Robbie Williams has developed "inside Tourette's" in the form of intrusive thoughts
The Angels hitmaker - who has been candid about his struggles with anxiety and being diagnosed with ADHD - claimed he has discovered he has the inherited neurological condition, which impacts people through involuntary tics.
4 October 2025
As reported by the Daily Mail, he told Paul Whitehouse and Dr Mine Conkbayir's podcast I'm ADHD! No You're Not in an upcoming episode: "I've just realised that I have Tourette's, but they don't come out.
"They are intrusive thoughts that happen, I was just walking down the road the other day, and I realised that these intrusive thoughts are inside Tourettes. It just doesn't come out.
"Not only that, you would think that a stadium full of people professing their love to you would work as [a distraction], but whatever it is inside me cannot hear it. I cannot take it in."
The 51-year-old pop star has also been open about his issues with addiction, and the impact of being on the road.
He said: "I have a very complicated relationship with touring and performing live. People say, 'Oh, you going on tour? You must be really, really excited.'
"Not really. I'm terrified, right? I'm terrified.
"I mask like I'm an Olympian at masking because what I managed to do, to my detriment as well, is I will look full of bravado and look pompous and look smug and do these grand gestures, which have worked for me because they put my face on the poster and people still buy tickets.
"But actually, what's happening is, I feel like the opposite of that all the time."
In the new podcast episode - which will be available on Thursday (02.10.25) - Robbie also opened up taking an online test recently to see if he had any symptoms of autism.
He added: "It turns out I'm not (autistic), but I've got autistic traits. And it's around, social stuff, it's about interaction."
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