Stormzy has apologised for making a series of homophobic tweets from 2011 to 2014.

The Croydon grime star had accused other internet users of being “a fa**ot” and “gay” between 2011 and 2014, gay and lesbian magazine Pinknews said.

Stormzy took to Twitter to apologise for the "foul and offensive things."

"I said some foul and offensive things whilst tweeting years ago at a time when I was young and proudly ignorant," he said.

"Very hurtful and discriminative views that I've unlearned as I've grown up and become a man.

"The comments I made were unacceptable and disgusting, full stop. Comments that I regret and to everyone I've offended, I am sorry, these are attitudes I've left in the past.

"The homophobic language I used was, embarrassingly, a part of my vocabulary when I was younger and ignorance made me feel comfortable to use them whilst not understanding the hate and the ramifications they carry.

"That isn't an excuse, I take responsibility for my mistakes and hope you can understand that my younger self doesn't reflect who I am today.

"Again, I'm sorry to everyone I've offended. To the LGBQT community and my supporters and friends, my deepest apologies."