Robbie Williams has revealed that he avoided smiling for years because he was ashamed of the state of his teeth.
The British star appeared on ‘s The Project on Monday and told host Rove McManus that his secret to looking young is his fresh set of chompers.
‘My secret is new teeth. I smile down. I smirk smile. But I smirk smile because I had yellow nubs’ the 50-year-old explained.
‘Yellowed because of amphetamines and raver’s abuse. So I didn’t open my mouth at all. And it led to this sort of smirk-y thing’ he continued.
‘Now I’m like this’ Robbie added, flashing a tooth grin lined with perfect pearly whites.
Robbie was then asked about his acceptance speech at the AACTA Awards this weekend, where he claimed the prize for Best Film for his biopic Better Man.
Robbie Williams (pictured) has revealed that he avoided smiling for years because he was ashamed of the state of his teeth. The British star appeared on ‘s The Project on Monday and told host Rove McManus that his secret to looking young is his fresh set of chompers
As he claimed his gong, the pop star thanked his ‘lower than average sized-penis’ – with host Rove laughingly thanking Robbie for bringing light to the common issues.
‘It’s fine. It’s filled four prams’ Robbie joked in deadpan.
The Angels hitmaker unveiled his new teeth in an Instagram post last year.
The former Take That star gushed he ‘loves’ how they look, despite being ‘surprised’ to undergo the transformation so quickly.
Joking about his old teeth, Robbie added: ‘Maybe a few of you were fond of the old ones. They were f*****.
‘They served me well, but I absolutely abused them. Opening bottles with them. Espresso staining them. Rubbing coke on them. Not brushing them properly. Clenching them for 3 whole decades.’
Reminiscing, the star concluded: ‘We’ve been through a lot together. But now it’s time to move on. Goodbye my little nubby-yellow-friends.’
Robbie had ensured he made the most memorable speech of the night at the n Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards Industry awards (AACTAs) on Friday night.
‘My secret is new teeth. I smile down. I smirk smile. But I smirk smile because I had yellow nubs’ the 50-year-old explained. ‘Yellowed because of amphetamines and raver’s abuse. So I didn’t open my mouth at all. And it led to this sort of smirk-y thing’
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The British pop star took the stage at the prestigious ceremony, known as the Aussie Oscars and held at Home of the Arts (HOTA) on ‘s Gold Coast, when his biopic, Better Man, won the Best Film prize.
‘I wasn’t expecting this,’ he began, before launching into a wild diatribe.
‘I’d like to thank drugs, ADHD, depression, anxiety, dyslexia, dyscalculia, insomnia, dyspraxia, a lack of self-awareness, a lack of self-worth, a fear of social interaction, body dysmorphia, addiction, alcoholism, and a lower than average sized-penis – without which, none of this film would be possible’ he rambled to laughter.
Williams later wowed the crowd with a performance of his biggest hit, Angels.
‘Listen, you’ve all sat for long enough, way too long, but for me, just this one time, let’s take this home – Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!’ he yelled during the song.
The crowd then replied with the classic n chant: ‘Oi, oi, oi!’
‘I love you, ,’ Williams said at the end of his performance before heading off, no doubt to enjoy the night’s festivities.
The eccentric special effects filled film also scored the Best Actor award for Jonno Davies.
Talking about his old teeth, Robbie said: ”They served me well, but I absolutely abused them. Opening bottles with them. Espresso staining them’ (pictured in 1996)
The Angels hitmaker unveiled his new teeth in an Instagram post last year
The 32-year-old British-born star performed his part as a ‘fictional’ Robbie Williams with his face and body appearing as a chimpanzee – an effect created using CGI.
Better Man, which has been a surprise hit Down Under after it flopped at the box office overseas, also scored a Best Supporting Actor prize for Damon Herriman and Best Director for Aussie filmmaker Michael Gracey.
The unique feature also won AACTAs for Best Screenplay, Best Editing and Best Original Score.
Better Man hit screens Down Under on December 26, and the movie has strong ties to .
Robbie even told Rove on Monday’s episode of The Project that he ‘felt n’ and had been ‘born in the wrong place’.
Even though the pop king’s ascent to fame took place in Europe, most of the glossy production was actually filmed in Melbourne.
Robbie narrates fictionalised version of his life which traces the the UK- born hitmaker’s epic journey to stardom from boy band heart-throb to stadium rocker.
Among the Brit locations recreated for the film was London’s Royal Albert Hall.
Robbie had ensured he made the most memorable speech of the night at the n Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards Industry awards (AACTAs) on Friday night
‘I’d like to thank drugs, ADHD , depression , anxiety, dyslexia, dyscalculia, insomnia, dyspraxia, a lack of self-awareness, a lack of self-worth, a fear of social interaction, body dysmorphia, addiction, alcoholism, and a lower than average sized-penis – without which, none of this film would be possible’ he rambled to laughter from the audience
The Docklands studio was used to fabricate the famed theatre for a scene depicting a milestone moment in Robbie’s career.
Well known Melbourne locations used for filming included Rod Laver Arena and the Intercontinental Melbourne hotel, the Cruden Farm at Langwarrin and the Fawkner Bowls club, reported the Herald Sun.
The $173 million production also used Crown Casino, the University of Melbourne, the Melbourne Town Hall and the Melbourne Pavilion and Stella Maris Seafarers Centre to stage scenes.
Filmed by n filmmaker Michael Gracey, who directed the box-office smash The Greatest Showman, Better Man has been billed as a musical fantasy.
In a bizarre move, the young Robbie is depicted in the film as a monkey using CGI.
Motion capture techniques were used to transform Jonno Davies into a life like creation of a humanoid ‘ape’.
Other members of the cast include n actors Kate Mulvany (The Great Gatsby), Damon Herriman (Mr InBetween).
Additionally, filmmaker and actor Anthony Hayes, whose feature film Gold is currently streaming on Stan, also appears.
The eccentric special effects filled film also scored the Best Actor award for Jonno Davies (right)
Robbie first rose to fame in the all boy band Take That, before launching a successful solo career in 1996. A string of UK hit singles and albums followed.
In 2006 Robbie made it into the Guinness Book of World Records after he sold 1.6million concert tickets in a single day.
The filmmakers have been careful to avoid comparisons to recent musical biopics like the Queen film Bohemian Rhapsody, and the Elton John story, Rocketman.
In an official statement the production said the film was ‘a satirical musical based on the life of a pop star’.
The film features ‘re-imaginings’ of Robbie’s hit songs, and stunning visual effects in order to explore the ‘inner demons’ the super star has had to battle both on stage and off.
While the production was based at Docklands Studios in Melbourne during filming back in 2022, some scenes were shot overseas.
In Serbia, 2000 extras were recruited to recreated a Williams’ performance at the 2003 Knebworth Festival.
‘To tell Robbie William’s beautiful, distinct story, back home, in my own city, is a dream come true,’ Gracey said in a statement.
‘There is a creative energy that burns across the Melbourne film industry, and I know this movie will thrive here.’
He went on to describe Robbie as an ‘everyman’ who has an ‘incredibly relatable story’ about following your dreams.
Meanwhile, Colin Brooks, Minister for Creative Industries Victoria told the Herald Sun that the film was a huge boost to the state’s economy.
Claiming that he film was the biggest ever production mounted in Victoria he said that it created 2,920 jobs and pumped $142 million into the state’s economy.