Robbie Williams has revealed he has Tourette syndrome and battles “intrusive thoughts” in his daily life.
The Angels singer has been open about his neurodiversity in the past, revealing he battles anxiety, PTSD, and ADHD.
The 51-year-old has now revealed he has “inside Tourette’s”, describing it as intrusive thoughts that “don’t come out”, and also displays “autistic traits”.
Tourette syndrome - which singer Lewis Capaldi also has - is an inherited neurological condition which can cause involuntary rapid and repeated movements or vocal sounds called tics.
“I've just realised that I have Tourette’s, but they don't come out,” the former Take That star shared on Paul Whitehouse and Dr Mine Conkbayir's podcast, I'm ADHD! No You're Not.
“They are intrusive thoughts that happen, I was just walking down the road the other day, and I realised that these intrusive thoughts are inside Tourettes. It just doesn't come out.
“Not only that, you would think that a stadium full of people professing their love to you would work as [a distraction], but whatever it is inside me cannot hear it. I cannot take it in.”
Williams also recently took an online autism test, which came back negative but revealed he has “autistic traits”, such as anxiety about leaving his bed.
“It turns out I'm not [autistic], but I've got autistic traits. And it's around, social stuff, it's about interaction,” he explained.
He said he wanted to get an “understanding of why I feel so uncomfortable in my skin,” especially when he leaves his room.
“When I'm in bed, that's my comfort zone. Anywhere outside of that bed is my discomfort zone,” the Rock DJ singer said.
“It's getting better. It was awful through my horrendous twenties, bad through my thirties, my forties started to get better and I'm on an upward curve, but I'm still uncomfortable in my skin.
“Much like I have sought out medication to fix it, I'm constantly still looking for the reason and the whys.”
Williams revealed his mental health has also deeply affected his touring and playing live shows.
“I have a very complicated relationship with touring and performing live. People say, ‘Oh, you going on tour? You must be really, really excited.’ Not really. I'm terrified, right? I'm terrified,” he admitted.
“I mask like I'm an Olympian at masking because what I managed to do, to my detriment as well, is I will look full of bravado and look pompous and look smug and do these grand gestures, which have worked for me because they put my face on the poster and people still buy tickets.
“But actually, what's happening is, I feel like the opposite of that all the time.”
Williams - who has four kids with wife Ayda Field - previously said he has an “addictive personality” and joked that he “collects” his mental health diagnoses like “Scout badges”.
“Oh, I’ve got them all. Dyspraxia, dyslexia, ADHD, neurodiversity, body dysmorphia, hypervigilance...” he shared to Caitlin Moran in a chat for The Times.
“There’s a new one that I acquired recently: HSP. Highly sensitive person. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
“Obviously I have an addictive personality. I haven’t got narcissistic personality disorder or split personality disorder, though.
“I looked at them last week and, obviously, I chose all the worst options. So, if I did have it, I would proudly tell you. But I am collecting them all, like Scout badges.”
