Editing Robbie Williams (section)

===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}}