Sam Smith is “scared” of the coronavirus.

The 27-year-old pop star – who is set to perform at the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in Sydney, Australia, over the weekend – has admitted to being anxious about returning to Europe amid the ongoing health crisis.

During an appearance on ‘The Project’, the London-born singer shared: “I

literally just texted mum saying, ‘I’m really scared about the

Coronavirus’ … I’m scared.”

Sam has heard rumours about the extent of the crisis in Europe and confessed to feeling uneasy about returning to the continent at the moment.

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The ‘Too Good at Goodbyes’ hitmaker said: “I’ve got to go back to Europe and I’m hearing that it is going nuts. Are you kidding me? I don’t like it.”

During the interview, Sam also accidentally revealed plans to return to Australia for a tour later in the year.

Sam added: “I don’t know if I’m allowed to say that, but it’s obvious…”

Meanwhile, Sam previously admitted to loving touring the world as a queer artist.

The chart-topping singer – who came out as gender non-binary in 2019 – said: “It’s wonderful. It’s amazing.

“There are parts of the world where I’ve performed, such as in China, Abu Dhabi and places like that, where I’m singing my song ‘Him’ on stage and I have the flag come up and it feels very proud. I feel very proud.

“But it can be scary at times. In some countries where it’s illegal you have to send your lyrics and everything to them before you perform – but they OK it, they all OK it, and sometimes I can’t believe they’ve OKed it, because it seems weird to me.

“But I don’t know what I should do: I don’t know whether I should perform in places where it’s illegal.”