Gladys Knight, 82, announces ‘fewer performances’ after sparking concern with worrying on-stage video looking dazed

GLADYS Knight has announced that she is going to be doing ‘fewer performances’ after sparking concern with a worrying on-stage video looking dazed. The singer, 82, known for her tunes such as Midnight Train to Georgia, If I Were Your Woman and I Heard It Through the Grapevine, has been performing around the US as part of her The Queens Tour over this past year. Gladys Knight has announced that she is going to be doing ‘fewer performances’ after sparking concern with a worrying on-stage video looking dazed Credit: Getty The singer took to Instagram to share the news with fans Credit: @msgladysknight/Instagram And she was set to take to the stage in Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Virginia and New Jersey in the coming months. But she’s now decided to take a break from singing to ‘transition into her next stage of her career and life’, which involves spending more time with her loved ones. Sign up for the Showbiz newsletter Thank you! She wrote to her 541k followers on Instagram: “After much soul searching I’ve decided that I will be easing into fewer performances while focusing on transitioning into the next stage of my career and life moving forward. “I’ll be spending more time on projects with my husband and visiting with my grandbabies and am looking forward to this new era.” Gladys pictured back in 1970 Credit: Michael Ochs Archives – Getty The star looked dazed in a recent video Credit: @jaycee1233 via Storyful Gladys is married to William McDowell, who she tied the knot with in 2001, and between them, they have an incredible 17 grandchildren. Gladys is mum to Jame and Kenya, who she shares with James Newman, as well as Shanga Ali, who is from her relationship with Barry Hankerson. She was previously married to Les Brown, Barry Hankerson and James Newman. She continued in the statement: “I’d like to take a moment, in advance, to thank all my fans over this last three quarters of a century for making a little girl’s dream come true and supporting her every step of the way Most read in Showbiz “I am immensly gateful to all of you and send my eternal love back to you. “I hope to see your smiling faces out and about and on the road. “God bless all of you and hope to see you soon. “With love, Gladys.” Fans rushed to the comments section to share their best wishes. One said: “We love you.” Another wrote: “You’re the Best thing that has happened to us! Love & Blessings Queen Gladys.” “Thank you for your beautiful voice, now go and rest up X,” a third chimed in. A fourth commented: “You have definitely earned your relaxation years and much more. We all love you completely Ms Gladys.” It comes after TMZ shared a video of the star looking dazed as the publication reported on TikTok that “fans are deeply concerned”. In the clip, the singer can be seen with her back to the audience as her backing singers perform to fans. Comment now