Louis Tomlinson has spoken about his mother’s death for the first time, and our hearts go out to him

Former member of British boyband One Direction Louis Tomlinson has talked about the tragic death of his mother for the first time.

Late last year, Louis sadly lost his lost his mom to leukemia. The singer had a tumultuous year, which also saw him become a dad for the first time, and launch his debut solo song outside of One Direction, “Just Hold On,” just days after his mother’s untimely passing. The track, a collaboration with DJ Steve Aoki, was given it’s debut outing on the season finale of The X Factor U.K. in front of an emotional Simon Cowell, and Louis was visibly tearful following the performance.

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Now Louis Tomlinson has spoken publicly about his mother’s death and our hearts are going out to him.

Speaking to SiriusXM during a radio interview, Louis said that he considered giving it all up following mis mom Johannah’s passing.

"It’s not really something that I feel 100% comfortable talking too much about but just quickly, when i first found out the news I kind of did want to throw the towel in," he said. "But it was my mum who said to me that I’ve just got to keep going; she told me very sternly that she wanted me to. So I’m not doing it for her but we're doing it for each other."

Continuing, he said it was “nice for me to have a little send off for her.” 

Listen to the interview below.

Louis also talked about reconciling with his former bandmate, Zayn Malik. The pair had previously been embroiled in a public fight with each other on social media in 2015.

"I think a lot of us have spoken recently, me and Zayn have spoken recently, we’ve gotten to a point now where you can just really be happy for each other, Louis revealed. "Things have happened in the past, of course. And his first song was an absolute smash, and that’s a great song, so yeah it’s nice.

We truly wish Louis all the best with his solo endeavors, and our thoughts go out to him in what must still be a difficult time.