As far as celebrities go, Robbie Williams and Ayda Field are a couple who are often willing to share details about their relationship with their fans.
The former Take That singer recently showed his vulnerable side to millions ofhis fans in a Netflix documentary, where he discussed his mental health, addiction, the intense fame he experienced as a teenager and past romances.
The film also took a closer look at the 50-year-old’s marriage with his wife Ayda, 45, and their four children, who they keep away from the spotlight.
The pair recently announced that they had renewed their wedding vows, casually slipping the news to his followers on Instagram amid a host of life updates.
Despite the couple being extremely loved up, Robbie claimed last year that there’s ‘no sex after marriage’, with Ayda adding that people might ‘confuse sex for intimacy’.
Here’s a look inside Robbie Williams and Ayda Field’s marriage.
How did Robbie Williams and wife Ayda Field meet and how long have they been together?
Robbie and Ayda first met in 2006, after she appeared in a UFO documentary Robbie was working on.
(In case you didn’t know, Robbie is a huge believer in the extraterrestrial, and once even saw UFOs dancing in the sky to his songs.)
They went on a first date… and Robbie promptly stood her up.
She forgave him however, and after a few more bumps they were a solid couple.
Four years later they were married, tying the knot on August 7, 2010.
How many children do Robbie Williams and Ayda Field have?
Robbie and Ayda have four children together, welcoming their first, daughter Teddy, in 2012.
Robbie has often spoken proudly of his daughter and said he cannot wait to bring her on stage with him when she’s older, as they currently choose to keep their kids out of the spotlight.
The couple also have son Charlie, born in 2014, daughter Coco, born in 2018, and son Beau, born in 2020.
They welcomed their two youngest children via surrogate, while Ayda carried Teddy and Charlie.
Where does Robbie Williams live now?
Robbie and wife Ayda live in a luxury mansion in West London together with their four kids.
The multi-million pound mansion, which is a Grade II listed building, is in the Holland Park area of Kensington not far from Hyde Park – and reportedly cost a eye-watering £17.5million.
Robbie previously revealed that he and Ayda had sold their homes in Los Angeles, Switzerland and Wiltshire as they tried to figure out where they wanted to live before their children grew older.
What have Robbie Williams and Ayda Field said about their ‘sexless’ marriage?
Robbie and Ayda revealed in April that they rarely have sex, but that they are still intimate with one another.
Singer Robbie explained that his libido dropped after he stopped taking testosterone to treat his depression.
He said: ‘Everyone knows there is no sex after marriage. That’s just the way it is. I was on testosterone for a while but, because I’m an addict, that had to stop.
‘The sex we had when I was on testosterone was incredible; it was all the time. We were insatiable. It goes to show how into each other we really are, though, because when I was on it, we couldn’t take our hands off each other,’ he told The Sun in a joint interview with his wife.
He said they ‘sometimes try’ to initiate sex, but it’s not an issue in their marriage.
Ayda added: ‘I think people confuse sex for intimacy. We are always cuddling and kissing, holding hands, and touching each other when we are just watching TV on the sofa, or a movie, or whatever.’
This revelation echoed previous comments she made when she joked that their sex life is ‘completely dead’.
Speaking to Giovanna Fletcher on an older episode of her podcast, Ayda quipped: ‘[Our sex life] has been obliterated by four kids. There is really no need to go to bed at the same time. It’s just a joint workspace.’
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