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In a new interview, Robbie Williams opened openly about a new relapse to depression at the beginning of the year – a illness that he thought of having long overcome it.
Scurf, self -hatred and body dysmorphia
“I thought I had it behind me,” said the 51-year-old in conversation with the British “Daily Mirror”. “But the year started with poor mental health, as I hadn’t had for a very, very long time. I was sad, anxious, depressed,” he continued to open. In the meantime, however, the former Take-That member is supposed to be better.
The British superstar also said that he fell ill in this negative time in scurvy-a vitamin C deficiency disease that hardly occurs today. “I had stopped eating and having no more nutrients. A 17th century disease, as they had pirates,” said the musician.
The current relapse hit him hard. “I thought that was the end of my story and I would just walk to this wonderful fairytale country. It was confusing that it came back.” It was not an external trigger how the artist “Daily Mirror” emphasized: “I could not say: ‘It is life, or the tickets, or the tour, or the pressure or whatever.’ None of it.
Williams also provided the intake of Ozempic in connection with its deteriorated. This is how Williams called at a concert in Hamburg in 2023 that he now had an “Ozempic butt”. After Williams changed his diet again, his mental health gradually improved, he stated in the interview.
The singer also suffers from a so -called body dysmorphic disorder. In doing so, those affected find their bodies poor or “not good enough”, even if outsiders see no problems. Williams confessed “Daily Mirror”: “If someone says: ‘We are worried, you are too thin’, it depends on my head like: ‘Jackpot. I have reached the promised land.'”
Already in the summer of 2023 he made his inner fights public on Instagram. “I could write a book about self -hatred,” he posted – at that time he had decreased eleven kilos, many fans were concerned.
So for Robbie Williams it is not the first time that he spoke openly about his mental health. As early as the 1990s, at the height of his career with Take that, he suffered from anxiety, alcohol and drug problems. Even after the start of his solo career, depression and self-doubt accompanied him-despite the sold out arenas and number one hits.
Since Williams often felt like a “monkey” at the beginning of his career, which was only put on stage to entertain the masses, he is portrayed by a monkey in his biopic of 2024. However, the film flopped to the box office.
“I want to make people happy”
Despite everything, Robbie Williams also has hope in his luggage – and big plans. His new tour in Edinburgh starts on May 31. London, Manchester, Amsterdam and several cities in Germany – including Gelsenkirchen, Hanover and Berlin – are on the program. His motivation? His fans. “I want to make people happy and kidnap them to another place, be it just for a few hours,” he says.
Robbie Williams Live in Germany 2025
- 25.06.2025 Gelsenkirchen-Veltins-Arena
- 30.06.2025 Hannover – Heinz von Heiden Arena
- 07.07.2025 Leipzig – Red Bull Arena
- 07/21/2025 Berlin – Waldbühne
- 07/22/2025 Berlin – Waldbühne
- 07/26/2025 Munich – Olympic Stadium
- 10.08.2025 Frankfurt – Deutsche Bank Park
Robbie Williams’ openness is an important signal – especially in times when mental illnesses are still stigmatized. Whoever is affected or knows someone who needs help: the Telephone pastoral care is free and available around the clock at 0800 111 0 111.