Robbie Williams says he's kinder to himself after losing weight.
The pop icon, 48, has lost weight recently - ahead of the release of his latest album - but he describes the battle to stray trim and toned is a 'constant fight' and his 'whole being' wants to 'be morbidly obese'.
Robbie also discusses his addictive personality and how it impacts his ability to refrain from certain food groups at times - admitting he cannot consume things like sugar in moderation, which results in his physique going from one extreme to another.
"I have lost weight but it is a constant fight. Inside me there’s a giant person," he confesses in a recent interview as he shows off his new slimmed-down body in a black vest.
"My whole being and my whole body wants me to go in the opposite direction and be morbidly obese," he adds.
"At the moment I am just eating less. It is a constant slog and it is not a natural way of being. For me, what is normal is being twice this size."
He goes on to add to The Sun that he thanks "God for vanity" and his job - claiming if he wasn't a world renowned pop star and global superstar he dreads to think what he would look like "and what I would become".
Alongside his past struggles with drugs and alcohol, Robbie's battle with his weight have been well-documented over the years and the singer now admits it's probably something he will struggle with for the rest of his life.
He explains to the publication how he has "an addictive nature that finds a loophole in sugar" and he's never been able to achieve a point where he fully cuts sugar and refined flour out of his diet completely.
"There is no balance — moderation doesn’t exist," he candidly confesses. "I do not have the ability to make that happen. It is either fat or thin."
Robbie - who is married to 43-year-old Ayda Field - also touched upon if he will ever reunite with his former Take That bandmates once again, after previously joining the now-three piece band on stage in the past.
The singer last rejoined Take That in 2010 to co-write and perform lead vocals on their album Progress, which became the second-fastest-selling album in UK chart history - 15 years on from shocking the world and leaving the band in 1995.
Gary Barlow recently confirmed the group - which also includes Mark Owen and Howard Donald - are working on new music and set to tour once again in 2024. But will Robbie being joining them on stage at any point?
The Rock DJ says 'one song' may be 'manageable' but he's actually rather do 'one album and one tour' - something that's not on the horizon at the moment.
"There is an invisible line which keeps us together and brings us back together when we are apart," he admits when discussing his former bandmates.
"If we all stay healthy, at some point we will ride again, and God willing we all do."
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