Robbie Williams, as most people are aware, is one of the most popular and respected songwriters and singers of all time. Born in 1974, the singer built quite a career for himself by the 1990s. His fame has been on the rise ever since, and he has various accolades to back his fame and money.
His accolades are public for all those who refuse to believe that the singer and songwriter is celebrated for a good reason. The singer who first started in the group ‘Take That’ launched a solo career in 1996. His group, as well as his solo career, have received tremendous amounts of success.
Robbie has been a star, but his stardom takes another turn as the singer is set to release a documentary about his life on Netflix. The documentary features his life, from his performance in ‘Take That’ to his solo career, as well as personal things he has yet to share with the public.
The star has been in the news for various reasons, but as it seems, his reason for being in the news this time is quite unique and one that surprised most people. Robbie talks about his ‘Manopause’ and how his partying days back in the 1990s and 2000s led to his condition.
Robbie Williams reveals he has reached his ‘Manopause’
Robbie Williams has always been transparent with his fans as well as the media, and his candor has reached another height as the star reveals that he is currently experiencing ‘Manopause’, medically known as Andropause.
According to an interview Robbie had with the Sun, the singer is battling thinning hair, reduced sexual drive, experiencing lethargy, and suffering from an overall loss in his hormones. Robbie mentioned that he was quite a party person back in the 1990s, and his current predicament is a consequence of that habit. Robbie mentions that he is ‘knackered’ from his partying days and what he subjected himself to in the 1990s.
In addition to having all the above-mentioned issues, Robbie is also suffering from insomnia and finds it very hard to sleep at night. He mentions that he goes to bed at 11 PM and stays awake till 4 AM. He says that his wife, Ayda Field, doesn’t get him till 1 in the afternoon. Staying true to his candor and transparency with the media, Robbie opened up about his cosmetic surgeries as well, Botox in particular.
He even joked that he couldn’t get angry anymore and elaborated further on cosmetic surgeries. He mentioned that people’s view of plastic surgery stems from bad examples, and they find plastic surgery to be bad. Robbie said that most people in the industry have undergone cosmetic surgery, but it is not noticeable as it has been done quite nicely.
He said that he was forbidden by the Netflix producers from getting any cosmetic surgeries in fear of breaking the continuity during the shooting of his four-part documentary.
He has no qualms about getting more surgeries and has plans to get more of them. The singer, turning 50 in February next year, plans to remove his turkey teeth and get a neck lift as a gift to himself on his birthday. He also has some more procedures in store for himself.
He also talked about how he suffered from an eating disorder and how he took a drug to lose over 20 pounds after he was fat-shamed by people. Robbie mentioned that due to his insomnia, he took a drug, Zopiclone, which helped him sleep. However, due to unfortunate circumstances, Robbie got addicted, but he successfully battled his addiction and no longer relied on the pill.
He has suffered from various issues in the past, but the recent one hit him hard as he was called ‘lazy’ by his daughter, which pinched him. He dislikes being referred to as lazy as it reminds him of his earlier days when people used to mock him for this. Robbie also stated that he doesn’t like his current situation and has revealed the cause of it as well and has talked about it without being reserved.
