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\nRobbie Williams will perform at Thomond Park in Limerick next summer<\/p>\n
Robbie Williams has opened up about overcoming a “huge amount of imposter syndrome”, saying he has reached a point in his life where he feels incredibly “lucky” and “grateful” to be doing what he does.<\/p>\n
The former Take That star, who is set to play two gigs at Limerick’s Thomond Park next summer, reflected on how his attitude towards his career and success has changed as he has got older.<\/p>\n
Speaking to Brendan O’Connor on RT\u00c9 Radio 1, the 52-year-old singer admitted that he once struggled to believe he deserved his success.<\/p>\n
“There was a huge amount of imposter syndrome, a huge amount of ‘I was in a boyband and I\u2019m lucky to be and how dare I, and who do I think I am thinking that I am someone I can\u2019t be etc.\u2019”<\/p>\n
Williams said that, with age, he has learned to let go of those feelings and appreciate the position he finds himself in.<\/p>\n
“You sort of shed skins as you get older and I think that something that has enabled me to love what I do and where I am is to understand exactly how lucky and how grateful I am, to be where I am, doing what I do, and I have the best job in the world,” he explained.<\/p>\n
\nRobbie Williams will perform at Thomond Park in Limerick next summer<\/p>\n
He said that change in perspective has allowed him to stop dwelling on whether he deserves his success and instead focus on the experience of performing for his fans.<\/p>\n
“I\u2019ve sort of shed that skin where I hate myself and feel like I don\u2019t deserve it, and just inhabiting what\u2019s in front of me, which is invariably 98 per cent of the time a bunch of incredibly kind and compassionate, empathetic and loving people that are beaming back to me that they are enjoying what I\u2019m doing, so that\u2019s where I\u2019m at.”<\/p>\n
Asked about the moment that changed his perspective on success, Williams pointed to the arrival of his daughter, Theodora “Teddy” Rose, thirteen years ago.<\/p>\n
Teddy is the eldest of Williams’ four children with his wife, Ayda Field. The couple, who married in 2010, also have sons Charlton “Charlie” Valentine and Beau Benedict Enthoven, and daughter Colette “Coco” Josephine.<\/p>\n
“When my daughter arrived thirteen years ago, I thought that when I was growing up, being famous and being successful in the entertainment industry was going to be a fix-all – that if I go and do this, then maybe I won\u2019t hurt as much and maybe I won\u2019t be as sensitive.<\/p>\n
“I didn\u2019t actually consciously think that, but subconsciously, when that didn\u2019t arrive, it became my conscious thought: ‘Oh, this hasn\u2019t fixed anything, it\u2019s ruined everything!\u2019<\/p>\n
“Then my daughter arrived and it stopped being this place that I was looking to fix me and it started to be my job. And because it\u2019s my job, and I\u2019ve got to work for her and for them, I then started having so much gratitude for my job being the best job in the world,” he added.<\/p>\n
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Williams continued: “And then, baby steps and then a few jumps and huge leaps, and now I\u2019m 52 and I realise what I\u2019ve got and what\u2019s in front of me, and not this other reality that my brain was trying to create for me.”<\/p>\n
Robbie Williams will perform at Thomond Park in Limerick on Tuesday, 6 July and Wednesday, 7 July 2027, with the second date added due to demand.<\/p>\n