LadBaby star reveals he experienced ‘panic attacks’ due to backlash over Christmas songs

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The following year, they beat pop stars including Dua Lupa and Lewis Capaldi to the top spot on the charts with “I Love Sausage Rolls”, a cover of Alan Merrill’s “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll”. “And quite often, you don’t want to make the situation worse, and so you don’t do anything.” open image in gallery LadBaby’s Roxanne and Mark Hoyle celebrating their fifth consecutive No 1 Christmas single He said that he started experiencing panic attacks and continues to live with them; he and his wife had anti-terror officers visit their home after police began taking the threats against them seriously. Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Roxanne said she was “devastated” that they were not doing another song, “because those songs shouldn’t have been about trolling and controversy”. open image in gallery Mark and Roxanne Hoyle announced that they were withdrawing from the Christmas No 1 race last year Mark Hoyle insisted in an Instagram video last year that the plan was “always to stop at five” and hoped LadBaby’s legacy would be that charity singles dominate “every Christmas… because that’s what Christmas is, it’s a time for family and time for giving”.