Robbie Williams opens up about his struggle with body dysmorphia

Brit singing sensation Robbie Williams has opened up about his recent weight loss that has left fans worried about his health.

Pop star Robbie Williams has given a raw account about his struggles with weight and body dysmorphia saying what his mind sees is a “f--king disaster”.

The former Take That singer opened up about his skinny frame after fans reacted to his recent weight loss.

In a post to his 2.7million Instagram followers, the 49-year-old Brit singer shared a drawing with two characters over the words “My ideal goal weight is people being worried about me”.

One character says “It’s gone too far”, while the other replies “Aw, bless you”.

Robbie Williams raw post on Instagram.

In the caption, Williams says: “So, If a genie appeared and said you can either have your superpower be the ability to fly or eat what you want and remain at your goal weight?

“I would go for goal weight eating every day. What about you?”

The pop star performing in Denmark last month. Picture: AFP

He continued: “I could write a book about self-loathing where my body image is concerned. Like pure self-hatred, The ugliness of feeling ugly. I’m body dysmorphic and on top of being dysmorphic at times, I can be 40+ pounds overweight.

“So you can imagine what my mind sees. Or maybe you can’t either way it’s a f*****g disaster.

Robbie Williams shocked fans with his stunning weight loss. Picture: Instagram

“At the moment I’m skinny... But me being me, my mind is going, ‘F*****g great Rob, you managed to get skinny and now your old, congrats, golf clap.

“The struggle is real, the sadness shocking. I’ve had it all my life. And it won’t abate.”(sic)

Robbie Williams (bottom left) during his days in Take That. Other members pictured: Jason Orange, Mark Owen, Gary Barlow, Howard Donald. Picture: Getty Images

His wife, Ayda Field, has previously said Williams was so affected by the press dubbing him the ‘fat one’ during His Take That days he has been on a diet ever since.

“At 15, 16 he was called the fat dancer from Take That. That sucks,” she said at the time.

It comes after the Feel singer last week revealed he had undergone cosmetic procedures that left him looking like the comic book character Desperate Dan.

“One time I had a few things done, botox, fillers and something done to my chin that made me look like desperate Dan. Perhaps (about) 5 years ago,” he said.

“Nothing since then. It was when I was on the Graham Norton Show with Justin Timberlake, Daniel Radcliffe and Anna Kendrick.”

He said art therapy has helped him deal with anxiety and depression.

“It used to be cocaine and strippers – now it’s colouring in,” he joked.

If you need help, there is support.

Butterfly Foundation helpline and chat: 1800 33 46 73, butterfly.org.au

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