Robbie Williams Shares That He Has Been Diagnosed With Autism

Robbie Williams has disclosed that he was recently diagnosed with autism.

The Daily Mail reported on Thursday night that the chart-topping singer told fans during a Q&A session to promote his clothing range: “I have ADHD, and I just found out I have a bit of autism as well”.

The Angels singer went on to claim that he “actually fucking loves” his diagnosis with the neurodevelopmental condition “because it explains so much” about himself.

“It is my get-out-of-jail-free card now,” he quipped, claiming that he will now “just say, ‘sorry, I’m autistic’” as an explanation for what he described as “all the weird shit that I do”.

Robbie previously claimed that he’d received three different ADHD diagnoses over the years, the first being in 2006.

He’s also shared his experiences of living with “intrusive thoughts”, which he has compared to “inside Tourette’s” that “don’t come out”.

Robbie first rose to fame when he was a teenager, as part of the pop group Take That, with whom he racked up seven UK number ones in the early 1990s.

After leaving the boyband, he embarked on a hugely successful solo career, that has so far seen him release 16 number one albums, surpassing a record previously held by The Beatles earlier this year thanks to the release of his latest collection, Britpop.

He also holds the title for the most Brit Award wins, with a total of 18, as well as two Grammy nominations.

In 2024, Robbie’s life story was also adapted into a musical biopic by The Greatest Showman director Michael Gracey, titled Better Man, which infamously featured a CGI monkey as its central figure.

Last month, Robbie was one of the A-list stars who performed during the Fifa World Cup final across the pond, and ended up sparking an accidental viral video when he was being interviewed behind the scenes.