With Whitburn singer Lewis Capaldi set to release his second album next month, we’ve taken a look at another reason his fans love him – his wicked sense of humour.
After selling more than 10 million copies of his debut album ‘Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent’, the ‘Someone You Loved’ star will follow that up on May 19 with ‘Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent’. And while his recent Netflix documentary ‘How I'm Feeling Now’ showed that he struggles with his mental health just like anyone else, Lewis is widely known for his hilarious behaviour. He regularly has fans rolling with laughter in his press interviews and on his social media platforms, with his Scottish humour delighting and sometimes shocking fans across the world.
So we’ve looked back at some of Lewis’s funniest comments since he burst onto the scene in 2017 when he released ‘Bruises’.
5. Lewis Calamari
The singer has often changed his name on Twitter, once calling himself Lewis Calamari on Twitter as part of an ongoing joke with Radio One. This genius move by Capaldi saw him receive a loyalty card for free calamari for life at his local Frankie & Benny's in Livingston. And another of his favourite restaurants Toni Macaroni, named a dish after him - Lewis Calamari. However, the name change slightly backfired when American radio presenters often mistakenly referred to him by his seafood-based name. Photo: Dave J Hogan
![Lewis Capaldi topped the US charts after a hilarious campaign on social media, describing himself as 'America's Sweetheart and often dressing up in American flag clothing and having the flag painted onto his face when he hit the number one spot.The singer's breakout hit Someone You Loved rose all the way to the top of the Hot 100 after six months on the chart. Talking about his bid for number one in the USA, Lewis said: "I feel like America's sweetheart, at least for a moment," Capaldi told Billboard magazine. "I feel like I'm the sweetest heart in all of the US of A."
"I feel like I'm a wrestler, and I'm just walking out [to the ring] and there's an American flag, and I'm saying, 'USA! USA!' That's what I feel like, a wrestler."](https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjZkYjFlYjk4LTAwYjUtNGZmZi1hYjM4LWY4NmY0ZmFmNTNmODpmNGQyOGViYi04NTI3LTRkMzItOWY2Ni0zNDdjYzM1NzM5NDc=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
6. America's Sweetheart
Lewis Capaldi topped the US charts after a hilarious campaign on social media, describing himself as 'America's Sweetheart and often dressing up in American flag clothing and having the flag painted onto his face when he hit the number one spot.The singer's breakout hit Someone You Loved rose all the way to the top of the Hot 100 after six months on the chart. Talking about his bid for number one in the USA, Lewis said: "I feel like America's sweetheart, at least for a moment," Capaldi told Billboard magazine. "I feel like I'm the sweetest heart in all of the US of A." "I feel like I'm a wrestler, and I'm just walking out [to the ring] and there's an American flag, and I'm saying, 'USA! USA!' That's what I feel like, a wrestler." Photo: Jeff J Mitchell
7. Racy billboards
Never described as shy and retiring, Lewis caused a stir by appearing in just his pants and sunglasses in a massive billboard campaign to promote his single 'Forget Me'. Commenting on Twitter about his near naked photos appearing on billboards across the world, he said: "Took my clothes off and traumatised the general public all in the name of shameless self promotion. Sex sells." Photo: Steve Granitz/ Getty
8. Takeaway love
Lewis again had fans in stitches when he tweeted in March 2019 about how happy takeaway food makes him, he said: "Whoever says money can't buy ye happiness has never ordered three takeaways in one day." Photo: Luke Walker/ Getty