Katharine McPhee looks serious as she is seen for the first time since announcing the unexpected death of her child’s beloved nanny, prompting her to call off her tour.
The 39-year-old singer, who was traveling in Asia with her 16-time Grammy-winning partner David Foster, 73, shared the devastating news in a statement posted to her Instagram on Friday.
Pictures obtained by show McPhee walking through Los Angeles International Airport without her husband on Friday.
McPhee kept a low profile, donning a baseball cap over her face as she walked through the airport.
She announced that she would miss “the last two shows” of the tour, which was due to take place in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, because she “needs to return home to her family immediately.”
The singer and wife of producer David Foster canceled her remaining shows and left Indonesia immediately after learning the news of the death of her child’s nanny
McPhee kept a low profile, donning a baseball cap over her face as she walked through the airport.
The 39-year-old singer – who has been touring Asia with her 73-year-old, 16-time Grammy-winning musician partner – shared a statement on Instagram on Friday
The actress wrote, “Dear Jakarta fans, It is with a heavy heart that I announce that I will have to miss our final two shows of our Asia Run.” David and I have experienced a terrible tragedy in our family and at least one of us needs to go home our family.
“Please know how sorry I am and how much I wish to come back and perform for you all one day.” I love Katharine.’
The actress and singer, who gave birth to her first child, son Rennie, in 2021, did not provide any further details about the incident.
Foster stayed in Jakarta to play the final two shows of the tour, with the last one taking place in the Indonesian city tonight.
He will be joined at the final show by Michael Bolton, Loren Allred, Peabo Bryson and Raisa.
It is currently unclear who the couple’s nanny was and how they died.
David and Katharine, who celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary on June 28, are parents to son Rennie, two.
David is also the father of five adult daughters: Sara, 42, Erin, 40, and Jordan, 36, whom he shared with his second wife, Rebecca Dyer.
He also has daughters Allison, 53, and Amy, 49, from previous relationships.
Shortly after sharing the news, her comments section was inundated with compassionate messages of support from the couple’s celebrity friends.
Nicole Scherzinger said: “Sending my love and prayers for your family❤️”
David’s ex-wife, Linda Thompson, wrote, “Sending all my love to you and David and I hope all is well.”
The actress and singer, who gave birth to her first child, son Rennie, in 2021, did not provide any further details about the incident
It is currently unclear who the couple’s nanny was and how they died
It’s unclear what happened, but many celebrity friends have sent their congratulations to the couple during this difficult time
This comes after the couple’s two-year-old son, Rennie, showed off his drumming skills on Instagram earlier this year.
David shared the short clip showing the tot sitting behind his drum kit and keeping the beat
‘PROGRESS!!’ he gushed in the caption, before telling his followers that Rennie was only “2 years and 3 months.”
The composer, arranger, producer and music manager has been documenting his young son’s progress on drums since last December.
In the clip, Rennie starts off with a cool smack on one of his tom drums before switching to the snare and ride icon to play a part at a time.
At this point the adorable boy showed that he could hold a solid beat with the combination of the snare, kick and high-hat.
Katharine McPhee revealed that she and her husband David Foster (pictured here) “have experienced a terrible tragedy in their family”.
The couple, who recently celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary, share two-year-old son Rennie; pictured in June 2022 when Rennie was just 15 months old
On December 23, 2022, David first uploaded a video to Instagram of Rennie playing drums on an electronic percussion device, titled “Little Drummer Boy.”
And in January, a video followed, in which Rennie played a real drum kit for the first time, in which he shared how he had “made progress at 22 months!!”.
Three weeks later, Rennie could be seen standing while focusing on the high hat symbol with an almost disco pattern.
“Finding his groove. 23 months,” Foster wrote at the time of the post.
Such was Rennie’s passion for percussion that he actually grabbed a pair of chopsticks and started banging.
This latest entry comes a little over three months later and his improvement on the drums is more than evident.