Robbie Williams' wife Ayda Field has opened up about a heartbreaking phone call that led to a temporary split in their relationship.
This revelation is part of Robbie's new Netflix documentary, which starts on November 8. The four-part series titled Robbie Williams, offers an intimate look into the life of the Rock DJ star. Robbie, 49, and Ayda, 44, have been happily married since 2010. However, Ayda reveals there was a time when Robbie ended their relationship due to his struggles with addiction.
She shares how the former Take That member called her one morning, just before his 33rd birthday, confessing that his team was sending him to rehab. A tearful Ayda recalls: "It was my entry into addiction," as she remembered the first time she'd seen Robbie taking drugs.
"You wouldn't notice his personality change but all of a sudden he would throw up watching TV," she said. Robbie also confessed that at the height of his addiction problems, he thought he would be better off dead. "There was a sense of… It would be better if I passed away, I didn't care and it would be alright," he admitted. "For me to change I'd need to be dying, die or stop what you're doing."
Ayda previously shared a heart-wrenching story about their relationship on Loose Women. She said: "I remember it was 2am and I called him and I was like, 'I am just getting on the highway' and he's like, 'Are you driving? Call me when you get home.' "And he is like, 'I can't be in a relationship, I have to get better and I can't be with you. I have to break up with you."
She continued: "And it was like, I understood it because I saw that he was unwell and I remember thinking, 'I just want you to get better.'" Ayda admitted she was "so crestfallen" adding: "He was my soulmate and then he was gone."
Robbie woke up in rehab on his 33rd birthday, but later reunited with Ayda. The LA-based couple got married in 2010 and have four children together, Teddy, 10, Charlie, eight, Coco, four, and Beau, three.
The Angels star described how difficult it was watching the new series, saying he had to pause or fast forward some footage as he found it too painful. He confessed: "It was like watching a crash you were involved in, but in slo-mo. It was like enduring your mental illness at a very, very slow pace, over a very, very long time. And it's a niche thing to experience, you know. There aren't many support groups for it."
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