Robbie Williams says “you have by no means met any person that desires to be homosexual as a lot as me”

Robbie Williams has mentioned he wasn’t bothered by previous accusations of him being homosexual, saying that “you’ve by no means met any person that desires to be homosexual as a lot as me”.

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The topic got here up in an interview with The Guardian when the previous Take That star was requested in regards to the time he sued a newspaper for libel in 2004 when it revealed an interview along with his alleged “secret homosexual lover”, suggesting that he was deceiving the general public by claiming he was having intercourse with girls to cover his “sordid gay encounters with strangers”. Williams received substantial damages and an apology.

Williams requested the interviewer, Michael Cragg, his sexuality. After Cragg mentioned he was homosexual, Williams replied: “OK, I’ll ask you this: There's a entrance cowl of a newspaper that's learn by thousands and thousands and a woman has mentioned you could have carried out cunnilingus on her by a canal. Do you, as a homosexual particular person, sue the newspaper?”

Cragg mentioned he wouldn’t sue however would nonetheless be aggravated about being falsely represented.

“I used to be aggravated. I used to be extra unhappy,” Williams continued. “Not about homosexual accusations as a result of look, I’ve executed every part however suck a cock. Truthfully, you’ve by no means met any person that desires to be homosexual as a lot as me.

“I’m a Port Vale fan and it’s like any person going, ‘Properly you’re a Liverpool fan.’ And me saying, ‘No I’m not, I’m a Port Vale fan.’ When any person says you’re a Liverpool fan 100 occasions it’s like, ‘I’m not a fucking Liverpool fan, why do individuals suppose I’m a Liverpool fan?!’”

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Later, he added: “You wish to be an ally whereas on the similar time defending your individual authenticity and your individual life. Moreover, if I wish to suck a cock, I’ll suck a cock. Who’s going to fucking cease me? My spouse? The beard!”

Williams is gearing as much as launch his new biopic, Higher Man, which can be launched on Boxing Day. In it, the singer is depicted as a CGI monkey, and the movie tells the story of his life and profession – from his early days in childhood to his first style of success with boyband Take That.

He lately revealed that former bandmate Gary Barlow received an early take a look at the biopic and his response prompted Williams to melt the way in which Barlow – who he has had a contentious relationship with – within the ultimate edits.

“We had a fractious relationship. Within the script, I communicate how I assumed again then, which wasn’t complimentary to Gaz, and we despatched him the script,” Williams mentioned (by way of Daily Mail). “He rang me and, he’s a grown-up and there was no effing or pointing fingers, and he was like, ‘Rob, I come off worse than Darth Vader within the first half.’”

In different information, Williams lately got here to the protection of Oasis following the controversy across the dynamic pricing tickets of their 2025 reunion tour.

“I don’t consider that Oasis knew. Liam undoubtedly didn’t know ​“that is how a lot tickets are going to value. We’re going to do that factor referred to as dynamic pricing.” I solely learn about dynamic pricing due to Oasis.”

Williams believes that the backlash has taught the music trade that they “can’t take the piss”. He added, “That entire dynamic pricing factor, it even made me go: ​’Fuck, I should be in some type of assembly.’ Or simply go: ​’Let’s not have that occur!’”