Robert Abela, Malta’s 14th Prime Minister and once an unlikely teenage bodybuilder, is known for his discipline, resilience, and leadership through crisis. In this conversation, he shares what it was like to step into power during one of Malta’s most fragile moments, the weight of leading the nation through COVID, and the personal cost of carrying his father’s legacy. He reveals how bodybuilding discipline fuels his politics, why criticism can cut deeper than expected, and his vision for Malta’s economy and society in the next five years. This is Robert Abela’s story, raw and unfiltered, showing the man behind the office and the leader reshaped by crisis.