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Episode 4: Robbie Williams: "I was running away from responsibility"

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Today marks the 52nd birthday of one of Britain’s most successful - and complicated - pop stars, Robbie Williams.

Williams now holds the record for the most number-one albums by a solo artist in UK chart history.

But behind the bravado of a showman is a story of insecurity, addiction, and perspective.

HOT1027’s Natasha Thorp takes a look...
13 Feb English South Africa Music

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