Robbie Williams isn’t taking any chances amid the spread of coronavirus.
The English singer, 46, followed the advice of health authorities by greeting fans with his elbows rather than shaking hands on Thursday.
Despite keeping his distance, the Angels hitmaker happily chatted with fans at Lakeside Stadium ahead of his performance at World Tour Melbourne.
Bump it! Robbie Williams isn’t taking any chances amid the spread of coronavirus. He followed the advice of health authorities by greeting fans with his elbows rather than shaking hands at Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne on Thursday
The former Take That star wore a patterned short-sleeved shirt, black jeans and reflective aviator sunglasses.
He made no distinction between fans and other celebrities, also greeting Australian F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo with his elbow.
It comes after the Renault driver pulled out of a press conference at the Albert Park circuit on Wednesday.
Let me entertain you! Despite keeping his distance, the singer happily chatted with his fans
No special treatment! He made no distinction between fans and other celebrities, also greeting Australian F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo with his elbow
A member of McLaren’s Formula One team, as well as two personnel from the U.S. outfit Haas, went into self-isolation after being tested for the virus in Melbourne.
‘Our drivers were supposed to be with us for this event, but due to the situation we’ve excused them for the occasion,’ a Renault F1 representative said.
‘I hope you understand why we are taking such measures.’
Stylish: The former Take That star wore a patterned short-sleeved shirt, black jeans and reflective aviator sunglasses
Robbie and Daniel’s precautions aren’t unwarranted.
Hollywood actor Tom Hanks and his wife, singer Rita Wilson, announced on Thursday they had tested positive for coronavirus on the Gold Coast.
‘Hello, folks. Rita and I are down here in Australia. We felt a bit tired, like we had colds, and some body aches,’ the Forrest Gump star wrote on Instagram.
‘Rita had some chills that came and went. Slight fevers too. To play things right, as is needed in the world right now, we were tested for the coronavirus, and were found to be positive.’
He’s excited! Robbie will play the inaugural World Tour Melbourne, his only concert while in the country, on Saturday night
Robbie will play the inaugural World Tour Melbourne, his only concert while in the country, on Saturday night.
The performance will take place at Albert Park’s Lakeside Stadium, and coincides with the Australian Grand Prix.
‘I am looking forward to getting down to Australia, it’s a place that is in my heart, I feel like an Aussie when I am there and if there’s an opportunity to get down there, I grab it with both hands,’ he previously said in a statement.
Hello friend! The Let Me Entertain You artist made no distinction between fans and other celebrities
Chatting away: It comes after the 30-year-old Renault F1 driver had pulled out of a press conference at the Albert Park circuit on Wednesday
In an interview with The Project in January, Robbie said he feels relaxed whenever he’s in Australia.
‘I say this all the time about Australia, but in the UK where I’ve had tremendous success and great fans, there’s also a sort of tall poppy syndrome that comes with being from your own country, where there’s a lot of negativity that comes your way,’ he said.
‘In Australia, it just seems that I’m allowed to be me.’
Too close to home: Robbie and Daniel’s precautions weren’t unwarranted, as Hollywood legend Tom Hanks and his singer wife Rita Wilson announced they had tested positive to coronavirus on the Gold Coast
The couple are pictured together at the Oscars in Hollywood on February 9, 2020