Robbie says it’s a ‘vulnerable time to be in the media’ (Picture: Franziska Krug/Getty Images)
Robbie Williams has shared his fears of being cancelled ahead of the release of his biopic and Netflix docuseries later this year.
The 48-year-old will be the subject of Better Man – the ‘musical fantasy’ movie about his life – and a separate documentary following the ups and downs of his career.
But, while he is excited for the upcoming projects, he has also revealed that he is ‘nervous’ about his life ‘being in the crosshairs again’ after so long.
The Angels hitmaker joined two lifelong fans of his on their podcast Robbie Williams Rewind to give a two-hour-long interview about his career, where he made the confession.
He said of the projects: ‘I’m both excited and nervous. I’m not nervous that it isn’t any good because what I’ve seen has blown me away.
‘The thing that I’m nervous about is being in the crosshairs again because the film’s coming out and the Netflix thing’s coming out and I haven’t been truly economically viable to the lesser energies associated with the media for a long time, which has made my life enjoyable and made all of this possible.
Robbie’s life and career will be the subject of the biopic Better Man (Picture: Lars Reimann/SIPA/Shutterstock)
He will also be the focus of an upcoming Netflix documentary (Picture: Lars Reimann/SIPA/Shutterstock)
‘I need these couple of things for the wind behind my sails for the third part of my life, they’re vital,’ he continued.
‘But if they are a success then for however long a time I become in the crosshairs again and it’s a very vulnerable time to be in the media right now.’
He continued: ‘You can get cancelled for anything, and I’m not talking about sexual, I’m just talking about anything that you say, what particular day you wake up on the wrong side of history, you are a relic from the last century where we thought and felt different things.
Robbie shares three children with his wife Ayda Field (Picture: David M. Benett/Getty Images)
‘You are 15 seconds away from being cancelled at any moment and that doesn’t feel comfortable.’
Robbie – who shares three children with wife Ayda Field – then opened up on how he worries his ‘daftness’ could be his downfall.
‘Especially for somebody like me who just shoots from the hip with silliness, not shoots from the hip with opinions about how the world should be,’ he added.
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‘Just jokes and laughter and daftness, so there are two ways of looking at it.
‘I’m very looking forward to it coming out and being a success because success feels great but at the same time being in those crosshairs makes me feel vulnerable.’
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‘It’s a very vulnerable time to be in the media right now.’
