Singer Jessie J has announced a break from social media to deal with "heavy personal stuff", following the shock death of her longtime security guard. The "Price Tag" hitmaker, 30, took to Instagram on Thursday to share a message announcing her hiatus, days after posting a tribute following the sudden passing of her team member Dave, reported dailymail.co.uk.

She wrote: "Starting my new year with some unexpected heavy personal stuff has only made me want to be more present in my life. "Spending more real time with people I love and some time with myself. When sadness hits, it's important we embrace it, so it doesn't define us. And it's for sure surfaced some emotions and things I needed to work on with all my attention and love.