{"id":2052865,"date":"2026-07-20T17:39:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T14:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2052865"},"modified":"2026-07-20T17:39:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T14:39:09","slug":"robbie-williams-responds-to-claims-cocaine-fell-from-his-face-onto-microphone-during-world-cup-tv-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2052865","title":{"rendered":"Robbie Williams responds to claims cocaine fell from his face onto microphone during World Cup TV interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/robbie_williams_fifa.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Robbie Williams responds to claims cocaine fell from his face onto microphone during World Cup TV interview<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s OK, because I had several more!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-20T18:39:09+01:00\">20th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/robbie_williams_fifa-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Draw - Red Carpet Arrivals\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Robbie Williams at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on December 05, 2025 in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Emilee Chinn &#8211; FIFA\/FIFA via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Robbie Williams has responded to claims that a white object falling onto his microphone during a World Cup television interview was cocaine.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1164\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>Robbie Williams \u2013 \u2018BRITPOP\u2019 review: a love letter to the \u201990s and a bid to live forever<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Shortly after\u00a0performing at the tournament\u2019s closing ceremony at New Jersey\u2019s MetLife Stadium yesterday (July 19), the singer appeared on German broadcaster MagentaTV\u2019s post-match coverage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>During the interview, a small white object appeared to fall from Williams\u2019 mouth and land on his microphone. He picked it off before touching his hair and inadvertently leaving it stuck to the side of his forehead.<\/p>\n<p>Clips of the moment subsequently went viral, with some social media users claiming that the object had fallen from his nose and was cocaine.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the footage below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Robbie Williams on the fucking packet on live TV\ud83d\ude02 pic.twitter.com\/3G9ooKXE8o<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Swearing Sports News (@SwearingSport) July 20, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Robbie Williams goes on a German live TV World Cup 2026 broadcast and a little white rock dropped from his nose \ud83d\udc43 <\/p>\n<p>Netizens wondering what just happened ? \ud83e\uddd0 pic.twitter.com\/1HogTu140v<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Thegrandmaboy (@TheGrandmaBoy) July 20, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Williams has now poked fun at the speculation in a video shared on Instagram today (July 20).<\/p>\n<p>Lying in bed and adopting a solemn tone, he acknowledged the object and joked: \u201cIt was deeply unprofessional and people worried about me. But\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0OK, because I had several more!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He then stuck out his tongue to reveal two circular mints before bursting into laughter. The post was captioned: \u201cJust woke up and feeling\u2026. Mint.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DbBQN-6O4lX\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Williams has spoken candidly throughout his career about his past struggles with alcohol and drugs, but in\u00a0an interview with\u00a0<i>El Pa\u00eds<\/i>\u00a0earlier this month, he said that he had not drunk alcohol in 25 years.<\/p>\n<p>Back in\u00a02020,\u00a0he called for the UK to cut back on alcohol and drugs, claiming the country had been \u201cdelusional\u201d for too long about their adverse effects.\u00a0\u201cWe don\u2019t need any of that stuff,\u201d he said. \u201cThen it becomes a crutch and then people rely on it and I totally get it. But\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0such\u00a0a crying shame\u00a0that it is such a natural thing to do. I think it\u00a0shouldn\u2019t\u00a0be a\u00a0\u00adnatural thing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the\u00a0World Cup\u00a0ceremony,\u00a0Williams, who was named FIFA\u2019s official Music Ambassador last year,\u00a0performed \u2018Desire\u2019 alongside Laura Pausini and Nicole Scherzinger.<\/p>\n<p>The pair first performed\u00a0the song\u00a0ahead of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup final between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain at the same New Jersey stadium. Williams then sang it with Scherzinger at the 2026 World Cup Final Draw later that year, before\u00a0releasing a new version featuring both Scherzinger and Pausini\u00a0last Friday (July 17).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Williams recently\u00a0surprised fans in Seville by joining a busker for an impromptu performance of \u2018Angels\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>At Bilbao BBK\u00a0last week,\u00a0<i>NME<\/i>\u00a0described his 90-minute headline performance as a \u201cgloriously uninhibited\u201d celebration of showmanship, adding: \u201d\u00a0Robbie went all-in on getting the crowd as revved up as possible via the sort of relentless bag of tricks that exemplified the singer\u2019s unique place in UK pop \u2013 part stadium-sized juggernaut, part cheeky Butlins entertainer. Has anyone ever played more covers during a festival headline than this?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Released in January,\u00a0\u2018BRITPOP\u2019 became Williams\u2019 record-breaking 16th UK Number One album, taking him ahead of\u00a0The Beatles as the artist with the most chart-topping albums in UK chart history.<\/p>\n<p>In April, he\u00a0teamed up with Reverend &amp; The Makers on the introspective single \u2018Fucked Up\u2019, with\u00a0frontman\u00a0Jon McClure describing Williams as \u201cthe soundest fella in the music game\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>More recently, he was\u00a0named Port Vale FC\u2019s Foundation Ambassador and official front-of-shirt partner. 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data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Josh_Brasted_AlexiJ_Rosenfeld-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Watch NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani make surprise cameo at Djo\u2019s Forest Hills show<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Teddy-Swims-performs-at-Electric-Castle-2026.-CREDIT_-Miluta-Flueras-for-Electric-Castle-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Teddy-Swims-performs-at-Electric-Castle-2026.-CREDIT_-Miluta-Flueras-for-Electric-Castle-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Teddy Swims covers Van Halen\u2019s \u2018Jump\u2019 at Electric Castle 2026<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Robbie Williams has responded to claims that a white object falling onto his microphone during a World Cup television interview was cocaine.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1164\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>Robbie Williams \u2013 \u2018BRITPOP\u2019 review: a love letter to the \u201990s and a bid to live forever<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Shortly after\u00a0performing at the tournament\u2019s closing ceremony at New Jersey\u2019s MetLife Stadium yesterday (July 19), the singer appeared on German broadcaster MagentaTV\u2019s post-match coverage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>During the interview, a small white object appeared to fall from Williams\u2019 mouth and land on his microphone. He picked it off before touching his hair and inadvertently leaving it stuck to the side of his forehead.<\/p>\n<p>Clips of the moment subsequently went viral, with some social media users claiming that the object had fallen from his nose and was cocaine.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the footage below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Robbie Williams on the fucking packet on live TV\ud83d\ude02 pic.twitter.com\/3G9ooKXE8o<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Swearing Sports News (@SwearingSport) July 20, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Robbie Williams goes on a German live TV World Cup 2026 broadcast and a little white rock dropped from his nose \ud83d\udc43 <\/p>\n<p>Netizens wondering what just happened ? \ud83e\uddd0 pic.twitter.com\/1HogTu140v<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Thegrandmaboy (@TheGrandmaBoy) July 20, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Williams has now poked fun at the speculation in a video shared on Instagram today (July 20).<\/p>\n<p>Lying in bed and adopting a solemn tone, he acknowledged the object and joked: \u201cIt was deeply unprofessional and people worried about me. But\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0OK, because I had several more!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He then stuck out his tongue to reveal two circular mints before bursting into laughter. The post was captioned: \u201cJust woke up and feeling\u2026. Mint.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DbBQN-6O4lX\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Williams has spoken candidly throughout his career about his past struggles with alcohol and drugs, but in\u00a0an interview with\u00a0<i>El Pa\u00eds<\/i>\u00a0earlier this month, he said that he had not drunk alcohol in 25 years.<\/p>\n<p>Back in\u00a02020,\u00a0he called for the UK to cut back on alcohol and drugs, claiming the country had been \u201cdelusional\u201d for too long about their adverse effects.\u00a0\u201cWe don\u2019t need any of that stuff,\u201d he said. \u201cThen it becomes a crutch and then people rely on it and I totally get it. But\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0such\u00a0a crying shame\u00a0that it is such a natural thing to do. I think it\u00a0shouldn\u2019t\u00a0be a\u00a0\u00adnatural thing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the\u00a0World Cup\u00a0ceremony,\u00a0Williams, who was named FIFA\u2019s official Music Ambassador last year,\u00a0performed \u2018Desire\u2019 alongside Laura Pausini and Nicole Scherzinger.<\/p>\n<p>The pair first performed\u00a0the song\u00a0ahead of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup final between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain at the same New Jersey stadium. Williams then sang it with Scherzinger at the 2026 World Cup Final Draw later that year, before\u00a0releasing a new version featuring both Scherzinger and Pausini\u00a0last Friday (July 17).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Williams recently\u00a0surprised fans in Seville by joining a busker for an impromptu performance of \u2018Angels\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>At Bilbao BBK\u00a0last week,\u00a0<i>NME<\/i>\u00a0described his 90-minute headline performance as a \u201cgloriously uninhibited\u201d celebration of showmanship, adding: \u201d\u00a0Robbie went all-in on getting the crowd as revved up as possible via the sort of relentless bag of tricks that exemplified the singer\u2019s unique place in UK pop \u2013 part stadium-sized juggernaut, part cheeky Butlins entertainer. Has anyone ever played more covers during a festival headline than this?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Released in January,\u00a0\u2018BRITPOP\u2019 became Williams\u2019 record-breaking 16th UK Number One album, taking him ahead of\u00a0The Beatles as the artist with the most chart-topping albums in UK chart history.<\/p>\n<p>In April, he\u00a0teamed up with Reverend &amp; The Makers on the introspective single \u2018Fucked Up\u2019, with\u00a0frontman\u00a0Jon McClure describing Williams as \u201cthe soundest fella in the music game\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>More recently, he was\u00a0named Port Vale FC\u2019s Foundation Ambassador and official front-of-shirt partner. His \u2018RW\u2019 mark will appear on the club\u2019s home and away shirts throughout the 2026\/27 and 2027\/28 seasons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt feels pretty incredible, to be honest,\u201d he said.\u00a0\u201cRobbie Williams, on the front of a Port Vale shirt.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0a match made in heaven, for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/robbie-williams-responds-to-claims-cocaine-fell-from-his-face-onto-microphone-during-world-cup-tv-interview-3958093&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/robbie_williams_fifa.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Robbie Williams responds to claims cocaine fell from his face onto microphone during World Cup TV interview \u201cIt\u2019s OK, because I had several more!\u201d By Max Pilley 20th July 2026 Robbie Williams at John F. 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