'Being a famous person is like being a yeti...' Robbie Williams has shared his issues with stardom

Robbie Williams feels like a “yeti” because fame has made him a mythical person.

The ‘Angels’ hitmaker - who found fame as a member of Take That from 1990 to 1995, before leaving to launch his solo career – says being famous isn’t all it is cracked up to be and when he's out and about he gets gawped at like he's some sort of special attraction.

The 49-year-old singer is quoted by the Daily Star newspaper as saying, "Being a famous person is like being a yeti. People are aware of you but they don’t really think you exist.

“So when I’m out and about folks kinda freak a bit or behave in a manner that they usually wouldn’t. Normally wide-eyed and in disbelief as their head juts slightly forward and with furrowed brows try to convince themselves that they aren’t seeing things.

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"Having computed every alternative and settling on ‘no, this is actually happening’ normally a smile comes across their face. And then a nod.”

The teaser trailer for Robbie's new four-part documentary series on Netflix was released last week, promising to give us hours of intimate, never-before-seen footage from over 30 years of his life. 

Speaking to Newstalk ZB’s The Mike Hosking Breakfast show last year, Robbie explained, "I'm sure it will be warts-and-all, and I'm sure there'll be me giving away too much information about the inner workings of my life and times.

"I'm looking forward to getting it started and finding out what it is myself."

He then went on to confirm although he did have editorial control of the documentary there were, "No rules. I'm more likely than most people to leave everything in.

"I very rarely, if ever, have said, 'That’s too much, take it out.’ I normally think that it’s not enough."

- Written by Bang! Showbiz wit additional writing by Coast