New Order’s Gillian Gilbert shares that she is actually “seriously ill” with cancer rather than husband Stephen Morris

New Order ‘s Gillian Gilbert has told fans that she is living with cancer, rather than her husband Stephen Morris, as recent reports had suggested.

READ MORE: “It felt like we were changing the world”: inside New Order’s seminal ‘Power, Corruption & Lies’ Morris was the drummer in Joy Division alongside Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Ian Curtis , and the remaining members formed New Order after Curtis’ death in 1980.

In June, the Manchester band confirmed that both Morris and Gilbert would not be touring with them in the “foreseeable future” due to “personal health reasons”.

Ahead of New Order and Joy Division being inducted together into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame earlier this year , Morris had told Rolling Stone : “I’ve got a bit of a health problem at the minute, which precludes leaving the country for any length of time.” When asked if he might return to the band at some point , he went on to say: “I don’t know.

I really don’t want to dwell on what this illness is, but it’s pretty serious.

It’s not something that someone’s going to come up with a cure for.” Now, Gilbert has thanked fans for their well-wishes following the interview, clarifying that she was in fact battling the illness.

“I would like to gently clarify a misunderstanding from the interview, in the course of which comments were misinterpreted leading people to believe that Stephen is seriously ill,” she wrote today (Tuesday September 15).

View this post on Instagram “Thankfully, he is well.

It is in fact me, who like many other people, is living with cancer.

We completely understand how the misunderstanding arose and simply wanted to ensure that the correct information was shared.

“We are enormously grateful for everyone’s kindness and support and would appreciate some privacy as I continue with my treatment.” Morris and Gilbert have also released music together outside New Order as The Other Two.

Their debut album, ‘The Other Two & You’, arrived in 1993, followed by ‘Super Highways’ in 1999.

Speaking to NME about the inspiration of New Order’s seminal second album ‘Power, Corruption & Lies ‘ back in 2020, Kelly Lee Owens told NME that she wanted to see more recognition for Gilbert’s trailblazing.

“Having Gillian as part of New Order’s line-up in the ’80s and ’90s was iconic,” Owens said.