James Bournes Instagram Disappears After Tour Withdrawal

Busted star James Bourne's Instagram has been deleted, nine months after he pulled out of the band's tour due to illness. 

James, 42, was forced to pull out of the Busted vs tour in September, just a day before it kicked off in , with his bandmates describing him as 'really f***ing sick'.

Taking to Instagram in his last update in April, the singer revealed he was preparing to have 'major surgery to extend his life' - but insisted 'there is hope'. 

However fans have now discovered his social media page has been deleted entirely.

The Daily Mail have contacted James' representatives for comment. 

Back in April James took to Instagram as he penned: 'I realised it's been about six months since I posted last.

'I have a plan in place to have major surgery that should extend my life and hopefully make me well enough to come back to what I love the most which is touring and making music.

'It really sucks to be out of the game. But there is hope!'

Appearing on Good Morning Britain in the days after James' announcement, the star's bandmate Matt Willis shared an update as he said: 'He's not very well, but he's getting better'. 

Matt explained: 'It happened quite quickly, he got ill just before the tour started, he had to pull out of the tour.

'So we put something out there. But he put something out recently, an update of how he is getting on.

'Yeah, he's not very well, but he's getting better. He's on the mend.'

As Busted appeared on stage for their first show of the tour in September, Matt Willis said: 'Okay, you may have noticed our best friend is not here tonight.

'James Bourne is really f***ing sick and we love him and we miss him.

'This is the first show we've ever played without him and it's really hard. But we're going to do the best we can. Health is wealth.'

James announced in a statement that he had to quit the tour due to health reasons.

He wrote on Instagram: 'The VS tour kicks off tomorrow night in Birmingham and as excited as l've been all year for this tour to begin.

'I'm really sorry to say that over the last 8 days it has become clear that I am not in good enough health to play these shows :-(

'There's a lot of information I still don't have about my condition but my bandmates, management and I are unanimous in deciding that I should focus on the medical stuff for now.

'I really hope I can be in a position to come back further down the line. It's still going to be an amazing show and I will miss being there! See you all as soon as possible.'

Busted and McFly reunited for a head-to-head joint tour throughout September, October and November.