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Robbie Williams has been admitted into rehab for treatment for his dependency on prescription drugs, his spokeswoman said today.
The popstar, who turns 33 today, has entered a clinic in the US.
“Robbie Williams has today been admitted into a treatment centre in America for his dependency on prescription drugs,” said the singer’s spokeswoman, Bryony Watts, refusing to comment any further on the matter.
The former Take That star has a well-documented history of drug and alcohol addiction, and has talked publicly about battling against his demons.
In an interview with the Big Issue last December, he told how he found himself searching the internet for negative stories about himself, saying: "Being an addictive personality or having a mental problem of sorts - you search for the stuff that's going to tell you that what you think about yourself is true. And when you do, it's heartbreaking, because you validate your own insecurities."
Last year Williams was fined £60 in Queensland, Australia while on tour after smoking cigarettes on stage on two consecutive nights at a non-smoking venue. After giving up drugs and alcohol, smoking was his only vice, he said at the time.
The singer, who now lives mainly in Los Angeles, has recently seen Take That reform, their efforts leading to a number one album and single, while his own recent endeavours have been less successful.
Although his last album, Rudebox, topped the charts in October, it has received mixed reviews – including being nominated for Worst Album in the NME Awards – and overall sales have been relatively disappointing.
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Robbie,
I sincerely hope you find this and that it does boost your confidence, because as you can see, so many people love you.
My aunt and myself love you. We spent this evening listening to all of your albums and it was topped by Rudebox, which is my new favourite album. I have listened to it three times today - and that's not kidding.
My friends and I go around school quoting the lyrics to rudebox at each other, and we really enjoy your music. You really are a star.
Personal opinion coming in here: you are much more worthy of a top record than Take That ever will be. I did not enjoy their new album, and will always choose Rudebox over everything else.
I love you Robbie, and I sincerely hope that you get better soon, for you deserve it....
And, BY THE WAY, you are gorgeous, so stop feeling so bad about yourself.
You have so many fans, and we all love you.
The night of the 12th birthday was spent in Manchester watching you live, and it was the BEST birthday ever.
Love xxx
Katt Bray, Brussels,
I Love you Robbie, I felt really sad on what is happening to you.
I am also very proud of you because you are a man now, you can confront your problems and act upon them. Only a real man can do that. Do not feel bad about what other people think, you are yourself and always be yourself, not matter what. Your music is great and you are a great person, how do I know that is because you love your mum and your family and that is the sign of a good man.
Take care Robbie I am not religious person but if there is any God youll be alright forever.
I went to your concert I waited to see you 10 hours and I will do it again without thinking it....
Many best wishes
Marta Segura, Sydney, NSW
Dear Robbie ! You have great personality and this was a big step to admit your problem and doing something about it , that took great courage. Robs you are great I love you music and verrrry original videos. Now just take godd care of yourself and make sureto be tops and give what you do best perm gooood music. Love you
Josianne, santa lucia, Malta
Robbie, I can only praise you for recognising and wanting to fix your problem. You've beaten your demons before and you can beat this one too. No everyone will love you or your work ... but that's okay. It really is. Your family and your true fans will always be there for you. I think you should line up all your fans and let each of us give you a BIG HUG...My 7 year old son is sad for you but I told him you will come out on top. Love you heaps. Hope you got your birthday card.
Joyce, Perth, Australia
Robbie .... You provide so much pleasure with your music and your shows that all your fans love you and will stick with you no matter what. Get well and Stay Strong.... My prayers will be with you .... I luv you.
p.s. We love you here in Canada too !
Renee Leigh, Winnipeg,
Hey Robbie
You are fabulous artist and no one does it better than you my angel!! Do what ya gotta do, you are THE BEST then start planning another sellout concert here in Oz will ya!!!
Cheers Love ya
stevenson, Sydney, nsw
robbie with all the pleasure you have given to so many millions of people hey have a well deserved rest and then please let those angels help you saw you at milton keynes still on high even now you have so much to give and so many people who want what you have to give come on robbie you know your the best
s.collyer, leicestershire, u.k
Robbie - your music touches so many people and this is a truly a great gift. I think you need to take a look at yourself and relise what you have. Your way to critical of yourself. and remember Everyone makes mistakes.
You need to move to Australia and take it easy.
All the best with your recovery. We love you
Trace, Parkes, Australia
Good luck to you, Robbie
No matter what happens your fans will stick by you and support you through everything - we love you!
Take some time out, look after yourself and come back fighting!
xx
Lisa Williams, Ellesmere, England
we are all behind you Mr Williams! cant even imagine how you must feel,give it your best shot and if you dont suceed today hey ho theres always tommorow
emma fells, kirby, england
Hay Robbie you need to chill out stop trying to please everyone in the world, take a few years off and move to Australia. You will not find true love until you learn to love yourself.
zoe, Rockhampton , Australia
Toughn up Robbie...!
Where's tha hard ass we all no n love..! Every single one ov ur concerts have sold out..n u think ur not good enuf..! Get off it..u r a living ledgend!!! U hav so many ppl who look up to you..show them a good role model!
I Love ya..keep ya chin up x
Bonnie, Roxby Downs, S.A
Robbie you are only human. We wish you the very best for your recovery. It takes courage to recognise when one needs help - you should be proud of your efforts.
Tonche, Melbourne, Australia
love ya robbie. rudebox is fab and you were awesome in milton keynes. get better soon
melanie swain, colwyn bay, united kingdom
A self effacing poppet , super fellow !
David, Shrewsbury, UK
love ya robbie. rudebox is fab. you were awesome in milton keynes. get better soon x
melanie swain, colwyn bay, united kingdom
Best Wishes Robbie, You can do it, your a wonderful entertainer and a wonderful person. Hang in there Bud.
Alison, Nelson, New Zealand
You will ALWAYS be loved Robbie!Rudebox was a masterpiece,you get better all the time, please get better soon,love
laura moody, isle of wight, england
I just want to say that i think Robbie is the Most Greatest Performer i have ever seen in my life. I really wish him all the best and i hope for a speedy recovery for him. Everything about Robbie's music and career make me laugh and feel good about myself. I just oneday hope that i can meet him and tell him personnaly. Robbie get well soon.
Love your work
Emma, Toowoomba, Australia / QLD
Good luck Robbie..
An excellent tour, you must be exausted
I have suffered with depression, my mum pass away
and my two sisters emigrated and went to live in Australia, one of them went to your Perth concert (wished it was me).
It was a really sad time in my life, but I pulled through and so will you, addiction (cigerettes was mine) I read a book called "easy way to give up smoking" by Allen Carr and decided nothing was going to control me. It's been nearly 6 weeks and I haven't touched a ciggerette after 20 years of been addicted to cigerettes. Will post the book to you, look out for it. Have a lovely rest, step back from the world for a while and relax.
Christine Grieve, Covengtry, England
Robbie
You are the Greatest !
Get Well soon and dont let negative comments get you down!!!
You have so many fans who are truly supporting you
Take care of you
My thoughts are with you loads of Love
sara driver, Northwich, Cheshire
good luck robbie you need to believe in yourself more,you have a lot of good family and friends to support you.
debra, swansea, wales
you are STRONG think about all you have overcome. I saw you at Knebworth i could not find the words to express how i felt. You were the best what i show. lots of Love x
valerie machin, PETERBOROUGH, England
Find the real you...you are so talented and special....don't deny who you really are in your soul.
Allow yourself to accept that love can be real.
Take That took that ....never look back.
Love love love
Maggie Diane and CoCo xxxx
Maggie, HAMPTON, MDDX
hi robbie dont let the demons win fight them all the way take care love and hugs xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
clare, kirkby in ashfield, england
really hope everything gets a good ending!
all the best Robbie, we all love you!!
Maris, Tallinn, Estonia
Robbie i love you and know you will come throgh this
love you lots and lots
Emma-Jane, 15, Scotland
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p.s. HAPPY (BELATED) BIRTHDAY
Emma-Jane Steele, Prestonpans, Scotland
Your simply the best, get better real soon.
joanne taylor, borehamwood , great britain
Robbie, we all love you and we know your gonna get through this...your 1 of my favorite artists and i think your new album was really good... hope you feel better soon x x
Lorna , cambridge,
There are lots of people with these issues, I had depression for 7 years. I just hope you obtain the help and peace I think you're searching for. You are loved and my positive thoughts and heart is with you. Forever your fan...
Kirsten, Herts,
don't give up, figth you'r a great person u have lots of people who loves u in my contry and all over the world.
gaby, mexico city, mexico
Robbie, I wish I could save you! Inside that outrageous and huge personality is just a shy little kid with insecurities just like all of us. Let's face it, this proves you are only human and I'm sure that being Robbie Williams is not as easy as people think. I hope you ride it out and get on top of it as soon as possible, it's really not the end of the world, think of it as the beginning of a new chapter in your life. Thinking of you.
Melissa Full, Sydney, Australia
Hi Rob,
Wishing you all the best. I'm sad that you make so many people so happy when you are so unhappy yourself. Please get better soon. You deserve evrything that is great in life. I absolutely loved your shows in Sydney and Melbourne.
Take care
Sally, Sydney, Australia
Robbie, you can do it !See you in Belgrade soon - I hope so!
Danijela, Pirot, Serbia
rob
just watched the brits, so pleased for Take That until they did their speech, so wanted them to say something to you, when they didn't they lost my respect big style ! Rob your are the man ,,I am too old for you, not fit enough for you but wish you happy & healthy
Talulah77, milcombe, oxon
Oh poor Robbie! We all love you and hope that you overcome this problem as soon as possioble and become stronger and happier then ever. Well all deserve that!! All the best xxxxxx
Michelle, Sydney, Australia
Robbie,
All the best mate! Dont listen to your enemies!
Saw you in Dublin 2003. Awesome.
Take that are back for a bit. They are a POP act You are a ROCK act - different world completely. You will survive long after their fleating fame dissapears.
God Bless Ya!
M.tattersall, Bangor, WALES
Hang in there man. You still have alot of music to dance to and we want to be part of the ride.
Proud of you. xx :-)
Karen, Blenheim, New Zealand
Robbie get well soon, I think you need me !!!!!!!!!
lots of love
Sharon, Middx, London
i can see how take thats recent success may cause robbie to be even more depessed, but he himself is very successful, he is one of our best solo artists ( and my fave when he was in take that )
i wish himwell and hope to see him back soon- and i bought the rudebox album and thought it was brill
xxx
Rachel, Liverpool,
Robbie,
We all love you, you are a love of the English. You have proved them all wrong thousands of times already, you will do it again and continue to for years to come.
So in the words of Russel Brand, 'Send the love to Robbie' !
xoxoxox
Lara, Liverpool,
I wish you also the best for all!! Happy Birthday again, happy Valentine's Day and all my Love for you!! I think you and your new Album rock!!!! My favourite is Lovelight and the "Pet Shop Boys" song- hee hee
Kisses,
Marija , San Francisco, USA
By putting yourself first and taking control is a good step. I don't know how hard it will be to give up a dependency, I'm fortunate I've not had to cross this road but I really hope you can crack it. Hopefully you will leave in a better more positive frame of mind and accept that you are good at what you do even if some folk don't think so and say negative things. Get over this hurdle and hopefully see life in a brighter light.
Look after yourself and hope to see you back when you are well.
Karen Harrison, Emsworth, Hampshire, UK
Best Belated Birthday wishes... take the time and take care of yourself... hope to see your smiling face soon
Gwyn, Pleasant Hill, USA/CA
Rudebox is wiked, it`s obviously an adult album and cannot be appreciated by those whomare not one. I think it tops anything that is on the Brit Awards right now and at least he hastheguts to talk about real issues that affect all of us everyday people unlike those that talk about love and perfection. I`m from the ghetto and study at university, I don`t need my art spoon fed!
Christine Appleby, Slough, U.K.
On hearing the news today brought tears to my eyes! Thinking of your gig in Glasgow, you were amazing and looked on top of the world. Please don't let the critics get you down, you will get over this.......you are the KING of POP...get well soon xxx
Catherine , South Shields, UK
Robbie...hope you feel better soon hun. You've got a lot of people that genuinely care about the real YOU. At least you're trying to get help which is good....We'll be thinking about you...all our love Kat, J, Rossi, Kizzi and Rio x x x x
Kat, St Asaph, Denbigshire, North Wales
for every negative there is a positive its easy to remember the bad and forget all the good. robbie is a top bloke what you see is what you get.
i hope he gets well real quick xx
marianne, essex, england
Hey Robbie - take care of you & get better soon so we can get some more of your great entertainment - we all love you heaps.
Mandy & Aimee, Geelong, Australia
say you last year in glasgow and was brilliant. Hope you get better soon. love you lots xxxxxxx
carol, ST ANDREWS, scotland
fighting any addiction is hard, even if you have privacy, which robbie doesnt.
Get well Robbie, but do it without listening to anyone, except the people you know love and care for you.
JB, bath, england
The guy is a legend, hope he gets well soon,
niall gardiner, belfast, ULSTER
you got a lot of courage, and it'll be worth it. bon voyage always!
iris, gresgen village,
Robbie you are a great man Me and my mates saw you in concert in Milton Keynes You WERE FANTASTIC Hurry up and get better darling we love you loads,You are the BEST PERFORMER EVER Love you loads
Tracey North, Kidderminster.Worcs, United Kingdom
All the best rob let's hope he get's throught this and finally sorts himself out once and for all
Lilly, london, london
It's a fine line between taking your medication and giving in to the temptation of a little extra comfort Robbie - believe me it's one I've walked for a few years now. Depression sucks, especially if you suffer with anxiety too. I wish you well buddy!
Paul Bunch, Oxford, UK
Hey Robbie,
Yip, only those who suffer with their own mental problems of all sorts can understand the pain, the suffering, the highs, the lows. I do empathise with you.
I'm praying for you Robbie.
Ask yourself: "How serious are you about changing?"
xxx.
Neelloc, Pretoria, South Africa
Robbie, i love you and know you will come throughat the other end. Please prove them all wrong xx
P.S Happy (Belated) Birthday
Emma-Jane Steele, Prestonpans, Scotland
Saw you last year at MK, you were amazing!!!
Good luck at the Brits, and get better soon
Love from all your fans
xxxxxxxx
Lucy, Cambridge,
We do all love you Robbie you are the best thing to come out of Take That, you rocked in Hampden in September, Get well soon & get youself back.
Arlene, Forfar, Angus
Robbie ...please get well soon!
my heart is with you..i've been there
take care...lots of love xxxxx
Ann, Sydney, Australia
Don't let fame take you away from normality.Friends and family will always support you.Take care.Will see you back in sunny Scotland wearing your kilt having a real laugh.
Beverley Dow, Dunfermline,Fife, Scotland
Very sad to hear your news Robbie. Your in thoughts. Take Care. Hang in there.
BERNADETTE BARKER, WATFORD, England
Robbie we all love you lots, hang in there. All my thoughts and love are with you. xxx
HILARY, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, england
get well robbie
many people love you
sharona, r, israel
I would like to send my best wishes to Robbie Williams today as he continues to battle with his demons. He has never tried to hide his problems and his fans love him for that. I hope he will be back soon
Dawn Batchelor, Taunton, UK