Katharine McPhee has suddenly pulled from the final dates of her Asian tour with husband David Foster after learning her son’s nanny has died.
The name and cause of death of the deceased have not yet been released.
However, TMZ reports that the couple considered the nanny “part of the family” and are understandably devastated by the news.
McPhee first told fans that she was witnessing “a terrible tragedy in her family” that required the mother-of-one to return to the United States.
The 39-year-old singer – who is currently performing in Asia with her 16-time Grammy-winning partner, 73 – cryptically shared the devastating news in a statement posted to her Instagram on Friday.
Devastating: Katharine McPhee has suddenly canceled the final dates of her Asian tour with husband David Foster after learning her son’s nanny has died
“Terrible tragedy”: The 39-year-old singer, who was touring Asia with her 16-time Grammy-winning musician partner, 73, shared a statement on Instagram on Friday
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 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.
However, sources close to McPhee have informed TMZ that the tragedy was the death of her son’s nanny.
has reached out to McPhee’s representatives, who have not been available for comment.
Shortly after McPhee broke 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❤️”
Announcement: She has announced that she will miss “the last two shows” of the tour because she “needs to return home to her family immediately”.
‘Sending Love’: It’s unclear what happened, but many celebrity friends have sent their well wishes to the couple during this difficult time
Foster’s ex-wife, Linda Thompson, wrote: “Sending love to you and David and I hope all is well.”
For now, it looks like Foster will still be performing the final two shows of the tour in Jakarta, Indonesia on Friday and Saturday.
He is joined by Michael Bolton, Loren Allred, Peabo Bryson and Raisa.
McPhee, Foster’s fifth wife, celebrated her fourth wedding anniversary with him just a few weeks ago, on June 28.
Foster 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.
This comes after the couple’s two-year-old son, Rennie, showed off his drumming skills on Instagram earlier this year.
Foster shared the short clip showing the tot sitting behind his drum kit and keeping the beat.
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
‘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.
On December 23, 2022, Foster 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.