The singer-and-actor would love to take a year off work, but is too busy so is trying to schedule a three-month holiday, though he admits he is astonished by how "lazy" he gets after a few days off.

He exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "I want to take three months off at least. Ideally, I want to take a year off, but I don`t know if I can, so three months.

"I absolutely love taking time off. It`s really important. After a few days off, it`s amazing how lazy you can become. It`s slightly terrifying. I used to have a problem switching off, but now I don`t have a problem at all. "

While he enjoys being lazy, the `Come On` singer also wants to use his time off to visit new places and return to some of his favourite destinations.

He explained: "I like travelling, I like going to see different places, so it`s still interesting. My favourite continent is Africa. I think the people of the Cameroon are amazing and beautiful. Namibia is stunning, and Mozambique is really beautiful, so it would be hard to pick between those three. They`re just amazing people in Africa. I`m hoping to go again. There`s something really magical about Africa.

"I want to go whale watching, I think it would be amazing. I want to see the Northern Lights, but I don`t know if I`ll get chance because you`ve only got until March so I don`t know if I`ll have time. I want to do one trip to somewhere, Scandinavia, the Arctic, that sort of area."
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