Robbie Williams reveals daughter Teddy has dyslexia, was abandoned by friend after diagnosis

Robbie Williams has revealed his 10-year-old daughter was abandoned by a friend after she was recognized with dyslexia.

In an interview with German journal Galore Interviews, the Angels singer, 48, says his daughter Teddy, whose full identify is Theodora, was “devastated” after her friend left her.

“One of her friends decided overnight that she didn’t want anything to do with her any more [because of her dyslexia]. Teddy was devastated, completely desperate,” Williams defined.

Williams has develop into one thing of a champion for individuals with dyslexia since revealing his personal expertise with the situation in 2020.

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Robbie Williams says his daughter was left ‘devastated’ when a friend abandoned her because of her dyslexia diagnosis. (Getty)

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Dyslexia is a studying dysfunction that usually runs in households and is characterised by issue studying.

“I tried to make it clear to her that sometimes you just have to let other people go, that you should let them go, but without sacrificing your own self-esteem in the process,” he stated of how he helped Teddy by way of the expertise.

“This girl did not serve her love and friendship. Again, as I said, I speak from experience.”

Williams additionally defined how he works to assist his younger daughter as she grows up with dyslexia.

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“When I was growing up in Stoke-on-Trent in the ’80s, dyslexia was still a completely unknown diagnosis,” he stated. “I have to explain to her what dyslexia is, what it means for people, how to deal with it. And that if you suffer from it, you’re not automatically stupid.”

Williams revealed in 2020 that he’s numerically dyslexic, generally known as dyscalculia.

“I’m numerically dyslexic,” he advised The Sun in 2020. “I can’t add or subtract. I always get in trouble because I don’t know my kids’ birth dates and I don’t know our anniversary and I don’t know my wife’s birthday.”