Robbie Williams doesn't want to be "constantly" reminded of his own success

Speaking to Us Weekly, Robbie explained: "I've given all of my awards away for two reasons: I don't want my success to be constantly reaffirmed every day as something that happened in the past, and I also retain great cynicism when it comes to awards and awards ceremonies.

"You don't get to meet the people that nominate you and figure out whether you want them to tell you if you are good or not. Let me also say I'm very grateful to be invited to the party and I'm a very sensitive person that if you don't tell me I exist, then I don't exist.

"So it's a very interesting conundrum in the industry that I find myself in."

Robbie, 50, enjoyed huge success as a member of Take That, before he launched his solo career in 1996.

And the award-winning star has acknowledged that 'Angels' - his 1997 hit single - changed the course of his life.

Robbie explained: "The song I'm most proud of is 'Angels' because it gave me my career. It is the song that exists outside of myself that means so much to lots of people. It's like the national anthem of Robbie."

'Angels' remains Robbie's best-selling single, and he's admitted that he's never managed to "recreate" that success.

The pop star said: "I've written nearly a thousand songs now, and I've not managed to recreate that."