Robbie Williams ‘almost refused to film Netflix docuseries’ after revisiting past trauma

Robbie Williams almost pulled the plug on his Netflix documentary after struggling to revisit his traumatic past.

The singer said he almost didn’t go through with filming after being forced to watch old footage of himself performing at Knebworth.

In an upcoming trailer for the series, the pop star is seen arriving for a meeting with one of the documentary makers, according to The Sun.

Before sitting down in front of a laptop to comment on his iconic Knebworth Park shows, Williams tells Netflix filmmakers: “I’m late today because I didn’t want to come. There was… more of me that I didn’t want to face, I think.”

The 49-year-old star is then asked by the producer: “Can you tell me what lies ahead of you?”

Williams pictured in 2003, the year he had his nervous breakdown and did Knebworth (Getty Images)

Williams replies: “I’m about to watch somebody having a nervous, mental breakdown.”

However, he pushes through and  recalls his iconic 2003 performance: “It’s the biggest experience of my life doing Knebworth.

“The blanket of people en masse. 125,000 each night, and it was seismic.

“This is the height of my career. This is the biggest thing that I’ve ever done. It’s all ramping up to this.”

He continued: “I’m experiencing a huge high. Now, the audience is incredible. Everything I’m doing is working, and there is mass adulation. Professionally, I’m riding the crest of a wave.

Williams at the peak oh his fame in the early 2000s when he was battling his ‘demons’ (AFP via Getty Images)

“Everything seems to keep getting bigger and bigger and bigger.

“Bigger albums. Bigger shows, bigger lifestyle, bigger houses. I am the centre of the pop culture world at the moment.”

The Angels singer has previously been open about the adverse effects his career has had on his health.

“This job is really bad for my health. It’s going to kill me,” he told The Sunday Times Magazine in 2018.

Williams, pictured recently, has previously been open about the adverse effects his career had on his health (Ayda Field Williams Instagram)

“Depression sprints through my family. I don’t know if I’d be this mentally ill without fame.

“I don’t think it would be as gross or as powerful if it hadn’t have been for fame.”

His Netflix series will launch later this year and has been touted as “an unfiltered, in-depth examination of a global icon and natural-born-entertainer who had to navigate the highs and lows of being in the limelight for more than 30 years".