Robbie Williams officiates wedding at New York screening of 'Better Man'
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On January 12, British pop icon Robbie Williams officiated a wedding at the screening of his new movie Better Man in New York.
A user shared photos on X showing Williams in a leopard print coat standing in front of a couple to be wed.
I love NYC what do you mean Robbie Williams officiated a wedding at this Q&A? https://t.co/46Qp1TEUew pic.twitter.com/s3vP7TPyCJ
The video shows Williams holding a jumbo-sized slushie while saying: “By the power vested in me by absolutely nobody – it’s not legally binding, but it’s legally binding in your heart and your heart and my heart,” before getting to the “I dos”.
He then pronounced the couple as man and wife to cheers and and gave them both a hug.
Williams has been ordained minister since 2002, when he obtained a licence over the internet to marry two of his best friends: guitarist Billy Morrison and his partner, Jennifer Holliday.
Morrison told Hello!: “The fact that my mate Robbie performed the ceremony means everything to me. He managed to make it extremely powerful. My bride walked down the aisle to the tune of Aerosmith’s ‘Sweet Emotion’. Robbie ended the service with the traditional, ‘You may now kiss the bride.’”
Williams has lately been promoting his film Better Man, which depicts him as a CGI chimpanzee.The Michael Gracey-directed film had a lacklustre opening weekend in the US, with Variety reporting that the project “tanked” with a $1m debut. It fared marginally better in the UK, where Williams is better known, opening on £1.7m against a budget of £100m.
Better Man is in cinemas now.