at the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh earlier this month. The show, which was held on May 2, saw Capaldi perform six songs, including his 2019 hit Someone You Loved, in aid of the Campaign Against Living Miserably (Calm), a mental health charity he has previously raised funds for.
Meanwhile, Ed Sheeran, recently announced an exciting string of shows at Portman Road Stadium in July. He also made a surprise appearance at Radio 1's Big Weekend in Liverpool over the weekend.
Ed and Lewis have been good mates for several years now with the 34-year-old previously conveying their tight-knit friendship after he sent him a ridiculous housewarming gift in 2021, which required a forklift to get rid of. The Shape of You singer hilariously revealed he wanted to get Lewis a 'super annoying' gift after he moved into his first home in South Lanarkshire, which Sheeran actually picked out for him.
So naturally he opted for a 7m dinosaur which was commissioned and shipped in from China. Previously speaking to Clyde 1, he said: "When he got his house, I was like I want to send him a house warming present that's like really annoying, so you know like massive vinyl dinosaurs like the one the ones they have in zoos? Like 7 metre things? I got him one of them made from China and delivered."
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He added: "He had to get a forklift truck to get it off, he had to go into town and rent the forklift truck to get it off - in solidarity I got myself one too so I've got the exactly the same dinosaur."
Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. Ed explained how Lewis had been looking for a new place to live and the A Team hitmaker found the listing on RightMove within ten minutes.
He said: "Let me tell you something about Capaldi! He goes 'Oh Ed I'm looking to find a house', so I was like 'oh cool', and I just went on Rightmove and typed in Glasgow within about ten miles and I sent him one, and went 'how about this?' and he went - 'yeah yeah cool!'
Host Garry Spence asked: "What he bought it?" as Ed replied: "Yeah, he's moved into it!"

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