{"id":39088,"date":"2023-11-04T01:01:52","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T00:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1919215"},"modified":"2023-11-04T18:03:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T17:03:57","slug":"robbie-williams-doc-most-raw-and-honest-portrayal-of-a-stars-life","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/robbie-williams-doc-most-raw-and-honest-portrayal-of-a-stars-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Robbie Williams doc: \u2018Most raw and honest portrayal of a star\u2019s life\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

“If you’ve read the papers, if you’ve watched the interviews, you don’t know this man. This is Robbie Williams.” <\/p>

By Katelyn Mensah\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Saturday, 04 November 2023 at 00:01 AM<\/p>

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Robbie Williams shot to fame at 16 years old and has had cameras following him around ever since.<\/p>\n

With over 30,000 hours of raw footage, Joe Pearlman set out to make a series that truly encapsulated Robbie Williams for who he is. A person.<\/p>\n

While it\u2019s easy to think celebrities have it easy, with the flashy cars, adoring fans and a career of dreams, it\u2019s also very easy to forget that like us they are human beings, something director Joe Pearlman believed was imperative to shine through in the new Robbie Williams documentary.<\/p>\n

The self-titled documentary series sees Robbie Williams watch back footage from the age of 16 years old, at times not being able to carry on, with someone sitting beside him as the camera is rolling \u2013 director Joe Pearlman.<\/p>\n

Prior to filming this documentary, Pearlman received critical acclaim for his documentaries Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts<\/a> and Lewis Capaldi: How I\u2019m Feeling Now<\/a> and after, when he received a call to look through the footage of Williams, he jumped \u201cstraight in\u201d at the chance.<\/p>

Speaking exclusively to RadioTimes.com<\/a> ahead of the documentary\u2019s release, Joe Pearlman said of the footage: \u201cThis was the type of archive that you\u2019re privileged ever to receive, never mind received from someone who\u2019s still alive. So it kind of felt like this enormous opportunity, and we jumped straight in.\u201d<\/p>\n

From the very beginning, Williams told Pearlman he wanted to \u201cmake something different\u201d, and the director wanted to shine a light on who the pop icon really is beyond the headlines and videos people have seen of him over the years.<\/p>\n

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Describing the documentary as \u201cone of the most raw and honest portrayals of a celebrity\u2019s life\u201d to exist, Pearlman was able to sit alongside Williams and truly get to know him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the ability to sit alongside Rob, and Rob going through it and dealing with this, it is something I never thought I would be able to do on such a scale,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

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Robbie Williams has been in the limelight for over 30 years, and has faced criticism from the public and media. Pearlman accepted that many people going to watch the documentary may have \u201cpreconceived\u201d ideas about self-proclaimed \u201centertainer\u201d, but assured that those ideas will be forgotten about once they watch the series.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a really important show. And I think that the fans, I think they\u2019ll go into this, and you\u2019ll get all the things you love about Rob, and all the music and all the funny and all of that, but also another side to him that maybe you didn\u2019t quite understand and a quietness,\u201d Pearlman explains.<\/p>\n

Prior to the documentary\u2019s release, Williams spoke with RadioTimes.com\u00a0<\/strong>and other press, and admitted while the documentary was \u201ctraumatic\u201d to film at times, it was great to be able \u201cto be in control of some of the narrative\u201d.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cThere\u2019s a lot about me that a lot of people don\u2019t remember but I do in the \u201990s, where people form their opinion about who and what I was because they were being told who and what I was. And I think this for me as a person just controls some of the narrative.\u201d<\/p>\n

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