Robbie Williams says ghosts and spirits have stopped visiting him since having his four children
FOR almost two decades Robbie Williams has been intrigued by the paranormal – but it isn’t interested in him any more.
The Angels singer claims to have spoken to ghosts, been visited by aliens and seen strange orbs of light which he was convinced were extraterrestrial life forms.
But he says they have all deserted him since he had five-year-old lad Charlie, daughters Teddy, seven, and Coco, one, and baby son Beau.
Robbie said: “The strangest thing is that since I’ve had kids, the phenomena has ceased to happen.
“I’m guessing that once you have kids they just take up all of your energy and your thoughts.”
The superstar currently lives in LA but said his religious upbringing in Stoke-on-Trent is what got him interested in the supernatural.
He explained: “I was told at a very early age that I used to see people that had passed on and I would talk to them.
“That kind of carried on through my youth.
“Then I stopped talking to them because I found drugs.
“I came out of the womb a Catholic, so you’re told all these amazing stories about this incredible man who walked on water and, you know, made scampi for everyone.
“So you’re already open to the possibility of the paranormal.
“My mum had these books on her shelves about fairies and UFOs, so my mind has already been open to this stuff.”
He spoke about his experiences on US radio, where he detailed his four most notable encounters with the paranormal world — including one at Utah’s Skinwalker Ranch, which is a hotbed for UFO sightings.
And he admitted he would have bought the US site if he had not been married to Ayda Field.
He said: “There were big rumours on the internet that I’d bought the ranch.
“That’s the kind of dumb stuff that I’d do and not tell my wife.
“She knows I didn’t do that and now the whole world knows I don’t own it.
“But if I didn’t have a wife, I would have bought the ranch.'
Robbie's close encounters
Skinwalker Ranch, Utah, US: “We’re heading back to the motel. (My security guard) Neil says: ‘When you came out of the restroom, an eight-to-nine foot shadow figure followed you out.’”
San Fernando Valley, LA: “I was writing this song about alien abduction called Arizona. As I’m listening to it a gold ball appears in the sky.”
Luxor, Egypt: “In front of me is the hotel garden, the road and these stalls. I look back and everything had disappeared.”
California: “Very slowly above the palm trees came this square object. This thing was 25-50 yards away and silent. It had yellow stripes and was matte black. it stopped then wandered off.”
Lizzo's hot tip for JC
RISING star JC Stewart has amassed thousands of fans – but he has one extra special celebrity admirer.
The Northern Irish singer-songwriter has revealed Lizzo hit on him as she left a Brit Awards after-party in February.
In an exclusive interview, he said: “I bumped into Lizzo, which was one of the best things that’s ever happened to me.
“It was about 3am and she was like, ‘You’re hot’, as she was walking out.
“I walked in with the biggest smile on my face that any man has ever had.”
JC, who has just released song Lying That You Love Me, had been celebrating pal Lewis Capaldi's two gongs.
Recalling their first encounter when they were under the legal drinking age in the US, he said: “We met at a house party in LA about three years ago.
“At the end of the party me and Lewis were sitting upstairs and I got a text from a friend of mine and he was like, ‘You’ve got to get out of here now, the police are downstairs’.
“I walked down and there were cops at the door checking people’s IDs, so I snuck out.”
Leaked track's a pain for Zayn
ZAYN Malik hasn’t released a single of his own in two years but he may be forced to drop one sooner than he would like.
His song Hurt, which was written in 2017, has leaked on the internet.
It is unclear whether the pointed lyrics are about his girlfriend Gigi Hadid, who he has been dating on and off since 2015.
In the tune, the former One Direction star sings: “You know me the best but you hurt me the worst.
“Every single thing you know about me is every single thing you use to only hurt.”
In the catchy tune, which I definitely think he should release, he goes on to sing: “I know I should let go now (but I know, but I know), no one else feels like home, yeah.
“You know just what to say to make me stay, make me stay.
“One more dose of the pain.”
Zayn’s most recent album, 2018’s Icarus Falls, didn’t go down well, only peaking at No77 in the UK.
But his debut Mind Of Mine topped charts around the world in 2016. There’s still hope for him yet.
Kim thump in road
KIM Kardashian has revealed her nasty fistfight with sister Kourtney during an episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians shut down filming for a week.
The shocking footage, broadcast at the weekend, saw the reality pair slapping and scratching each other during a row.
Kim, who is married to Kanye WEST, said they needed the week off to calm down, adding: “It was intense. I don’t really ever resort to violence like that.
“But she scratched me so hard.
“You couldn’t see but I was bleeding. I felt it on my back.
“I went over and slapped her back.
“It’s not my proudest moment but we were going through it.”
Speaking to US talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, she continued: “Everyone was really shook for a minute and just was like, ‘This isn’t our type of show’.
“We want everyone to be comfortable and safe.
“We shut down production for a week.”
Kim also said momager Kris Jenner cried when she saw the footage.
Not surprising. She needs her girls to be best pals to keep coining it in.
Little poppy cat
JADE Thirlwall has apologised to Cheryl Tweedy on Instagram after admitting she stole one of her iconic tour looks for Little Mix's debut DNA shows in 2013.
But over the years it seems it’s not just Cheryl’s hoody and sweatpants where Jade and bandmates Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Perrie Edwards have taken inspiration.
From her skintight black one-piece to the Fight For This Love military-inspired outfit, the girls have followed suit.
Rita's sun day best
RITA Ora did the right thing by taking a trip somewhere sunny before the lockdown came in.
She posed in this blue wetsuit and tangerine strap heels in Florida for her collaboration with shoe maker Deichmann.
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Rita told her social media followers: “Hope you guys are safe, don’t forget to #StayHome and call your friends and loved ones.
“I was lucky enough to be in Miami in January before everything went into lockdown and got to work with some of my favourite people to shoot the new campaign Colour Up for Deichmann.”
Rita always knows how to cheer me up.
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- JOHN Legend has become almost as famous for his singing as he has for internet memes comparing him to cartoon aardvark Arthur Read. He told Rollercoaster magazine: “I would see these memes online and have no idea who this character was. But, you know, I could see the resemblance. I think it’s still in my Twitter bio.”
- FOALS have teased the possibility of a new album reworking their biggest hits with the backing of just a piano. The Brit band’s frontman Yannis Philip-Pakis told fans in an Instagram Live: “Make an acoustic album? We might do some recordings of piano versions like we did for Radio 1 – but do it properly in the studio.”
- DUA Lipa only asks for one thing on her rider – and it is proper old-school. She has revealed she is obsessed with kitsch Pez sweet dispensers. On the new episode of Jessie Ware's Table Manners podcast, she said: “I like to have a Pez from every different city I’m in. So when I’m touring, I get all these bloody weird Pezes.”
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