English singer and songwriter Robbie Williams has been firmly in the public eye since the early 90s when he found fame as a member of the pop group Take That.
As his solo career took his fame to extraordinary new heights throughout the 2000s, so did the intense focus on the now-50-year-old’s private life, with fans wanting to know more about the star’s wife and children.
Despite Robbie’s status as one of the most well-known British singers, he has worked hard to keep his family out of the public eye.
Whilst he and his wife Ayda aren’t ones to shy away from attending events together or sharing snippets of their love on social media, they have made the unanimous decision to keep their little ones out of the public eye.
“I know it’s best for them to not become famous too young,” he admitted on the Robbie Williams Rewind podcast.
Who is Robbie Williams’ wife?
Robbie Williams is married to Ayda Field, an American actress who he began dating in May 2006.
Before meeting his wife, Robbie was in a relationship with Spice Girls singer Melanie Chisholm, a period of his life that is explored in his new biopic Better Man.
How did Robbie Williams meet his wife?
Robbie met Ayda in May 2006 after she featured in a UFO documentary that Robbie produced for BBC Radio 4. Their first date didn’t go quite to plan, with Robbie actually standing her up!
The pair tied the knot in August 2010, with Ayda later revealing that she often wished she met her now-husband sooner.
“Robbie and I talk about it sometimes that, you know, God I wish we’d met sooner,” she explained on her podcast in December 2022. “Why did I have to go through all those d***heads? Why did you have to sleep with all those supermodels? But why didn’t we start this earlier?”
“But honestly, I really think that Rob would have completely f***ed it up if I met him earlier. It would have been a completely different story. We were meant to be when we were meant to be.”
How old is Robbie Williams’ wife?
Ayda Fields was born on May 17, 1979. As of 2024, she is 45 years old. Robbie himself is 50 years old.
What does Robbie Williams’ wife do?
Ayda is an American actress, who has starred in a range of movies and television series including Fresh Meat and Days of Our Lives. In 2018 she joined her husband Robbie on the judging panel of The X Factor UK.
How many children does Robbie Williams have?
Robbie and Ayda share four children, two daughters and two sons.
How old are Robbie Williams’ children?
Robbie and Ayda’s eldest child, Theodora ‘Teddy’ Rose was born on September 18, 2012. She is currently 12 years old.
The pair’s second child, Charlton ‘Charlie’ Valentine was born on October 27, 2014. He is ten years old.
Coco, their second daughter is currently four, with the pair announcing her birth in September 2018.
In February 2020, the couple surprised fans after announcing the arrival of their fourth child, a son named Beau.
Can Robbie Williams’ wife have children?
Despite keeping their children’s lives largely out of the public eye, Robbie and Ayda have been open about their struggles with fertility.
When announcing the birth of their third child, Coco, the pair revealed she was born via a surrogate mother.
“So we have been keeping a very special secret!” Ayda began her announcement on Instagram at the time. “We are delighted to share with you that we have had a baby girl….welcome to the world Colette (Coco) Josephine Williams!!”
“It has been a very long and difficult path to get here, which is why we have kept it on the down low.”
“Family comes in all forms, and this little lady, who is biologically ours, was carried by an incredible surrogate mother, to whom we will be eternally grateful. We are over the moon to have this baby girl in our lives and are so blessed that we live in a world which makes this possible.”
In February 2020 the couple surprised fans when they announced the birth of their fourth child via surrogate.
“As with Coco, he is biologically ours, but born via our same incredible surrogate,” the pair shared on Instagram. “We are so blessed to have our healthy son safely in our arms and are officially complete as a family.”
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