Robbie Williams Pauses Concert, Reveals Long COVID Diagnosis
"It's not my fucking age, you fuckers"
"No, stop. Stop, I'm fucked. I'm fucked," he said on stage instead of kicking off "Monsoon," the fourth song in his setlist, in video footage posted online.
Williams explained, "It's long COVID, I've got long COVID." The former Take That star has had two publicly reported cases of COVID-19, telling fans that he felt "lethargic, tired and heavy" after contracting it at his home in Los Angeles in April 2020 and then again on vacation in St. Barts with his family in January 2021.
"It's not my fucking age, you fuckers," he joked to the audience.
After restarting the song, Williams was able to make it through the rest of his performance without incident.
Other musicians have spoken out about coping with the debilitating effects of long COVID, including the Courtneys' Courtney Garvin and Dave Navarro of Jane's Addiction.
Watch a clip of Williams stopping and catching his breath below.