Robbie Williams starves himself to lose weight.
The 'Candy' hitmaker stayed away from the calorific treats over the Christmas period in a bid to stop the festive bulge, and his new low-calorie diet has stuck with him through to this year as well.
He said: "My secret is not eating. Christmas was just a vast array of chocolate and cake and sugar and carbohydrates.
"I knew I was doing promo in Australia and I did a rather unhealthy thing of not eating .
"My regime so far year is to have a big breakfast and then two protein shakes for the rest of the day."
The 40-year-old singer admits gorging on tasty snacks is his downfall and he finds he tends to reach for unhealthy foods when his mind isn't occupied with making music.
According to the Daily Mirror newspaper, he explained during an interview with Australian radio station Mix 94.5: "My life used to be about sex, drugs and rock and now and it's now about cake.
"When I'm not on tour, I'm at home eating crisps and cake and watching reality TV, and if I do it for too long without doing an album I end up wearing an elasticated waist band or a kaftan as I go really fat and I grow a beard and look like a killer. So I have to release an album to stop me being morbidly obese."

Katy Perry refused to kiss Miley Cyrus because she doesn't know where her "infamous" tongue "has been".
The 29-year-old singer locked lips with the 'Adore' hitmaker during her Bangerz World Tour last month, but Katy pulled away after Miley attempted to slip her tongue inside her mouth.
Speaking to Australia's 'Sunrise', Katy explained: "I just walked up to her to give her like a friendly girly kiss, you know, as girls do, and then she like tried to move her head and go deeper and I pulled away.
"God knows where that tongue has been. We don't know! That tongue is so infamous!"
Meanwhile, the 'Dark Horse' hitmaker kicks off her own Prismatic world tour on May 7, so she has put herself on a strict diet in a bid to be in the best shape she possibly can for the shows.
She said: "It's a lot of work, I have to be very focused. Right now I've cut out all alcohol, all fatty foods, a lot of dairy. I go home and I'm going to have like mostly vegetarian, with some protein on the side like chicken.
"I'm almost 30 guys, my body does not snap back any more!"

Mila Kunis is to guest star on 'Two and a Half Men'.
The 30-year-old actress will appear opposite her fiancé Ashton Kutcher, 36, in an upcoming episode of the US sitcom, CBS announced on Tuesday (04.02.14).
The brunette beauty will play Vivian, a young, free-spirited traveller, who turns up on Walden's (Ashton) doorstep and plays with his heart strings.
Walden believes Vivian is 'The One', but her appearance causes a stir as he was just about to propose to someone else.
Meanwhile, Mila and Ashton - who starred as an on/off couple on Fox's 'That '70s Show' from 1998 to 2006 - sparked rumours they had got engaged last week after the 'Ted' star was spotted wearing a diamond sparkler on her ring finger while out shopping in Los Angeles, California.
The funnyman - who was married to Demi Moore before divorcing her last year - started dating Mila in April 2012 and they have been inseparable ever since.
However, Mila has previously claimed she isn't interested in tying the knot, but hasn't ruled it out in the future.
She said: "I would love to find 'The One'. But I'm not sure about marriage. I see no need. I'll be with somebody because I want to, not because a piece of paper tells me I have to. That said, if the love of my life thinks it's important, then fine, I'll get married."

Lea Michele likes to walk around her garden naked.
The 'Glee' star admits she feels confident in her own skin and doesn't mind looking at herself without any clothes on, but insists she only strips off in her own home.
She said: "I'm very comfortable with my own body. I come from Broadway--everybody's naked on Broadway. I like to think of myself as more granola.
"I'm not going to run around naked or anything like that unless I'm at my own home. Today, I walked into my backyard and was standing out there naked for a while. Don't tell, my neighbours will freak out!"
Meanwhile, the 27-year-old singer is set to release her debut album, 'Louder', on March 17, and she admits she originally wanted it to be "pop-heavy" but after the death of her boyfriend Cory Monteith - who died from an accidental alcohol and drug overdose - last year she changed the genre and went for a more "dramatic" approach.
She explained to April's edition of Seventeen magazine: "I set out to make a really pop-heavy album that was fun and empowering - I love Katy Perry and Kelly Clarkson! But then I found myself picking and writing these songs that were very emotional and dramatic."

Jared Leto has dented his Oscar Award.
The 'Dallas Buyers Club' star won the Best Supporting Actor prize for his role as Rayon in the biopic at the event on Sunday (02.03.14), but he has already managed to damage the trophy after accidentally hitting it on the banister while showing it off to his friends.
He said: "True story, I was letting some of the people that I work with take a picture with the Oscar, and I was carrying it downstairs and boom - I hit the railing on the stairs and I put a little nick in the back of it. It's already lived in, as they say."
Meanwhile, the 30 Seconds to Mars frontman has decided to stash his award in the kitchen, disguised by some food, so that he can look at it every time he comes home.
He explained to Entertainment Tonight Canada: "The Oscar is sitting in my kitchen guarded by some vegan butter and a bag of popcorn,"
"That is the first place I go when I go home, you put your keys down, you take off your jacket and you put your Oscar in your kitchen."

Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield didn't attend the Oscar Awards on Sunday (02.03.14) due to "personal reasons".
The couple were meant to be hosting the event, held in Los Angeles, at the weekend but the pair reportedly never flew in from New York City, and friends believe their absence was for something serious.
A source told RadarOnline: "It was disheartening to learn that Emma and Andrew cancelled on the Oscars and the Vanity Fair party literally last minute for a personal matter.
"If it were a fight or something between them one would have just came without the other, but this seemed to be more of something going on with one of their families."
Pals close to the pair - who have been dating since 2011 - are worried their decision to skip the awards ceremony could be down to Emma's mother falling ill again.
Krista Stone was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer, known to be highly aggressive and tough to treat, in 2008 but beat the disease later that year.
The source explained: "Everyone just hopes Emma's mum didn't detect another case of cancer or something.
"Emma and Andrew don't have any other press obligations in the next two weeks, so hopefully whatever it is, they will have some time to themselves to deal with it."

Jaime King credits Jessica Alba for teaching her how to be a "great" mother.
The 34-year-old actress welcomed her son James Knight into the world five months ago with her husband Kyle Newman and admits the 32-year-old star - who has daughters Honor, five, and Haven, two - has helped her adapt to motherhood.
She told E! News: "Jessica Alba is the godmother to my son James Knight. She is such an incredible parent and I chose her because she really showed me what it is like to be a great mum and a great working mum."
The 'Hart of Dixie' star has picked up tips on how to juggle being a mother with having a globe-trotting career from Jessica, who runs her own business The Honest Company, which creates toxin-free household goods, nappies, and body care products.
She explained: "It was really just watching her over the years, the balance that she creates. She had kids before anyone in our group of friends did and I thought after having a baby, how much courage that takes and how much information you need to know...and watching Jessica really come to her own and create this Honest [company] of all of these products that are good for the planet, good for children. It's just so great knowing I have someone that is like a sister that did so much for women and families."

Shakira wants to have "eight or nine" children.
The 'Cant Remember to Forget You' hitmaker - who has 15-month-old son Milan with her partner Gerard Piqué - admits her career has forced her to put her plans for her second child on hold for the time being, but she insists she'd like to have a big family eventually.
She said: "If it weren't because of my music projects, I would be pregnant already. I would love to have eight or nine kids with Gerard--my own soccer team."
However, despite the 37-year-old singer's busy schedule, she insists her first born Milan will always come top on her list of priorities.
She explained: "I used to go in circles around an idea, but since he arrived I don't have much time--I have to rush back home--so he has helped me learn how to focus.
"When you have a baby, when you feel his love, you feel so at peace with the world. You just want to share the good news and share how happy you feel."
Meanwhile, Shakira believes she and Gerard - whom she has been dating for four years - share a true loving relationship, rather than a romance based on fame.
She told April's edition of Latina magazine: "He's with me because he wants to be with Shakira the person, not the celebrity. There's real love. There's no ulterior motives. And I'm with him because he's the most amazing man I've ever met. We want the same things, we like the same things, we hate the same things. I have never been with someone so passionate in my life."

Ellen DeGeneres has been branded a "transphobic" after she made a joke at the Oscar Awards on Sunday (02.03.14).
The talk show host - who is openly gay - has been criticised by fans after she joked that Liza Minnelli looked like a drag queen at the glamorous event, held in Los Angeles, at the weekend.
Ellen, who was hosting the awards, said to Liza at the ceremony: "Hello to the best Liza Minnelli impersonator I've ever seen", before adding, "Good job, sir."
Viewers took to Twitter afterwards to hit out at Ellen for her remark.
Bruce LaBruce wrote: "I did not appreciate Ellen's mean joke about Liza. I found it transphobic and disrespectful. (sic)".
While Greastzok tweeted: "are we going to address the fact that ellen blatantly called liza minelli a man you'd think she would know better im extremely disappointed.
"i literally just sat there in disbelief when she said that i was like did she actually just say that (sic)".
However, Liza, 67, didn't appear to take offence from the joke and claims the 56-year-old comedian didn't mean "any harm" by it.
She told TMZ.com: "I think she thought it would be funny, but she never stopped after she said it and said 'my friend Liza Minnelli.' So I think it went a little stray on her. I don't think she meant any harm at all, and she's a wonderful lady."

John Legend and Chrissy Teigen had to delay their wedding.
The couple married in September last year by Lake Como in Italy, but their big day didn't go according to plan as they were forced to push back their nuptials by four hours due to bad weather.
The 'All of Me' singer's family were held up in Ohio after their flight was cancelled because of a storm, but luckily their jet-setting guests - including Kanye West, Quincy Jones and Stevie Wonder - managed to pass the time with alcoholic beverages.
Chrissy said: "They had cocktails for four hours!"
This wasn't the only set back the loved-up pair, who got engaged in 2011 after four years of dating, had to deal with though, as they were originally set to tie the knot on a Southern farm before changing their minds and deciding to wed in Lombardy instead.
Chrissy, who got married in a Vera Wang gown, almost wore cowboy boots with her stunning dress before realising that Christian Louboutin peep-toe heels suited her better.
She told the spring 2014 issue of Martha Stewart Weddings magazine: "For a minute I was like, 'I'm going to wear cowboy boots with my dress!' Then I realised, that's just not me."

Colin Farrell admits his passion for acting was "toxic" for seven years.
The 37-year-old actor earned himself a bad reputation in Hollywood from 2000 until 2006 due to his wild behaviour, and he claims the high level of fame that came his way during that period "diluted" his love of performing.
He said: "I was removed from the amount of passion and curiosity that I had about acting.
"Maybe that passion and curiosity got diluted or a little bit toxic due to the amount of success and fame that came my way."
The Irish hunk admits he was shocked when he discovered people were still supporting and showing a fondness towards him during and after that difficult point in his career.
He explained: "I know that people rooted for me during those wild years, and that was lovely to discover after the fact."
However, eight years on, Colin - who has sons James, 10, and Henry, four, from two previous relationships - has returned to smaller movie roles and insists he couldn't be happier.
He told the Irish Post newspaper: "After 'Miami Vice' [in 2006], some big films went away from me. But that was kind of okay because I had other work lined up that provided an opportunity for me to go back to the more simplistic elements of what I was trying to do, which were the elements I fell in love with."

Lea Michele says Cory Monteith made her feel like a "Queen every day".
The 'Glee' star was left devastated when her boyfriend - who she dated for two years - died from an accidental drug and alcohol overdose last July, but she insists the actor made her feel special the whole time they were a couple.
She said: "Cory made me feel like a Queen every day. From the minute he said, 'I'm your boyfriend,' I loved every day, and I thank him for being the best boyfriend and making me feel so beautiful."
The 'Cannonball' singer, who met Cory on the set of 'Glee' back in 2009, only has positive thoughts about the late star - who had checked into rehab on two separate occasions throughout his life - and she insists his personality wasn't ruled by his addiction.
She explained in the April edition of Seventeen magazine: "I only have happy memories of Cory. He was not his addiction--unfortunately, it won. But that wasn't who he was."
Meanwhile, the 27-year-old star is determined to live her life the best she can without Cory, who died aged 31, but wants to ensure his memory lives on.
She said: "I try my best to march forth and live my life as best as I can for me. I also feel an incredible, happy responsibility to keep the memory and light of [Cory, who] was the most amazing person. I'm so happy to make it my journey now to continue on and live my life as best as I can."