Robbie Williams says he might have easily entered an Olympic competition in the self-hate category and is still struggling with his natural desire to be obese.
The 48-year-old former alcohol and illegal substance user added that his drug addiction took him to ‘far places’ and insisted his ego was not what some people think , as he ended up being convinced he mightn’t sing and hating his body.
He told The Sun on Friday evening (09.09.22) in an interview on the occasion of the release of his latest album ‘XV’, which celebrates his 25-year career as a solo singer: “Drugs took me in very distant places and, contrary to popular belief, my ego is the opposite of ego. I hated myself, thought I mightn’t sing and looked like shit. If anyone thinks I’m walking around with an exaggerated sense of smugness, it’s actually the opposite. »
He added: “If there are a lot of people saying, ‘You’re a bastard,’ you start to think that, even if you’re thinking, ‘But I’m not.’ If there were an Olympics in the self-hate category, I would be representing my country. »
Robbie, who is now sober and happy thanks to his wife Ayda Field, 43, and their four children Teddy, nine, Charlie, seven, Colette, four, and Beau, two, added that he would was still struggling with her weight: “I’ve lost weight, but it’s a constant struggle. Inside of me there is a giant person. »
The singer, once dubbed ‘the fat dancer from Take That’ by his former Britpop rival Noel Gallagher, added: ‘My whole being and my whole body wants me to go the opposite direction and be obese. Right now, I just eat less. It’s hard work and it’s not a natural way to be. »
