Robbie Williams has spoken out about how he considered becoming a 'UFO hunter' after his first extraterrestrial sighting over 17 years ago. The pop star, 48, said he had tried seeking out "weird and wonderful things" with the help of journalist Jon Ronson after "retiring as a pop star" in 2006.

Speaking on the Shaun Attwood Podcast earlier this week, Robbie told the hosts that he'd decided not to pursue a career in UFO hunting due to the "embarrassing and degrading" reaction from the tabloid press after "coming out as a tin foil hat sort of person."

Despite this Robbie said he still has a passion for all things extraterrestrial. Discussing his first UFO sighting Robbie said: “My first proper experience goes back to the Beverly Hills Hotel. I am with a young lady - it was over 17 years ago, because i've been with my wife for 17 years - and we were on two hotel loungers in my room in the garden looking up at the stars.

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"Then all of a sudden silently over our heads what I can only describe as a square object. I would say probably the size of one and a half penalty boxes."

He continued: "It was matt black with Artexing underneath and then Hacienda [the Manchester club] style yellow and black stripes as if it was this workman’s thing. It came in silently, I could have hit it with a tennis ball, and then it floated off. I was totally and utterly sober."

The star said the sighting was a "what the f*** moment" that "sharpened" his senses. But despite seeing the UFO Robbie said he didn’t initially assume "little green men" were behind the flying object, instead he said: "I felt in my spidey senses that it was our governments."

Asked if he'd ever been approached by The Church of Scientology Robbie said: "Never. I’ve only heard and known about the supposed bad things attached to the church, alleged bad things that seem quite strong.

"It's never been something that's interested me to check out and do but something in there works for a lot of people. I always think the best advert for Scientology is Kirstie Alley."

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