The Wanted announce 'break'

The Wanted have announced they’re taking a break when their Word of Mouth Tour finishes this May.

In a statement released this evening, the fivesome said they’re going their separate ways to “pursue personal endeavours” – however, they insist they haven’t split up for good.

Their post reads:

“This tour will be their last for a while as Tom, Max, Jay, Siva and Nathan have collectively decided to take time to pursue personal endeavours following the tour's conclusion. The band wants to stress to their fans that they will continue on as The Wanted and look forward to many successful projects together in the future. They thank their fans for their continued love and support and look forward to seeing them on tour.”

The Word Of Mouth world tour takes in shows in Liverpool, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, Sheffield, Newcastle, Dublin, Belfast, London, Cardiff, Brighton, Bournemouth and Nottingham this spring before wrapping up in North America in April and May.

The boys have confirmed that ‘Glow In The Dark’ will be their final single for the foreseeable future. A video will be unveiled in the coming weeks.

Over their five year career, The Wanted have scored three Top 10 albums, two number one singles (‘All Time Low’ and ‘Glad You Came’) plus seven more Top 10 songs – including last October’s ‘Show Me Love (America)’.

Despite The Wanted's huge career successes, 'Word of Mouth' has only sold an estimated 40,000 copies in the UK and had plummeted outside the top 75 by the sixth week of sale.

Last December they cancelled their mainland European tour blaming "unforeseeable changes" in their scheduling.