The superstar is petrified of being left alone when he takes a nap, according to rumours, so insists someone looks after him. He used to rely on best pal Jonathan Wilkes to look after him but now Wilkes is married he has other priorities and Robbie has slipped in to a depression, which has left him too scared to be alone. It seems that Robbie is living proof that money and fame aren’t everything.
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No reunion for Robbie - April 04
Robbie Williams T has quashed rumours of a Take That reunion, which no doubt has left Mark Owen sobbing into his cornflakes...
Take That ruled the world in the 90’s, and then it all ended, Robbie became a superstar, and Howard possibly now collects trolleys for his local supermarket. Rumours of a Take That reunion started to float about, with the rest of the 90s boy band being understandably all set for getting back together. But not our Robbie, who has kindly replied "there is more chance of hell freezing over". You can’t really blame him, do you think he would meekly go back to leting Gary Barlow be the spokesman? I sort of get the impression no...
Robbie gay rumours - April 04
Robbie Williams’ former manager says that the singer is ’definitely gay’.
Kevin Kinsella spoke out on a Take That documentary saying that Robbie had come to him for advice about his sexuality. This follows hints from former Take That band mate Howard Donald casting doubts on Robbie’s sexuality. Hmm...
Robbie Williams T - 02/01/04
Robbie Williams has followed in Madonna’s and David Beckham’s footsteps by registering himself as a trademark.
This is to stop people using his name to promote unendorsed goods, and he has reserved the right to use his name on anything from videos and CDs to crayons and paper napkins.
Although trademarks are usually used to distinguish between the goods and services of traders, if a well-known person’s name is considered "distinctive" enough in their chosen area, then they have the option to register as well. It costs ?200 for the initial application, which then has to be published in the Trade Marks Journal for three months, so people can object should they want to. The mark lasts for 10 years and then Robbie will be up for renewal!
Robbie’s demands! - 09/12/03
Very rock n roll - loo roll that is. Robbie wants disposable protective covers on every toilet seat he may use on tour.
Robbie is currently on tour in Australia, and has asked for some interesting tour perks while he is over there. Apart from the sanitized toilet seat covers (to be changed after each call of nature may I add!), he also wants bowls of different chewing gums, including sugar-free ones, in his changing room.
He will have a masseuse to be on stand-by to help him "wind down" after his shows, and definitely no alcohol available, as he is now teetotal. Pay-TV sport and music channels have to be laid on in the hospitality area, creating a "living room-type atmosphere.
After his shows in Sydney, Robbie will be jetting to LA for Christmas. It’s really not a bad life is it? Although the decision between Wrigleys spearmint, extra’s peppermint and hubba bubba chewing gum could become quite challenging...
Robbie gives away free tickets! - 03/11/03
What could be nicer than going to a film premiere specifically invited by Robbie Williams himself?
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Robbie joined Take That when he was only 16, he had only one job previous to that, as a double glazing salesman, but apparently he wasn’t very good - he would tell customers not to buy them because they were so bad! For five years, Robbie became the joker of the band, always smiling and playing gags on people as Take That rose to record-breaking stardom. However, in July 1995 Robbie announced he was to leave the band to concentrate on a solo career...a nation of teenage girls mourned.
After a stint eating pies, doing drugs and being friends with the Gallaghers, Robbie signed to Chrysalis Records. His first ever solo single on this label would be a cover of George Michael’s Freedom . It was released on July 29th 1996 exactly one year after his departure from Take That. It reached No 2 in the UK charts. Life began to get a bit rough for Robbie during the following months, he met Jacquie Hamilton-Smith at a New Years Eve Party of 1996, moved in with her the next day and partied (in more ways that one) for exactly one year before coming to his senses. In the middle of all this he released his second single Old Before I Die on April 14th 1997 which also reached No 2 in the charts.
At the beginning of June 1997 after many bad reports in the media, Robbie checked himself into a rehab centre to receive treatment for his addiction to alcohol and drugs. After 4 weeks at the centre Rob emerged 2 stones lighter, sporting a new haircut, and hopefully feeling much better. The release of Lazy Days followed soon after on July 14th, and made it’s first appearance in the UK charts at No 8, to be followed shortly by South Of The Border.
December 1997 was the real beginning for Robbie, he released ’Angels’ as his Christmas single, never knowing quite what an impact it would have on the market. Into the new year of 1998 it was still in the charts and ’Life Thru A Lens’ shot back into the album charts and has been there ever since. Robbie truly had arrived, signing up thousands of new fans daily. Millennium and accompanying album I’ve Been Expecting You followed up on this success, making Robbie the biggest selling artist of 1998.
He began trying to win over the US in 1999 touring The Ego Has Landed. His success continued in 2000 with the release of immediate hit, Rock DJ. Sing When You’re Winning, was as popular as his accompanying collection of lounge covers, Swing When You’re winning. In 2002, Robbie signed a record breaking contract with EMI for £50m, securing his place in pop history. Escapology duly topped the charts in the UK while Robbie spent time in LA being papped with new girlfriend Rachel Hunter.
The biggest outdoor concert ever was hosted by Robbie in 2003 at Knebworth Park attracting 375,000 fans over three days. He followed up this success with two album releases, a Greatest Hits and 2005’s Intensive Care which accompanied his appearance on stage at Live8. Around this time speculation was rife that Robbie was ready to patch things up with his former bandmates and take part in a Take That reunion tour. However Robbie disappointed fans and friends by failing to turn up at an ITV organised reunion and merely recording a video part for the tour which Gary and co embarked on a UK tour without him.
But Robbie wasn’t resting on his laurels. While Take That returned to the studio Robbie did the same, releasing his tenth album, Rudebox in 2006 which brought more controversy to the singer when he failed to credit a supposed co-writer.
It never seems to stop for Robbie.
updated Oct 2006
November 2007