Robbie Williams is getting candid about his health. In a recent interview, the pop star shared he was diagnosed with scurvy and has been dealing with depression for the first time in a decade.

Is scurvy making a comeback in the UK? Scurvy is rare in the UK today, with just 171 cases reported last year. However, this is still a rise from 2007-2008, when 63 cases of scurvy were reported.

Robbie Williams reveals he was diagnosed with scurvy — or as he puts it 'a 17th-century pirate disease' — last year after he stopped eating in an attempt to lose weight.

"I’d stopped eating and I wasn’t getting nutrients," he told The Mirror, adding that he was diagnosed with scurvy. "A 17th century pirate disease," he said.

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British icon and music legend Robbie Williams has revealed he was diagnosed with scurvy, which he described as a '17th Century pirate disease'. The star told the Mirror that he had been taking an ...

“I’d stopped eating and I wasn’t getting nutrients,” he said, adding that he was later diagnosed with scurvy, which he described as a “17th century pirate disease.” Scurvy is a serious ...

"A 17th-century pirate disease." Indeed, scurvy was a lot more common amongst old world sailors on long voyages out at sea, due to the limited access of fresh fruits and vegetables.

British icon and music legend Robbie Williams has revealed he was diagnosed with scurvy, which he described as a '17th Century pirate disease'. The star told the Mirror that he had been taking an ...

Singer Robbie Williams has revealed that he was diagnosed with scurvy, a vitamin deficiency, earlier this year. Williams, 51, shared his health update in an interview with the Mirror published ...