Robbie Williams says fame is ‘toxic’ and celebrities are ‘deeply unhappy and desperate’

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Robbie Williams has said fame is 'toxic' and claimed that any celebrity who says they are happy is being "inauthentic". The singer, who first found fame at the age of 16 as a member of pop boyband Take That, said: "Everybody is intoxicated with the thought of what fame is. “Even though the examples all around you are of people falling down, getting tripped up, becoming mentally ill, being deeply unhappy, resentful, agoraphobic, desperate, behaving in ways they normally wouldn’t. "He continued: "That’s the truth of celebrity, that’s what 'that' is. "There are no opposite cases you can point to besides completely inauthentic stars from America who have managed to hide behind publicists; no examples where you can go, 'There’s a well-rounded person that’s thoroughly enjoying his lot. '"He doesn’t exist. "The 48-year-old star also spoke about his battle with drugs, including "colossal, heart-stopping amounts" of cocaine before he entered rehab in 2007, but said becoming a dad has helped him stay on the straight and narrow.

The Angels singer, who said his very existence consisted of cigarettes, alcohol, weed, prescription drugs, added in the interview with The Sunday Times that he has now gained perspective due to marriage and fatherhood.

He and wife Ayda Field share four children, with whom he said he "can take delight in knowing that I’m incredibly f*****g lucky to have. "The star also candidly admitted that he has a "constant fight" over his weight because of "an addictive nature that finds a loophole in sugar".

The singer has previously spoken out about his fears of becoming "irrelevant" in the industry and how much his struggles with fame and his own demons have been the bane of his life.