Robbie Williams is undisputedly an incredible entertainer – as the 50,000 Kiwis who saw him perform at Mission Estate in Hawke’s Bay last month will attest.
But behind the flamboyant onstage performances and the string of hit songs that have made him one of the world’s most successful popstars is a man who has struggled with the downsides of fame.
Now the British star has given fans a warts-and-all look at what his life has been like since the boy band he was part of, Take That, becamehe confronts his demons by watching hours of behind-the-scenes footage of him filmed over three decades – much of which he hadn’t previously seen – and talks about what he was going through at the time.