Overview

• In a new ITV News interview, Williams said his four children do not have mobile phones and will not get them for as long as possible.
• He likened phones to a drug and called giving them to young children a form of abuse.
• Explaining the stance, he said the internet’s corrosive nature hurts him and ruins his day.
• Parenting expert Amanda Gummer said phones carry risks such as online bullying and overuse but can support independence if managed with clear boundaries and limited connectivity.
• Williams and wife Ayda Field keep Theodora, Charlton, Colette, and Beau largely out of the public eye, and he also told ITV News he would open for Oasis as he promotes new music reported for release on October 10.