Robbie Williams left ‘beating himself up’ after awkward ‘impolite’ encounter with Cher | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV | EUROtoday

Robbie Williams took to Instagram for a particular Bank Holiday Monday publish, through which he confessed he was reeling with embarrassment over his awkward encounter. The pair met on the similar airport terminal and have been launched by a mutual buddy – however the Let Me Entertain You star seemingly could not wait to get away.

In his haste to provide her some house, he exited whereas she was nonetheless speaking – and he admitted to his three million followers that he nonetheless anticipated to be “beating himself up” over the error for years to return. Talking about Sunday’s encounter, he recalled: “My social awkwardness kicked in of course. I wanted to make the interaction as painless as possible for her.

“Looking for a pure break or ending within the dialog I made my excuses to go sit down. This was not for me however for her.” However, he was horrified when he realised his mistake.

“Alas, I don’t assume Cher had completed speaking which made my exiting our transient interplay appear impolite,” he cringed. “Of course, I’ll consider this second periodically for the subsequent 25 years. *in head when im beating myself up at 4am within the morning * “And keep in mind that time you have been impolite to Cher?’’

The former Take That star turned solo singer made one other blunder when he assumed he knew why Cher was heading to St Tropez – and was greeted with a puzzled look by his fellow star. “I assume [she was going] to buy? As I used to be leaving, I blew a giant kiss and mentioned ‘’Buy well and Barter, make sure you barter!’

“Cher looked confused and I went to the toilet mainly to headbutt the wall, lamenting my stupidity,” he exclaimed.

In fact, this isn’t the first time Robbie and Cher have met – and they were even pictured together onstage at events like the 1999 BRIT Awards – but it seems the more quiet, intimate setting was making him feel awkward.

“So yeah, I told you I would be grumpy yesterday morning and I was,” he groaned, adding: “The small boat taking us to the harbour bashed on the waves, making my back spasm.

“[My wife] Ayda nervously laughed, not at me but at the situation. I let her know in true Grump fashion that it was not OK to laugh at me and my back.”

He added of Ayda, with whom he tied the knot with in 2010: “She wasn’t however Mr Grumpy couldn’t [discern] that.”

Robbie signed off by sharing some uncommon artwork, earlier than describing himself as a “President/Chairman/Benevolent Dictator, Delusional Manifesting Champ”.

He additionally advisable an Instagram account detailing the tales of a person with autism as a part of his common “Cuddle Club”, urging followers: “Let’s go give him a cuddle. Let him know he’s been seen and heard!”

It is not the primary time Robbie has shared his experiences with “social awkwardness” as he is been open about his psychological well being journey over time.

For a 3 12 months interval between 2006 and 2009, he recalled being left nearly housebound at instances after struggling extreme agoraphobia.

During this period, he additionally frolicked in rehab when his habit to alcohol, ecstasy, cocaine and painkillers left his life “spiralling out of control”.

However, this was additionally a time when his romance with Ayda started to blossom, after they met via a UFO documentary he was engaged on – and life grew to become extra secure for Robbie after the pair bought married.