Robbie Williams has clarified that the white substance that fell from his face during the 2026 World Cup final was peppermint, not cocaine.
The 52-year-old British singer on Sunday addressed a viral video of his live interview at the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina, in which a white substance is visible. appeared to be falling from his face And on his mic. Williams left no stone unturned, picked up the white object from the mic and continued the interview.
“Angels” singer took to instagram On Monday, he shared a cheeky video revealing that the white object was a mint.
“I would like to apologize for the object I dropped on the microphone yesterday, it was extremely unprofessional,” he said while lying shirtless on the bed.
“And people were worried about me, but, that’s okay because I had a lot more,” he continued before laughing and sticking his tongue out and showing off two mints.
Williams captioned the video, “Just woke up and feeling… mint 😀 x.”
The incident went viral on the pop star on Sunday, with some people on X accusing him of using cocaine. Although he removed the mint from his mic, it landed on his forehead after scratching his head with the same hand.
“When a lump of Coke falls down my face, I always stick it on my forehead too, so that I don’t forget it and can have it again later,” one reads the comment.
“Robbie Williams is playing with too much powder,” another X user wrote.
The former Take That member has openly struggled with alcohol and substance abuse in the past. He has been to rehab several times, latest in 2007 To get treatment for drug addiction prescribed by the doctor.
“I went to some very, very dark places,” he reflected in his 2017 book, “Reveal.” Addiction loses the ability to care.
“That’s why so many people die from drug addiction.”
The father of four performed before the game at the World Cup final and sang the FIFA World Cup anthem “Desire” with Nicole Scherzinger and Italian pop star Laura Pausini. A-list celebs in the audience included Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Timothée Chalamet, Kylie Jenner and others.
Spain won over Argentina with a score of 1-0 win the tournament.