Coronavirus: Robbie Williams 'prayed away symptoms' while isolating to protect young family

Robbie Williams said he turned to prayer when he began to feel coronavirus symptoms during a three week quarantine - and felt the symptoms dissipate as a result.

The 46-year-old Rock DJ singer secluded himself away for 21 days to protect his young family from the risks of COVID-19 when he returned home to Los Angeles from a trip to Australia last month.

Robbie - who is married to 40-year-old American actress Ayda Field - is father to seven-year-old daughter Theodora, five-year-old son Charlton, 18-month-old daughter Colette, and one-month-old son Beau.

He says he thought of his young family as he prayed after he began to develop what he thinks were coronavirus symptoms while in self isolation.

Robbie Williams self isolated to protect wife Ayda Field and their four children as he feared he had contracted coronavirus (Ayda Field Williams/Instagram)

“I could feel my body was getting lethargic and tired and heavy and I convinced myself I’d got coronavirus,” he told The Sun on Sunday as he described being apart from his family while locked away in a nearby AirBnB.

“I never normally do it but I got down on my knees and prayed. I thought about my wife and family,” he revealed.

“Within 30 seconds I had lifted my vibration and was in love,” he went on.

Robbie said the thought of his wife and children helped him survive coronavirus symptoms (Ayda Field Williams/Instagram)

“And you know what? The symptoms went away and the fear went away,” he claims.

Last weekend, Ayda shared video of Robbie being reunited with his two eldest children after he had been in self-isolation for three weeks.

Video showed Theodora - affectionately nicknamed by the couple as Teddy - and Charlton looking down the driveway together as Ayda asked them if they could see anyone they recognised.

Robbie self isolated after a trip to Australia (Ayda Field Williams/Instagram)

The young children both shouted out “daddy” as they could see Robbie approaching.

The former Take That star beamed as he walked with his arms outstretched and his children ran towards him.

Bending down, Robbie scooped up Teddy and hugged her, before dropping to his knees to embrace his son.

Robbie opted to self isolate for three weeks following a trip to Australia (EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)

Ayda explained that the children had been living without their father for 21 days.

Sharing the video, she wrote: “@robbiewilliams After 3 weeks...REUNITED!”

Robbie and Ayda have been using social media to boost the spirits of fans - with Robbie treating followers to karaoke sessions, while Ayda has been uploading hilarious workouts.

Rob has encouraged fans to look after themselves amid the ongoing pandemic, saying on Instagram last week: “Keep safe. Wash your hands. Be kind.”