Robbie Williams Jokes He 'Wants to Be Gay,' Calls Wife a 'Beard' in Bizarre Interview 20 Years After Suing Paper over Rumors

Mar. 15, 2025

Robbie Williams.Photo:ROBIN UTRECHT/ANP/AFP/Getty

ROBIN UTRECHT/ANP/AFP/Getty

Robbie Williamsis looking back on those rumors about his sexuality.

“I was more sad," Williams said. “Not about gay accusations because, look, I’ve done everything but suck a c—. Honestly, you’ve never met somebody that wants to be gay as much as me.”

Robbie Williams.Jaime Nogales/ Medios y Media/Getty

Jaime Nogales/ Medios y Media/Getty

“I’m a Port Vale fan and it’s like somebody going, ‘Well, you’re a Liverpool fan,' ” he said, using a sports analogy to explain further. “And me saying, ‘No, I’m not, I’m a Port Vale fan.' When somebody says you’re a Liverpool fan a hundred times, it’s like, ‘I’m not a f—ing Liverpool fan, why do people think I’m a Liverpool fan?'”

“You want to be an ally while at the same time protecting your own authenticity and your own life,” Willaims continued. “Besides, if I want to suck a c—, I’ll suck a c—. Who’s going to f—ing stop me? My wife? The beard!”

Williams married American actress Ayda Field in 2010. The couple shares four children.

Robbie Williams and Ayda Field.Karwai Tang/WireImage

Karwai Tang/WireImage

The ’90s heartthrob previously addressed his sexuality in 2016 in acover interview withAttitude.

“I was raised in a society where gay was the thing you leveled at somebody you wanted to hurt the most," he said at the time. “So then being exposed to this world that I loved being a part of… I took my first ecstasy at a gay club [and] had the most incredible time.”

“…because of the homophobia that there is out there, I was sort of left as a 21 year old going, ‘Actually, I don’t hate the gays… so does that mean that I’m gay, too? I was 21 or 22 and I was like, ‘Oh, that must mean that I’m somewhat gay, in some sort of way,' " continued Williams.

Williams said he has “big male crushes” often, “But I just can’t do the c—. I don’t enjoy looking at mine that much. So I can’t get ‘round that bit. And if I could, I would have because I like sex. I would have liked being able to have it on tap,” he told the outlet.

The former boy band member will be portrayed as a CGI monkey version of himself in theupcoming biopicBetter ManfromThe Greatest Showmandirector Michael Gracey.

Better Manhits theaters on Christmas Day.

source: people.com