Robbie Williams hit by '17th century pirate disease' - forced to overhaul diet

Exclusive: Superstar Robbie Williams opens up to the Mirror ahead of his huge new tour in a wide-ranging interview covering mental health, family life and Oasis3amTom Bryant Associate Editor (Showbiz) 23:28, 07 Apr 2025Superstar Robbie Williams says he got so undernourished that he was diagnosed with scurvy.The star had turned last year to an appetite-suppressant drug to lose weight, and shed nearly two stone. But he says: “I’d stopped eating and I wasn’t getting nutrients." He was so vitamin C deficient he was even diagnosed with scurvy.‌“A 17th century pirate disease,” Robbie told the Mirror. Asked what Ayda said to him when he was getting too thin, he replied: "With body dysmorphia, when people say they’re worried about how you’re looking, you’re like: ‘I’ve achieved it.’ When people say: ‘we’re worried you’re too thin’ that goes into my head as ‘jackpot. I’ve reached the promised land.’”Robbie was opening up to the Mirror's Tom Bryant in a wide-ranging interview ahead of his massiv...