Robbie williams overwhelmed by mexico unicef trip

British singer ROBBIE WILLIAMS felt overwhelmed meeting children on a recent charity trip to the slums of Mexico City, as the visit came just months before he's set to become a first-time father.

The Angels hitmaker revealed in March (12) that his wife Ayda is pregnant with their first child, and less than three weeks later he jetted to Mexico with children's charity UNICEF. He met youngsters living on the street in an area overrun with slums - and the trip had a profound effect on Williams. In a diary piece for Britain's The Sun, he writes, "We spend today in big slums in Iztapalapa meeting lots of children living in extreme poverty. There is rubbish everywhere and the smell is terrible. The kids are all vulnerable to being bitten by rats and getting diseases. "It feels edgy for us so we were really worried for their safety. The kids are so small and young and you just want to protect them. "We leave this part of the city and head south. We stop at crossroads and I meet Angel, five, and Lluvia, three, playing in the dirt. Their parents come here every day to wash windscreens to try to make enough money to feed the children. But they're not safe here as people have tried to buy or kidnap the children a few times. It's absolutely shocking." Williams adds, "You always feel that you want to do more - to do something right there and then. You can't help but get overwhelmed and I feel like it's affecting me even more this year with the little one in Ayda's tummy."

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