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Robbie Williams “Triggered By Fans’ Requests For Photographs And Autographs”


The former Take That singer said he was approached for a fan picture on a plane.

Robbie Williams has shared details of his social anxiety, explaining it triggers his discomfort whenever he is approached by fans for photographs and autographs. These incidents prompted Williams to call for people to reconsider that celebrities should be accessible 24/7 – “like you’re the mayor of the best town.” The singer, the subject of recent biopic Better Man in which he is portrayed by a CGI chimpanzee, has a previous well-documented history of substance abuse and depression.

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