EXCLUSIVE: Nick Carter breaks down in tears on stage as he performs with the Backstreet Boys less than 24 hours after his brother Aaron’s death

Nick Carter started sobbing on stage at London’s O2 on Sunday evening following the news that his brother Aaron was found dead in a bathtub at his California home a day earlier.

The singer, 42, performed with his band the Backstreet Boys as part of their DNA World Tour, less than 24 hours after discovering the tragic news.

He became emotional while singing his verse on their hit Show Me The Meaning of Being Lonely and was unable to finish. 

Emotional: Nick Carter started sobbing on stage at London’s O2 on Sunday evening following the news that his brother Aaron had passed away

His band mates were seen hugging and supporting him on stage, while Nick was seen with tears in his eyes before they paid tribute to Aaron.

‘Tonight we’ve got heavy hearts, because we lost one of our family members yesterday,’ Kevin Richardson told fans.

He continued: ‘We just wanted to find a moment in our show to recognise him. He’s apart of our family and we thank you guys for all your love and support.’

Awful: Aaron Carter, 34, was found dead in his bathtub at his Lancaster, California home on Saturday

Earlier in the day, the Backstreet Boys opening act confirmed that the gig would still go ahead.

KnowleDJ wrote on Instagram: ‘As far as I’m told the show is happening and I will be there tonight to do my set.

‘But I’d suggest checking the official sites to be sure just in case anything changes. Thanks for your patience and understanding and let’s all pray for Nick and his family.’

Brave: The singer, 42, performed with his band the Backstreet Boys as part of their DNA World Tour, less than 24 hours after discovering the tragic news

Support: His band mates were seen hugging and supporting him on stage, while Nick was seen with tears in his eyes before they paid tribute to Aaron

Hours earlier, Nick posted several throwback photos of the two of them together and wrote that his heart had been broken despite their complicated relationship, adding that his love for Aaron never faded.

Nick went on to write that he had ‘held onto hope’ that his brother would ‘someday want to walk a healthy path and eventually find the help he so desperately needed,’ but added that while it’s ‘easy to blame someone or something for loss,’ he wrote that ‘addiction and mental illness is the real villain here.’

Aaron, 34, was found dead in his bathtub at his Lancaster, California home on Saturday. 

Neighbours said a woman, believed to be the house sitter, answered the door screaming ‘he’s dead, he’s dead.’ In a 911 recording obtained by TMZ, the operator states that EMS units are needed at a residence for a ‘female yelling’ and there was a reference to ‘in the tub.’

Representatives for Carter’s family later confirmed the singer’s death. His cause of death has not been released. Carter’s fiancée Melinda Martin, who was spotted outside his house in tears, asked for privacy as the family grieves.

The singer’s death comes exactly a week after he tweeted that he had listed his nearly $800,000 house for sale, adding that he is ‘ready for a new chapter.’

Aaron and Nick had a tumultuous relationship in the years before the singer’s death, but Nick put that aside for a heartfelt tribute on Sunday about the tragic loss of his brother.

‘My heart has been broken today,’ Nick wrote. ‘Even though my brother and I have had a complicated relationship, my love for him has never ever faded. I have always held onto the hope, that he would somehow, someday want to walk a healthy path and eventually find the help that he so desperately needed.’

Tragic: Nick paid tribute to his younger brother Aaron on Sunday following the news that Aaron was found dead in a bathtub at his California home a day earlier at the age of 34

He ended the touching message with: ‘I will miss my brother more than anyone will ever know. I love you Chizz., now you get a chance to finally have some peace you could never find here on earth….God,Please take care of my baby brother.’

He continued: ‘Sometimes we want to blame someone or something for a loss. But the truth is that addiction and mental illness is the real villain here.’

‘I will miss my brother more than anyone will ever know. I love you Chizz., now you get a chance to finally have some peace you could never find here on earth….God,Please take care of my baby brother.’

Carter also has two sisters, one of which is his twin, Angel, and Leslie, who passed away in 2012 at the age of 25 from a drug overdose.

Heartbroken: He wrote that his heart was broken despite the brothers complicated relationship, adding that his love for Aaron never faded

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