Editing Robbie Williams (section)

==Personal life==
===Residence===
In 2006, Williams emigrated to [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/robbie-williams/news/155503-exclusive-robbie-williams-interview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090928065958/http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/robbie-williams/news/155503-exclusive-robbie-williams-interview|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 September 2009|title=Robbie Williams Interview|publisher=MTV UK|access-date=2 April 2010}}</ref> He briefly moved back to the UK in 2009 when he bought an £8.5&nbsp;million mansion in [[Compton Bassett]], but sold the property a year later to move back to Los Angeles.

In 2016, he moved into [[Woodland House]], a £17 million mansion in the [[Kensington]] area of [[London]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kirk |first=Tristan |date=2017-05-03 |title=Robbie Williams' builders fined for disturbing neighbour Jimmy Page |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/robbie-williams-builders-fined-ps3-000-for-disturbing-neighbour-jimmy-page-a3529551.html |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=[[Evening Standard]] |language=en}}</ref> His next-door neighbour there is [[Led Zeppelin]] guitarist [[Jimmy Page]], who has lived in [[The Tower House]] since 1972.<ref name="Page"/> In 2018, Page delayed Williams' plans for an underground swimming pool, stating that construction work would damage The Tower House.<ref name="Page">{{Cite news |date=2018-05-30 |title=Jimmy Page delays Robbie Williams's underground swimming pool |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/jimmy-page-delays-robbie-williams-s-underground-swimming-pool-1.3513595 |access-date=2025-03-11 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Crook |first=J. Mordaunt |date=2013 |title=William Burges and the High Victorian Dream |location=London |publisher=Frances Lincoln |isbn=978-0-711-23349-2 |oclc=995483842 |page=341}}</ref> In 2017, he sold his mansion in [[Beverly Hills]] to [[DJ Khaled]] for $9.9 million.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trulia |date=2017-01-11 |title=DJ Khaled Buys The Keys To A $10 Million Mansion From Robbie Williams |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/trulia/2017/01/11/dj-khaled-buys-the-keys-to-a-10-million-mansion-from-robbie-williams/#1dc0f2fb192a |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>

===Health problem===
{{Quote box|width=27%|align=right|quote="Two of his biggest hits, '[[Come Undone (Robbie Williams song)|Come Undone]]' and '[[Feel (Robbie Williams song)|Feel]],' were both exercises in melodic self loathing. It felt like a public airing of very private pain."|source=—''Robbie Williams, O2 London, review'', ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Robbie Williams, O2 London, review |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/live-music-reviews/9699088/Robbie-Williams-O2-London-review.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/live-music-reviews/9699088/Robbie-Williams-O2-London-review.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=17 June 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>}}
Williams has suffered from [[mental illness]], [[obesity]], [[Self-criticism|self-esteem issues]], [[alcoholism]], and [[substance abuse]].<ref name="heathfeel">{{cite book |first=Chris |last=Heath |title=Feel: Robbie Williams |publisher=Ebury |location=London |year=2004 |isbn=978-0-09-189753-6}}</ref><ref name="independent.co.uk">{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/robbies-redtop-revenge-or-how-a-star-got-his-own-back-on-the-paparazzi-558178.html |title=Robbie's red-top revenge. Or how a star got his own back on the paparazzi |work=The Independent |access-date=29 August 2004 |location=London |first=Anthony |last=Barnes |date=29 August 2004 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206165446/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/robbies-redtop-revenge-or-how-a-star-got-his-own-back-on-the-paparazzi-558178.html |archive-date=6 February 2009}}</ref> He has discussed how his friend [[Elton John]] booked him into a clinic to cope with his drug use that emerged from the [[Major depressive disorder|depression]] he was experiencing while still in Take That.<ref name="independent.co.uk" />

Williams revealed in 2011 he had been experiencing [[lethargy]] caused by a type of [[hormone imbalance]] called [[andropause]] for a number of years, and thought at first it was a return of his [[Major depressive episode|depression]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/williams-suffering-from-hormone-imbalance_1169373 |title=Robbie Williams &#124; Williams Suffering From Hormone Imbalance |magazine=Contactmusic |date=6 October 2010 |access-date=2 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/take-that-singer-robbie-williams-admits-to-injecting-himself-with-testosterone-weekly/story-e6frewyr-1226068200611|title=Take That singer Robbie Williams admits to injecting himself with testosterone weekly |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=Australia |date=2 June 2011 |access-date=2 October 2011}}</ref> In a June 2020 interview with ''[[WW International|Weight Watchers]] Magazine'', he revealed that he had developed an [[video game addiction|addiction]] to online golf games.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.drewreportsnews.com/2020/07/03/robbie-williams-has-an-addiction-to-playing-golf-online/|title=Robbie Williams has an "addiction" to playing golf online.|last=Simms|first=Drew|date=3 July 2020|work=DrewReportsNews|access-date=3 July 2020|archive-date=3 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703145834/https://www.drewreportsnews.com/2020/07/03/robbie-williams-has-an-addiction-to-playing-golf-online/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Williams also has [[dyslexia]], [[dyscalculia]],<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.instagram.com/p/Ctrc0vNqn4o/ |title= Robbie Williams's Instagram Post |website= [[Instagram]] |date= 19 June 2023}}</ref> and [[Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder|ADHD]].<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6s5WvnD1k0 |title=Robbie Williams & Michael Gracey take to the stage for the AACTA Award for Best Film (Better Man) |date=2025-02-07 |last=AACTA |access-date=2025-03-17 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

===Interests===
[[File:Robbie Williams, Roundhouse, London (Apple Music Festival) (29312808023).jpg|thumb|left|upright|One of Williams' tattoos, the spectacles logo of ''[[The Two Ronnies]]'', visible on his neck]]
Williams has a keen interest in [[UFO]]s and related [[paranormal]] phenomena, and researched the subject during his 2007–2008 [[sabbatical]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Jon |last=Ronson |title=I'm loving aliens instead |url=http://music.guardian.co.uk/pop/story/0,,2274878,00.html |work=The Guardian |date=19 April 2008 |access-date=19 April 2008 | location=London}}</ref> He participated in a documentary for [[BBC Radio 4]] with [[Jon Ronson]] about the paranormal. The documentary followed them to a UFO convention in [[Nevada]], during which Williams linked his obsession in the paranormal with the desire to understand his childhood fears of his mother's belief in "the [[Conspiracy theory|world's mysteries]], [[elves]], [[demon]]s, [and] [[witchcraft]]".<ref>{{cite book|last=Ronson|first=Jon|title=Lost at Sea: The Jon Ronson Mysteries|publisher=Riverhead Hardcover|year=2012|page=[https://archive.org/details/lostatseajonrons00jonr/page/94 94]|isbn=978-1594631375|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/lostatseajonrons00jonr/page/94}}</ref>

Williams featured in a 2018 TV documentary ''Hunt for the Skinwalker'' by [[Jeremy Corbell]], and revealed that his partner Ayda Field dissuaded him from buying the [[Skinwalker Ranch]] when it became for sale.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bassett |first=Jordan |date=2018-09-11 |title=He's loving aliens instead – Robbie Williams goes on a 'Hunt For The Skinwalker' |url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/hark-the-welcome-return-of-robbie-williams-alien-conspiracy-theorist-2377732 |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-08-06 |title=Robbie Williams set for alien documentary |url=https://nz.news.yahoo.com/robbie-williams-set-alien-documentary-122103764.html |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=Bang Showbiz |publisher=[[Yahoo News]] |language=en-NZ}}</ref>

Williams became an ordained minister with the Universal Ministries to officiate the wedding of friends.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1388277/Robbie-Williams-conducts-wedding.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1388277/Robbie-Williams-conducts-wedding.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | first=PJ | last=Bonthrone | title=Robbie Williams conducts wedding | date=20 March 2002}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Williams has a number of tattoos, many of which are related to British culture. These include:<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rodger |first=James |date=2016-11-14 |title=Robbie Williams' daughter, 4, wants tattoos - and Ayda is livid |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/robbie-williams-4-year-old-12170273 |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=[[Coventry Telegraph]] |language=en}}</ref>
* an Ace of Spades, commemorating heavy metal band [[Motörhead]].
* a [[Fez (hat)|fez]], common headwear of comedian [[Tommy Cooper]].
* the logo of ''[[The Saint (TV series)|The Saint]]'', tribute to [[Roger Moore]] who played the titular character on the TV show.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Draper |first=James |date=2017-06-10 |title=Robbie Williams gets Roger Moore-inspired body art to honour late Bond star |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/tattooll-nicely-robbie-williams-gets-10597545 |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=[[Daily Mirror]] |language=en}}</ref>
* the spectacles logo of ''[[The Two Ronnies]]'', the comedy sketch show of the TV double act of [[Ronnie Barker]] and [[Ronnie Corbett]].
* the "skip dance" pose of [[Morecambe and Wise]], another TV comic double act ([[Eric Morecambe]] and [[Ernie Wise]]).
* a [[Stafford knot]], a symbol of his home county [[Staffordshire]].
* the logo of his former group [[Take That]].
* the coat of arms of [[Burslem]], the town in Stoke-on-Trent where he grew up.
* the notes and words of the first line of the chorus of [[the Beatles]]' song "[[All You Need Is Love]]" on his lower back.

Williams became a fan of his hometown football team [[Port Vale FC]] as a child after his father became the licensee of the team's social club.<ref name="PortVale" /> He has played in a [[testimonial match]] for club legend [[Neil Aspin]] and helped to design the playing strip for the [[2020–21 Port Vale F.C. season|2020–21]] season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/robbie-williams-cheering-port-vale-3603657|title=Robbie Williams will be cheering on Port Vale at tonight's game|last=Baggaley|first=Michael|date=2019-12-03|website=stokesentinel|access-date=2019-12-03}}</ref><ref name="patsh">{{cite news |last1=Baggaley |first1=Mike |title=Patrick Shanahan and the inside story of Port Vale kits |url=https://portvalethevaliant.substack.com/p/patrick-shanahan-and-the-inside-story#poll-120984 |access-date=19 November 2023 |work=Valiant's Substack |date=19 November 2023}}</ref> He is also a supporter of the [[Carlton Football Club]] in the [[Australian Football League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/1468487/to-be-a-carlton-fan-robbie-williams-blues-finally-link-up|title="To be a Carlton fan": Robbie Williams, Blues finally link up|publisher=Carlton Football Club|first=Cristian|last=Filippo|date=23 November 2023|accessdate=25 February 2024}}</ref>

In 2020, Williams received backlash for defending the widely debunked [[Pizzagate conspiracy theory]].<ref>{{cite web|date=2020-06-25|title=Robbie Williams suggests debunked Pizzagate conspiracy theory is true|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/robbie-williams-suggests-debunked-pizzagate-conspiracy-theory-is-true-the-right-questions-havent-been-asked-2695635|access-date=2021-03-18|website=NME|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Rosseinsky |first=Katie |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/robbie-williams-pizzagate-conspiracy-theory-comments-a4480391.html |title=Robbie Williams faces backlash over bizarre Pizzagate conspiracy theory comments |location=London |newspaper=[[Evening Standard]] |date=2020-06-25 |access-date=2022-02-15}}</ref>

At a February 2025 auction of memorabilia and personal items, belonging to [[Eric Morecambe]], long-time fan Williams bought his distinctive imitation tortoiseshell [[Metzler]] spectacles and pipe for £20,000, much more than their £2,000 to £4,000 estimate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp82lg6vjn1o|title=Robbie Williams paid £20,000 for Eric Morecambe's glasses|date=9 February 2025|website=BBC News}}</ref>

===Relationships and fatherhood===
[[File:Robbie Williams Cannes 2015 2.jpg|thumb|upright|Williams and [[Ayda Field]] in 2015]]
In 1997, Williams was in a month-long relationship with [[Spice Girls]] singer [[Melanie Chisholm]];<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/ex-spice-girl-mel-c-opens-1693592|title= Ex-Spice Girl Mel C opens up on affair with Robbie Williams |work=Mirror|date=18 December 2007}}</ref> also in 2000, Williams was in a short-term relationship with [[Geri Halliwell]], another member of Spice Girls.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a45740574/robbie-williams-geri-halliwell-relationship/|title=Robbie Williams and Geri Halliwell: When did they date? And why did they breakup?|last=Venn|first=Lydia|date=4 November 2023|work=Cosmopolitan|access-date=1 March 2024}}</ref>

In December 1997, he met [[All Saints (group)|All Saints]] singer [[Nicole Appleton]] while filming ''[[Top of the Pops]]''.<ref>[http://members.fortunecity.com/allsaints55/nic.htm Nicole in All Saints A-Z] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020911075119/http://members.fortunecity.com/allsaints55/nic.htm |date=11 September 2002}}</ref>{{Better reference|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=March 2025}} The following year, they started a on-and-off relationship, and at one point got engaged.<ref name="Mirror_2023_11_11">{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/robbies-williams-heartbreaking-response-after-31385059|title=Robbie Williams' heartbreaking response after Nicole Appleton was 'forced' to terminate the pregnancy the|last=Bains|first=Sanjeeta|date=11 November 2023|work=Mirror|access-date=1 March 2024}}</ref> In an autobiography she co-authored with her sister [[Natalie Appleton|Natalie]] titled ''Together'', Appleton revealed that she [[Abortion|terminated]] the pregnancy of her and Williams' baby after pressure from her record company, causing an immense emotional strain on their relationship. They broke up by 1999.<ref name="Mirror_2023_11_11" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/11914996.chapter-and-verse-of-life-at-the-top-profile-nicole-appleton-her-book-tells-of-the-abortion-of-the-baby-she-was-having-by-a-superstar-but-it-also-unwittingly-asks-uncomfortable-questions-about-the-nature-of-celebrity-reports-jennifer-cunningham/|title=Chapter and verse of life at the top profile Nicole Appleton|date=28 September 2023|work=The Herald|access-date=1 March 2024}}</ref> Williams would state in later interviews that he was ashamed of his actions during their relationship, citing himself as a "fucking awful boyfriend" [to Appleton]. Their relationship was portrayed heavily in the 2024 biopic ''[[Better Man (film)|Better Man]]''.

In May 2006, Williams started dating American actress [[Ayda Field]]. She was featured in the UFO documentary that Williams did for BBC Radio 4<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/apr/19/popandrock.spaceexploration |title=Jon Ronson heads deep into the Nevada desert with UFO obsessed Robbie Williams |work=The Guardian |date= 19 April 2008|access-date=23 December 2009 | location=London}}</ref> and took part in a field investigation he did in [[Trout Lake, Washington]], in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread389179/pg1 |title=And Robbie Williams Investigate UFOs at Gilliland Ranch, page 1 |publisher=Abovetopsecret.com |access-date=23 December 2009}}</ref> Williams and Field wed at his home in [[Mulholland Estates]] in [[Beverly Hills]] on 7 August 2010.<ref>{{cite news|last=McIntyre|first=Samantha|date=7 August 2010|url=https://people.com/tag/robbie-williams/|title=Pop Star Robbie Williams Weds|access-date=8 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815211447/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20408826%2C00.html|archive-date=15 August 2010|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/7934272/Robbie-Williams-marries-Ayda-Field-the-wedding-in-detail.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/7934272/Robbie-Williams-marries-Ayda-Field-the-wedding-in-detail.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Robbie Williams marries Ayda Field: the wedding in detail|work=Telegraph.co.uk|access-date=9 March 2017|language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref> They have four children: daughters Theodora and Colette,<ref>{{cite web|date=2019-03-01|title=Robbie Williams and Ayda Field welcome surrogate baby – BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45444998|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301050233/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45444998|archive-date=2019-03-01|access-date=2019-12-29}}</ref> and sons Charlton and Beau.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/mother-and-baby/2020021484816/robbie-williams-ayda-field-baby-news/|title=Robbie Williams and wife Ayda Field delight fans with surprise baby news|date=2020-02-14}}</ref> Williams's wife is [[Ashkenazi Jews|Ashkenazi Jewish]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jewish bridesmaid will be part of the royal wedding party on Friday |url=https://www.thejc.com/news/the-diary/jewish-bridesmaid-named-royal-wedding-party-princess-eugenie-1.470725 |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=www.thejc.com}}</ref> Williams considers his children to be Jewish.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grant |first=Brigit |title=Robbie Williams talks about his Jewish kids |url=https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/robbie-williams-talks-about-his-jewish-kids/ |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=www.jewishnews.co.uk |date=13 December 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref>

There have been questions about Williams's sexuality, with some speculating that he may be [[bisexual]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.queerty.com/robbie-williams-swings-both-ways-but-is-really-just-straight-pretending-to-be-gay-20131115/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131118070712/http://www.queerty.com/robbie-williams-swings-both-ways-but-is-really-just-straight-pretending-to-be-gay-20131115/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-11-18|title=Robbie Williams "Swings Both Ways" But Is Really Just "Straight Pretending To Be Gay" / Queerty|date=2013-11-18|access-date=2019-12-29}}</ref>{{Additional citation needed|date=March 2025}}

===Wealth===
In the 2011 ''[[Sunday Times Rich List]]'' of wealthiest people in the British music industry, his wealth was estimated at £90&nbsp;million. Williams is a lifelong supporter of football club [[Port Vale]], based in his home town of [[Stoke-on-Trent]], and in February 2006 he bought £240,000 worth of shares in the club, making him the largest [[shareholder]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/content/articles/2006/02/27/robbie_williams_vale_stake_feature.shtml |title=BBC Stoke & Staffordshire – Robbie buys into Vale |access-date=17 December 2006}}</ref> However, the club entered [[Administration (British football)|administration]] on 9 March 2012, and as a result Williams lost all of his shares in the club and received only a fraction of his original investment back.<ref>{{cite news|title=Port Vale formally enter administration|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17230886|access-date=9 March 2012|newspaper=[[BBC Sport]]|date=9 March 2012}}</ref>

===Charity===
[[File:Robbie Williams SoccerAid2006 Pre-Match Training.jpg|upright|thumb|right|Williams warming up for the 2006 edition of [[Soccer Aid]]]]
Williams has set up a charity in his home town of Stoke-on-Trent entitled ''Give It Sum'', its goal being to "improve local conditions and strengthen community life by giving money to those who are disadvantaged."<ref name="heathfeel" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/robbie/giveitsum/index.shtml |title=Robbie's Givin It Sum... |access-date=26 May 2007 |publisher=BBC |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041212055715/http://www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/robbie/giveitsum/index.shtml |archive-date=12 December 2004 }}</ref>

Williams, with the help of friend [[Jonathan Wilkes]], has organised charity football matches called [[Soccer Aid]] to raise money for [[UNICEF UK]]. A mixture of non-football celebrities and professional football players have played Soccer Aid matches in 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 at [[Old Trafford]], and [[Etihad Stadium]] in [[Manchester]] and [[Wembley Stadium]], [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]], and the [[London Stadium]] in London.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=60916 |title=Robbie Williams Kicks for Charity|work=Novinite=Sofia News Agency |date=23 March 2006}}</ref>

Williams has been the Patron of the children's charity the Donna Louise Trust, based in Stoke-on-Trent, since 2002. The charity offers respite and palliative care to [[terminally ill]] and life-limited children who are not expected to live past the age of 16.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.donnalouisetrust.org/ |title=Donna Louise Trust |publisher=Donna Louise Trust |access-date=23 December 2009 |archive-date=25 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091125052020/http://www.donnalouisetrust.org/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>