Robbie Williams said he was the target of a hitman at the height of his career.
The singer, who began his career with the band Take That, has actually revealed in a new interview that there was a bounty on his head several years ago.
He told The Mirror newspaper: “I never said it, but they put a contract on my head. I’ve never spoken about it publicly before. It’s over now. I have friends. This stuff is the hidden side of fame. At one point in my life, I was way too famous, like Michael Jackson. I became famous when I was 17, I was in a boy band at 16 and the band took off. When I was 21, I left to embark on a solo career, I sold millions of albums, I held the record for tickets sold in one day and all that…”
The singer, who released the album ‘The Christmas Present’ in 2019, also admitted to suffering from depression and anxiety due to his notoriety.
“Extreme fame and extreme success go hand in hand with anxiety, depression and mental illness,” he said. “There are several levels of fame and each affects you differently.”
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