The Angels singer – who clocked up seven No1 solo albums from 1997 to 2006 – was told someone had paid for him to be assassinated.
Robbie, 47, was able to cancel the contract with the help of “friends” – but says such threats are the dark side of fame. He told the This Past Weekend podcast: “I’ve never, ever said this but I had a contract put on me to kill me. I’ve never said that publicly before.
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“It went away. I have friends. That stuff is the unseen stuff that happens when you become famous.”
The one-time Take That star said it is only in the last few years that he has been able to come to terms with fame:
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