THE Robbie Williams (Robbie Williams) He admitted for the first time that he was secretly living with Tourette’s syndrome. The 51 -year -old pop star has revealed that the symptoms are now annoying, so his thoughts overwhelm him, not even the appearances in front of tens of thousands of fans screaming can drown.

Having been diagnosed with ADHD (attention deficit disorder) and fights with several addictions since becoming famous in the early 1990s, the famous artist has been hospitalized at times in a detox center, mainly for alcohol and drugs.

Tourette syndrome (Tourette) It is a neurological disorder characterized by the appearance of uncontrolled movements and sounds, called teak. Tabs can be body movements, such as at the same time movement of the hands and feet, jerking the head, sounds, etc. We once thought that this syndrome was rare. Now we know that it concerns 0.3-1% of the population.

Simple kinetic teaks are either a muscle or a group of muscles working functionally. For example, it may be eye-closing, throat or edges, etc. Complex kinetic teaks relate to multiple muscle groups and appear as almost deliberate movements or behaviors. For example, they may be touches of the self or others, jumps or other complex movements.

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Speaking in the first episode of the new season of Paul Whitehouse’s Podcast and Dr Mine Conkbayir, “I’m ADHD! No you’re not, ”Robbie Williams said he recently did autism test, which came out negative, but revealed” autistic characteristics “, including the stress caused by the abandonment of his safe space, his bed.

In addition, the singer said he was still afraid of tours, despite being playing in front of sold-out stages for decades as a solo singer, and before that, as a member of the band, “Pat that”.

“I just realized that I have Tourette syndrome, but it doesn’t come out”the artist said with disarming honesty. “It’s the annoying thoughts that exist in my head and I can’t drive them out. One would think that a stage full of people who express their love would act as (distraction), but whatever it is within me I cannot hear it. I can’t digest it »he added.

Finally, the singer explained that his mental health has influenced his tours and live performances, while admitting that he was still struggling to do so. “I have a very complicated relationship with tours and live performances. People say, “Oh, you will go tour? You have to be very, very excited.” Not exactly. I’m terrified ». It is worth noting that the countdown to Robbie Williams’ big concert in Greece has begun. The British pop star comes to Athens on Thursday, October 2, 2025. This is his third concert in Greece and the first in Kallimarmaro.

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The artist has sold over 85,000,000 discs worldwide, a colossal number that ranks him in the artists of the most sales of all time. Only in Great Britain has over 20,000,000 records and over 9,000,000 singles. The public worship is also reflected in huge numbers in ticket sales for his concerts, as he has won up to Guiness for the sales of 1,600,000 tickets in just one day for the Close Encounters Tour.

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