Donald Glover reveals he suffered stroke during Childish Gambino tour

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Donald Glover has revealed that a recent health scare, which forced him to cancel his tour last year, was actually a stroke.

Speaking at Tyler, the Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw festival in Los Angeles on Saturday, the 42-year-old performer, also known as Childish Gambino, shared the news with fans. His comments quickly circulated on social media.

“You guys voted for a ‘where have I been’ monologue,” Glover said. “I had a really bad pain in my head in Louisiana and I did the show anyway. I couldn’t really see well, so when we went to Houston, I went to the hospital and the doctor was like, ‘You had a stroke.’”

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 30: Donald Glover AKA Childish Gambino performs onstage during the 2024 BET Awards at Peacock Theater on June 30, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET)

Glover said he felt like he was letting everyone down, lamenting that he still hasn’t been to Ireland. He also revealed that “they found a hole” in his heart and he had to have two surgeries.

“They say everybody has two lives and the second life starts when you realize you have one,” Glover said. “You got one life, guys, and I gotta be honest, the life I’ve lived with you guys has been such a blessing.”

His representatives did not immediately respond to request for comment.