Howard Donald

Take That member Howard Donald has apologised for his " huge error" in liking Social Media posts that He Said were " derogatory towards the LGBTQIA+ community".

The Singer , 55, has since been dropped from appearing at a Pride festival.

Donald said he was sorry and had " let everyone down" by " my uneducated actions".

The performer had been due to play a solo show at Groovebox's Nottingham Pride Festival event In July .

Groovebox for " alerting us to The Situation ".

According to Pink News, Donald " liked" Tweets that included criticism of a campaign promoting period product inclusivity featuring trans men, and a tweet calling for Disney to be " defunded" for holding a Pride In Concert event in June.

He had also reportedly liked posts by controversial influencer Andrew Tate .

The Bbc has been unable to substantiate activity on Mr Donald's Twitter account which has been deleted.

In an Instagram story on Saturday, The Singer wrote: " I have made a huge error in my judgement (by) liking Social Media posts that are derogatory towards the LGBTQIA+ community and for that, I Am deeply sorry and I know I have let everyone down.

" I Am really disappointed in myself and I Am sorry for any hurt that I have caused by my uneducated actions.

" I clearly have a lot to learn and it's a priority for me that I do this. "

In a statement on Social Media , Groovebox Festival said: " In light of recent events, Howard Donald will no longer be playing at our Nottingham Pride Festival on Saturday 29 July at Binks Yard.

" We would like to offer our thanks to The Public for alerting us to The Situation This Morning and also appreciate your patience while we spoke to the relevant parties. "

The Statement added organisers were working on finding a replacement act.

Take That are due to headline The British Summer Time festival in Hyde Park , London, on 1 July.

Source of news: bbc.com