British icon Robbie Williams is the cover-star for the December issue of Attitude.
In his interview he opens up about his struggles as a former sex addict.
He tells the magazine that sex addiction is commonly written off as fake and not taken seriously but in recent years it has taken a "shift in consciousness."
"Sex addiction does exist -- it does. It totally does," Williams tells Attitude. "Depression was a taboo subject, but it's not demeaned anymore. Slowly it is happening."
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He also mentions that his fame made him realize just how vulnerable he can be when it comes to criticism.
"I'm not prepared emotionally for the job that I do," he says. "Being so public and being so big, I don't have the ability to protect myself from the words and the shame. It hurts."
Check out the full interview here.