Robbie Williams cancelled tour over 'very worrying' test results

Pop star said he has been recovering for the past five weeks

Robbie Williams has said he cancelled a recent tour due to "very worrying" test results that saw him admitted to an intensive care unit.

Williams, who released his album Heavy Entertainment Show last year, cancelled three gigs in Russia in September 2017.

He has since uploaded a video to YouTube where he explained that the cancellations were due to an illness.

"I've been recovering from an illness now for the last five weeks," he said in the video. "Unfortunately that illness kicked in just at the end of my tour, a tour which was going so well. Then I got some test results. They were very worrying and I ended up in ICU, so I couldn't go.

"I haven't pulled out of a tour for bad health since 1998 so you know if I can't do it then there's something going on that I just can't do."

Williams said his recovery had led to him becoming vegan and take up pilates: "I do yoga every day and have a really big burger on a Sunday," he added. "I have a cheat meal. But I'm looking after myself."

"I'm not feeling 100 per cent but I'm getting there, and I know I'm going to be better than ever," he said, concluding the video.

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