Robbie Williams' mum Jan has called his birthday decision to check into rehab "the best present he could give himself". As previously reported, the singer admitted himself for treatment to the Meadows clinic in Arizona yesterday, his 33rd birthday. Jan Williams told The Sun: "He's a very public figure and all the media attention at the moment is added pressure on him. I am not going out to visit Robbie yet. Rehab is all about being on your own. But once he gets better I will be over there like a shot".
The interview says that it's not just painkillers that the singer is hooked on (when is it ever?) and that he's also taking a lot of anti-depressants and sleeping pills. The Sun also claims that he is troubled by the success of the recently reunited Take That. Which means the boot's on the other foot, now, or some sort of cliche like that.