Robbie Williams shares worries for his four children after his own addiction issues

Angels hitmaker Robbie Williams has told of his fears that his four children could inherit his problems with addiction. Speaking in a new interview, the singer, 48, spoke candidly of his worries that his children, Teddy, nine, Charlie, seven, Coco, three, and two-year-old Beau, could face addiction battles similar to his when they’re old enough to drink.

Speaking on the Bought The T-Shirt podcast, the Candy singer revealed that he’s been sober for over two decades.

Reflecting on times in his life which saw him battle with addiction, Robbie candidly spoke of his struggles.

He said: “In that period there was a period of time for a year where I relapsed on a certain substance.

“When I was 19 something happened to me one evening where I woke up the next day and I thought, ‘Oh, I’m an alcoholic and I’m an addict'”, he admitted.

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“I don’t want to do anything about it, I’m just finding it interesting as a sober person of 46, we didn’t need to do that. It was just the route the river was taking you,” he said.

The star went on to speak about his four children, who he shares with 42-year-old wife Ayda Field, admitting that he worries about them arriving at this time in their life.

Robbie continued: “I’ve got four kids and they’re all young, and I wonder how they’re going to approach that particular phase of their lives and how I’m going to approach that particular phase of their lives with them.”

The star has previously spoken about his battle with addiction which started when he shot to fame as a member of boyband Take That when he was 16.