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Robbie Williams is set to reunite with Take That.

The 43-year-old singer took a break from the boyband on a number of occasions in 1990, 2009 and again in 2014, but he is set to rejoin the group on a one off for the final of band mate Gary Barlow's BBC talent show 'Let It Shine' on February 25, according to Digital Spy.

The dark-haired rocker will also join Gary, Dannii Minogue and Martin Kemp as a guest judge on the critiquing panel for the last episode to decide who will be crowned the winners and will go on to star in his theatre show.

Continue reading: Robbie Williams Will Reunite With Take That Next Week

Robbie Williams is ''delighted'' to perform at the 2017 BRIT Awards.

The 42-year-old singer is set to take to the stage next month to perform at the prestigious awards ceremony, which will be held at London's The O2 on February 22, and the 'I Love My Life' hitmaker has revealed he can't wait to sing in front of crowds of people because it has always been a ''special'' event for him.

Speaking about the ceremony, Robbie - who was awarded the record breaking amount for the number of prizes picked up, which tallies up to 18 gongs including the BRITs Icon Award - said: ''I'm delighted to be performing at the BRITs once again.

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Robbie Williams has had the last laugh after his ‘hand sanitiser’ incident on New Year’s Eve went viral.

With the help of his wife Ayda Field, the singer poked fun at the much-memed moment, in a hilarious video uploaded to his Instagram account.

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Robbie Williams has come in for some stick online after being snapped looking rather disgusted and using hand sanitiser after greeting fans during a New Year’s Eve concert.

The 42 year former Take That singer was performing an intimate gig on December 31st at Westminster’s Central Hall that was televised nationally as ‘Robbie Rocks Big Ben Live’ on the BBC, when he decided to jump into the crowd to perform Auld Lang Syne as the clocks struck midnight and fireworks went off.

Continue reading: Robbie Williams Using Hand Sanitiser Gel After Interacting With Audience Goes Viral

Robbie Williams has been working ''really hard'' on his new record for his children.

The 42-year-old singer - who has four-year-old daughter Theodora and two-year-old son Charlton with his wife Ayda Field - has admitted his strong work ethic is down to his children who give him a ''purpose'' to work.

Speaking to The Sun newspaper, the dark-haired musician said: ''I've been working really hard. I'm a working daddy. I have a purpose, I've been doing it all for the kids.''

Continue reading: Robbie Williams Works Hard For His Children.

Take That will fall apart with ''any less than three'' band members, according to Gary Barlow.

The 45-year-old singer believes if remaining band members Mark Owen or Howard Donald were to follow in Jason Orange and part-time member Robbie Williams' footsteps and quit the group the 'Back For Good' hitmakers will fall apart and never be able to carry on as a duo.

Speaking to the Metro newspaper about the bands future, he said: ''It can't get any less than three.''

Continue reading: Take That Will Fall Apart With 'any Less Than Three' Band Members

Mel B has claimed that she is the only member of the Spice Girls who hasn't had sex with Robbie Williams.

Williams had previously claimed that he had slept with “four out of five” members of the girl group, but later apologised for his comments, which he said were a joke.

Mel B says she's the Spice Girl Robbie Williams didn't sleep with

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Robbie Williams has likened the behaviour of Jimmy Page to ‘mental illness’, as the two stars continue to feud over building works at the singer's West London mansion.

Williams made the comments during a commercial break in a interview with an Italian radio station, who later posted the footage to their Facebook page without his knowledge.

Robbie Williams (pictured with wife Ayda Field) is still feuding with Jimmy Page

Continue reading: Robbie Williams Likens Jimmy Page's Behaviour In Mansion Row To 'Mental Illness'

Robbie Williams ''would be dead'' if his wife Ayda Field wasn't in his life.

The 'Candy' hitmaker has entered rehab on numerous occasions throughout his career for alcoholism, substance abuse, depression and even an addiction to the energy drinks Lucozade and Red Bull but, although time in the specialised clinics helped him beat his demons, he believes meeting the 37-year-old actress in 2006 and marrying her in 2010 cured him.

Speaking on 'Loose Women' on Monday (14.10.16), the former Take That hunk explained: ''I would be dead [without therapy] I went to rehab a couple of times and a lot of therapy. Me masking what was going on inside or medicating it lead to some very dark places in my head. I was close to not being on the planet, but I recognise that.

Continue reading: Robbie Williams Would Be 'dead' Without Wife Ayda

Robbie Williams has now had more UK number one albums than any other British solo artist.

Robbie’s latest album Heavy Entertainment Show entered the chart at number one this week, giving him his 12th UK chart topping album.

Robbie Williams is at number one with Heavy Entertainment Show

Continue reading: Robbie Williams Beats David Bowie's Chart Record

Robbie Williams reunited with his former group Take That for the first time in five years, as he celebrated receiving the prestigious BRITs Icon Award in a special gig in London this week.

Taking to the stage at London’s Troxy venue on Monday evening (November 7th), in an intimate concert that was filmed by ITV and will be broadcast at a later date, Williams cycled through his greatest hits to mark only the third time that the BRITs have bestowed their Icon Award – Sir Elton John and David Bowie being the previous recipients.

Robbie Williams performing with Take That in 2011

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Robbie Williams believes no other musician has an ''entertaining temperament'' like him.

The 42-year-old singer songwriter - who boasts over 20 years at the helm of the music industry - has admitted he is confident about taking to the stage for his upcoming European tour and believes he is the ultimate entertainer.

Speaking in a press conference to promote his forthcoming stadium tour for his latest album 'Heavy Entertainment Show', the 'Rock Dj' hitmaker said: ''If you say things enough it becomes true.

Continue reading: Robbie Williams: 'Nobody Has Got An Entertaining Temperament Like Me'

Robbie Williams has sympathised with current public enemy Justin Bieber over his frustrations about screaming fans, having been in the same position during his own career.

The 42 year old star, who recently released his new album The Heavy Entertainment Show, says that he understands the reasons behind Bieber’s recent onstage meltdowns while touring the UK for his Purpose world tour, which culminated in him walking off the stage in Manchester when the crowd wouldn’t quieten down.

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‘Britain’s Got Talent’ judge David Walliams has been announced as the host of this year’s Royal Variety Performance next month.

The likes of Emeli Sande, Sting and Robbie Williams are among the acts who will be performing in front of the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall at the Hammersmith Apollo on December 6th, which will be telecast on ITV.

David Walliams will host the Royal Variety Performance this year

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Take That have announced a UK and Ireland tour for May and June 2017, in support of their upcoming Wonderland album.

The band will hit the road for 22 dates, beginning in Newcastle at the Metro Radio Arena on May 8 and 9.

Take That will be hitting the road in 2017 for their Wonderland tour

Continue reading: Take That Announce 22 Date 'Wonderland' Tour

Robbie Williams may be in a bit of hot water with Russia after media outlets in the country reacted badly to his brand new music video for single ‘Party Like a Russian’, attacking it for using crude national and cultural stereotypes.

Released less than a week ago to promote his new studio album, Heavy Entertainment Show, the video is said to have angered Russians because of its crude stereotyping of the country’s culture. Some are even suggesting that Williams won’t be allowed to perform in Russia again.

Robbie Williams performing in London in September 2016

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Robbie Williams pleaded with Ed Sheeran to send him a track for his forthcoming album.

The 42-year-old singer songwriter has admitted he bombarded the flame-haired musician with emails as ''one last hope'', because he feared he didn't have enough ''hits'' on his comeback LP ' Heavy Entertainment Show'.

The 'Rock DJ' hitmaker told The Sun newspaper: ''[I thought] days are running out for the album, 'Have I got enough hits? Are there enough hits? I've got Ed Sheeran's email. I'll send him an email and see what happens. One last hope.''

Continue reading: Robbie Williams Pleads With Ed Sheeran To Send Him A Track

Robbie Williams is set to release his first album in three years next month.

The 42-year-old singer has announced he'll drop his 11th studio LP, 'Heavy Entertainment Show' on November 4 and it'll feature songs co-written by Ed Sheeran and The Killers' Brandon Flowers.

The album will also include a collaboration with Guy Chambers, which will come as a surprise to fans as they fell out five years ago.

Continue reading: Robbie Williams To Drop First Album In 3 Years

Robbie Williams has announced he’ll be releasing his 11th studio album Heavy Entertainment Show on November 4th. The album was revealed during the commercial break on Saturday night’s ‘X Factor’, with an ad showing Williams in a boxing ring fighting as both opponents.

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Robbie Williams is reportedly set to return to the ‘X Factor’, to help friend Sharon Osbourne pick her three finalist during the Judges’ Houses round. Williams previously assisted Osbourne in 2013, when she also had the Overs category, and he even helped her pick eventual winner Sam Bailey.

Robbie Williams is said to be assisting Sharon Osbourne on this year’s ‘X Factor’.

The Sun reports that Williams will join Osbourne at her Los Angeles mansion in the coming weeks for filming where they will select which three contestants from her Overs category will make it to the live finals.

Continue reading: Will Robbie Williams Be Helping Sharon Osbourne On The 'X Factor'?

Robbie Williams wife Ayda Field appeared to hint on Friday’s (July 8) ‘Loose Women’ that her husband knew three of the Spice Girls very well. Williams is known to have once dated Geri Horner, but according to Ayda he may also have had flings with Mel C and Emma Bunton.

Ayda Field has hinted about husband Robbie Williams’ past with the Spice Girls.

On Friday’s show the panel dressed as the Spice Girls to celebrate 20 years since the release of ‘Wannabe’. Ayda was dressed as Victoria Beckham when fellow panelist Kaye Adams asked her: “Ayda, did Robbie ‘know’ the Spice Girls?”

Continue reading: Robbie Williams' Wife Ayda Field Hints He May Have Had Flings With Three Spice Girls

Robbie Williams will be a part of Take That’s upcoming 25th anniversary tour, according to bandmate Howard Donald. Williams first left the band in 1995, less than a year before they disbanded. The group then reformed in 2006 and Williams rejoined in 2010, before leaving again two years later.

Robbie Williams will be rejoining Take That for their 25th anniversary tour.

Speaking to The Sun, Donald, along with Gary Barlow and Mark Owen said they’d been in touch with Williams and former member Jason Orange. While Williams’ participation looks like a done deal, it’s unlikely Orange will rejoin.

Continue reading: Has Robbie Williams Signed Up For Take That's 25th Anniversary Tour?

Robbie Williams is reportedly heading back to the studio with Take That to work on new music. It will be the first time Robbie has written with his former bandmates since 2010 and the tracks will feature on the group’s mammoth Greatest Hits album, which will come out next year to mark their 25th anniversary.

Robbie Williams is reportedly working with Take That again.

A source told The Sun: “Robbie loves being part of the creative process and he has lots to offer. He influenced the last album he featured on with his electro sound, which reflected his solo work at the time.”

Continue reading: Robbie Williams Heads Back To The Studio With Take That For 25th Anniversary

Robbie Williams is reportedly being considered to take a judge’s seat on ‘The Voice’ as part of a massive revamp of the talent show, once it moves from BBC to ITV. According to The Daily Star, ITV thinks Robbie ‘ticks all the boxes’ and would be a perfect fit for the judging panel.

Could Robbie Williams soon be seen on ‘The Voice’?

An insider told the newspaper: “X Factor have been courting Robbie for years but The Voice team think they have a better chance because their filming schedule is shorter, and it allows him to concentrate on other projects.”

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They say breaking up is hard to do, but leaving a famous boyband and going solo must be even harder. Last May Zayn Malik broke teenaged hearts when he announced his departure from One Direction, but one year on he’s just released his first solo album. But now Mind of Mine has finally dropped, Zayn might want to read up on some other former boyband members who tried their hand at a solo career, to varying degrees of success.

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Former Take That member, Robbie Williams

Continue reading: Going Solo The Good The Bad And The Average: Whose Career Should Zayn Malik Be Studying?

Robbie Williams and Jason Orange are reportedly in favour of a reunion with Take That ahead of the band’s 25th anniversary next year.

If a report in the Mirror is to believed, the original 1990s line-up could be returning in 2017 for a series of special live shows and a two-hour TV documentary celebrating a quarter of a century since Take That’s emergence.

Their debut album, Take That & Party, was released in 1992 and included some of their break-out hits like ‘Could it Be Magic’ and ‘It Only Takes a Minute’.

Continue reading: Robbie Williams And Jason Orange Mooted For Take That Reunion

Robbie Williams reportedly did not apologise to a fan whose arm he broke whilst performing in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne last month. The 40-year-old fell off stage at Metro Radio Arena and landed on the arm of a 52-year-old woman stood by the railings at the front of the concert.  

Robbie Williams performing in Manchester last month.

Williams was in Newcastle at the end of June on his Swing Both Ways tour when he fell off stage whilst performing his song of the same name. He was exuberantly performing when he leaned down to high five fans in the front row but one lady got more than she bargained for.

Continue reading: Robbie Williams Falls Off Stage, Breaks Fan's Arm & Doesn't Apologise?

Robbie Williams is going to be a father for a second time.

The 40 year-old singer and his wife, Ayda Field, are set to welcome another child into the world later in the year.

Williams confirmed the exciting news on his Twitter on Monday (April 28th).

Continue reading: Robbie Williams And Wife Ayda Field Expecting Second Child Together

Bruce Springsteen released his latest album, High Hopes, in the UK last week and at the first time of asking the latest collection of songs from The Boss soared straight to the top of the album chart. Springsteen is now among an elite club of artists who have managed to score 10 No. 1 albums in the UK, with High Hopes unlikely to be his last either.

High Hopes is Springsteen's 10th No. 1 in the UK

Bruce has now surpassed David Bowie, Abba, Queen and Michael Jackson in the race for double figures, with these four each earning nine No. 1 albums to date. Springsteen is now on par with U2 and the Rolling Stones, but still places behind Elvis Presley, Robbie Williams (with 11 each), Madonna (who has 12 No. 1's) and The Beatles, who lead the way with 15 No. 1 albums in total.

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The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has announced plans for a new age-rating system designed to tackle online music videos deemed inappropriate material for young people. The organisation's assistant director, David Austin, said the BBFC was responding to pressure from parents who were concerned about the sexual imagery freely available to children who had access to the web, according to The Guardian.

Inappropriate Content? Miley Cyrus We're Looking At You.

Austin said that a pilot project was being developed in association with Google and the UK music industry body, BPI, to test how the new classification guidelines might work with voluntary submissions to review, including content from Beyoncé, Metallica and Robbie Williams.

Continue reading: BBFC Makes Plans To Introduce Music Video Age Ratings To Combat Inappropriate Themes

Robbie Williams has purchased a Grade II-listed mansion previously belonging to the late Sir Michael Winner. The former Take That star - who recently moved back to the UK from Los Angeles - paid £17 million for Woodland House, a property that was listed for £60 million just two years ago.

Robbie Williams Has Bought Woodland House in Holland Park

Robbie - who already owns an £8 million property in Wiltshire - wants his daughter Theodora to grow up in London and the new property is location in the heart of Holland Park. It boasts huge palatial reception rooms, an indoor pool and cinema room in the basement. A ballroom-sized master bedroom was once described by King Edward VII as "one of the finest rooms in London," according to the Daily Mirror.

Continue reading: Robbie Williams Buys Michael Winner's 46-Room Mansion For £17 Million

Sunday's official UK charts countdown brought the somewhat predictable news that boyband One Direction had yet again scored a number one record with their newly released Midnight Memories. Their third and latest studio album was announced as the fastest-selling UK album of all time last week as the boys claimed the midweek number one with 145,000 copies.

One Direction's Double AMAs Win Was Followed By A Chart-Topping Album.

Sunday saw 1D retain their No.1 notch with 237,000 copies sold, beating the 109,000 album sales that saw Robbie Williams' Swings Both Ways take number one last week. Midnight Memories pushed Williams' record down to third as well as Gary Barlow's Since I Saw You Last which was forced to resign itself to second.

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One Direction are yet again set for another official UK chart number one with their newly released album, Midnight Memories. The five-piece boyband have topped the midweek charts, outselling the rest of the top five combined and are rocketing towards snatching the fastest selling album of the year title from Daft Punk's Random Access Memories which moved 165,000 units in its first seven days.

One Direction Look Set To Score a Wintery Hit With 'Midnight Memories.'

After having been on sale for just three days, Midnight Memories has shifted 145,000 copies and has pulverised both Gary Barlow's Since I Saw You Last and Robbie Williams' former number one, Swings Both Ways in the charts listings, according to The Guardian. 1D's album has already sold more copies than the quintet's 2011 debut, Up All Night, bucking the trend for diminishing returns seen so frequently in pop music.

Continue reading: One Direction On Course For Another UK No.1 Album With 'Midnight Memories'

Yesterday evening, the London Palladium played host to the 86th Royal Variety Performance where Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla welcomed a starry line-up of celebrity guests and entertainers. The annual gala's line-up consists of high energy family entertainment, including comedians, pop stars, dancing and other novelty acts.

Gary Barlow Kicked Off The Star-Studded Royal Variety Show.

This year saw stars in attendance including Jessie J, Robbie Williams, Olly Murs, Gary Barlow, Mary J. Blige and Dame Edna Everage. The latter of whom provided one of the evening's biggest surprises when she turned up in the royal box rendering both Charles and Camilla speechless but laughing heartily.

Continue reading: Royal Variety Show: Robbie Williams, Jessie J, Olly Murs And Gary Barlow Bring The Noise

While one charismatic, sweet-talking solo singer has marked a landmark for British music by recording the country’s 1000th number one, the man who make the mould for such a singer kicked the whole thing off with the UK’s very first.

Robbie Williams Is No.1 On The Albums Chart

Robbie Williams’ big band album Swings Both Ways topped the charts, coincidentally becoming the UK’s 1000th number one album, but it was the king of charm, Frank Sinatra, who had the first number one, with Songs For Swingin' Lovers, in 1956. The connection between the first and the last make for a palpable sense of symmetry between the pair.

Continue reading: So Robbie Williams Has The 1000th UK No.1 Album, But Who Did It First?

British pop-star Robbie Williams has made chart history due to his new big band album 'Swings Both Ways' achieving the UK's 1000th No.1 album.

The 39 year-olds newest studio set went straight to the top spot, surpassing Eminem's 'Marshall Mathers LP 2' to 2nd by 67,000 copies.

Williams spoke with the Official Charts Company about the milestone, "I am over the moon that Swings Both Ways is Number 1!" he said.

Continue reading: Robbie Williams Makes Chart History After 'Swings Both Ways' Becomes UK's 1000th No.1 Album

Robbie Williams has reopened his seemingly age old feud with Liam Gallagher over the former Oasis frontman's alleged infidelity. According to a New York Post report, Gallagher had an affair and fathered a child with Elle and Wall Street Journal journalist Liza Ghorbani, leading to a split from his wife, the singer Nicole Appleton who was previously engaged to Williams.

Robbie Williams Has Been Feuding with Liam Gallagher For Over A Decade

Speaking to The Sun, Robbie said: "I have a very big soft spot for Nic because she's a very decent person. I feel sorry for her as she deserves to be in a good place, in a happy marriage, and I thought she was with Liam. But it would appear that they weren't. Nicole really doesn't deserve all that from Liam. I've very, very fond memories of her. She's a sweetie."

Continue reading: Robbie Williams Reopens Feud With Liam Gallagher, Over Nicole Appleton

Robbie Williams’ upcoming album will represent a drastic change in pace and style, as the singer himself has explained. According to Williams’ official website, Swings Both Ways (interesting title choice there) will be out 18 November and just like one of Williams’ most successful releases to date, 2001’s Swing When You’re Winning it will feature “a mix of classic covers and new material.“

Is this an older, wiser Robbie Williams we're seeing?

There will also be several collaborations to be excited about, including tracks featuring Lily Allen, Michael Bublé, Kelly Clarkson, Olly Murs and Rufus Wainwright. The album has already been made available for pre-order on iTunes, with a bonus track added for anyone who decides to get it ahead of schedule.

Continue reading: Mature And Balanced Robbie Williams On The Promotional Trail For 'Swings Both Ways'

Gary Barlow has announced that he's nearly ready to drop his first solo effort in 14 years this November. Bar the Queen's Diamond Jubilee album, Sing, that he released with the Military Wives and the Commonwealth Band, November's will be his first, solo, full-length album since 1999's Twelve Months, Eleven Days.

Busy Bee Barlow Has A Surprise For His Fans.

The favourite Take That member of mums nationwide, Barlow made his name in the boyband through their 1990 formation to their 2005 reinvigoration. He has since acted as a judge on the UK singing talent contest The X Factor, alongside Sharon Osbourne, Nicole Scherzinger and Louis Walsh where he mentors a contestant category.

Continue reading: New Gary Barlow Solo Album Due November After 14 Years

Robbie Williams has announced plans to release a new album in time for the festive period, with the big band and swing album Swing Both Ways set to be released in the UK on 8 November, via Island Records.

Robbie is back with a new album of old and new songs

The album will feature some all news songs and a handful of classics, as Robbie hooks up with such noted collaborators as Lily Allen, Rufus Wainwright, Michael Bublé, Kelly Clarkson and Olly Murs. Williams reunited with long-time collaborator Guy Chambers for the project, which saw him pen some of his own material, as well as work on new material from elsewhere and some classic covers such as 'Puttin' On The Ritz' and 'Swing Supreme.

Continue reading: Robbie Williams Working With Lily Allen, Michael Bublé And More For 'Swings Both Ways'

You could have been forgiven for thinking we'd gone back in time to the nineties earlier this week, when Liam Gallagher unleashed a scathing attack on singer Robbie Williams for, well, being Robbie Williams. And the retro feud looks as though it'll go on even longer too, because Robbie has retaliated to the monobrowed Mancunian with a few choice words of his own, which will invariably provoke a return from Liam, and so on until they both realise no one cares.

Robbie played four nights back-to-back at Manchester City's Etihad Stadium early this week, a move that provoked a jealous reaction from Gallagher - a lifelong Manchester City fan and, now that Oasis have split, someone who will never be able to pull stadium-filling crowd. The Beady Eye frontman called Robbie a “f***ing fat f***ing idiot” for performing to four huge sold-out crowds; the actions of an obvious idiot.

“The interviews are better than the records at the minute. I really enjoy the interviews. Liam is like an episode of Star Stories,” Robbie said recently in retaliation, before going on to slate some of the songs on the new Beady Eye album BE, saying: “The production is really good. There are a couple of tunes that would have been f***ing amazing if they had a chorus."

Continue reading: Robbie Williams Kicks Back At Liam Gallagher Comments; Are We In The 90's Again?

Famous for wearing a cardboard shark head in the crazy video for hit track 'Bonkers', Dizzee Rascal shows he's fond of the aquatic theme, analogising his journey on Radio 1: "If my last record was dipping my foot into the swimming pool of happiness, this one is fully going for a swim - backstroke, butterfly, in every way. not just doggie-paddle."

On its 1st July release, new record The Fifth will be available in two formats: a 12-track 'standard' edition and a 16-track 'deluxe' edition that will showcase a few extra exclusive tracks.

After their collaborating together on hit, 'Wild', Dizzee will be teaming up once more with singer Jessie J on The Fifth track, 'We Don't Play Around.'

Continue reading: Dizzee Rascal: New Album 'The Fifth' Announced

Nick Grimshaw didn't need this. Just days after being on the receiving end of one of Robbie Williams rants at the Sony Awards, the Radio One DJ woke up on Wednesday morning to discover his swanky car had been clamped. The 28-year-old was determined not to let the bad luck get him down and posed happily with his vehicle and a clamping document.

According to the Daily Mail, the cost of the removal of the clamp is £70.00 though Grimshaw has probably also received a parking fine of £80.00. It's probably safe to assume the presenter won't struggle to the pay off the fine, though it's another slice of bad luck in a terrible week for the DJ. On Monday, Robbie Williams fumed to the Sony Awards audience about Radio One's refusal to play his chart topping track Candy last year, singling out Grimshaw for particular scorn. "I did the Brits and started singing, 'Hey-ho, here we go' to a bunch of industry people and they were all just like, "F*** off, you're fat and you're old. And Radio 1 don't play you no more - you're fat and you're old"," adding, "Isn't that right Nick, you b******?"

Despite the rant, Grimshaw appeared to take things in his stride and later told The Sun, "I think he was so funny. I love him and he's really cool. He should have his own radio show. I'd have him on every morning."

Continue reading: Nick Grimshaw Gets Car Clamped To End A Rough Week In Radio

There’ve been a few dissenting voices about BBC Radio One’s aggressive move to attract younger audiences, but few have been as vocal as Robbie Williams last night, who took his opportunity while on stage at the Sony Radio Academy Awards to lay into Nick Grimshaw and the station in general.

Williams is aggrieved that Radio One have allegedly stopped playing his music because they deemed the 39 year-old too old for their audiences, and he took his frustrations out last night, according to The Sun. “I did the Brits and started singing, ‘Hey-ho, here we go’ to a bunch of industry people and they were all just like, ‘F*** off, you’re fat and you’re old. And Radio 1 don’t play you no more – you’re fat and you’re old’ Williams ranted during his set. He then looked at Grimshaw and said: “Isn’t that right Nick, you b******?”

Continuing his tirade later on in the set after performing his single ‘Candy,’ he said “That’s Candy. How four-year-old do you want it, Radio 1?” before getting right up close to Radio One’s breakfast show host and putting a piece of chewing gum in his mouth, commenting: “Those aren’t drugs by the way. Nah, Radio 1’s not something that keeps me up at night, not at all. They’ve let me back on anyway with DIZZEE RASCAL, so thanks for that, Radio 1.” Bitter much?

Continue reading: Robbie Williams, Nick Grimshaw In Bust-Up At Sony Radio Academy Awards

Wonder what the odds were on this; Dizzee Rascal and Robbie Williams were seen shooting a video together for Goin’ Crazy, confirming that the British pair are collaborating.

The Sun had the snaps, and words. Robbie, who was fresh from cruising around on a mod-styled disability scooter, said: “I was expecting Dizzee to come round to my place in LA for an hour. He got round at 6pm, we chatted for hours and he left at 6am. Then he said he wanted the song to sound like Queen. It was a great night.” Robbie then joked, in his classic cheeky style: “I have never been so urban. When I heard Dizzee wanted me, I was like, ‘F*** yes!’ He only deals in bangers and life is getting shorter for me. Dizzee, who can be seen getting out of what can only be described as a spiky mini, said: “As soon as I heard Quadrophenia, I was signed up for the video idea. The mods and rockers idea is right up my street. Having Robbie involved has been good. When his name came up, I was excited about it. We went to his house to record it." It’s not often on these things you sit in the same studio any more. The pair, while not your classic couple, are both British icons in their own genres.

This summer marks an impressive ten-year anniversary since Boy In Da Corner – Dizzie’s progressive grime album - came out. He’ll be celebrating by playing at Glasto and supporting Muse.

Continue reading: Robbie Williams And Dizzie Rascal In Unlikely Collaboration

Fresh from his attack on the BRIT Awards, Robbie Williams got out of Britain altogether this week, flying to Germany to launch his fashion label, Farrell, in Europe. Fellow 1990s pop-star Victoria Beckham - now one of the world's biggest designers - will no doubt tell Robbie that expansion is the key to a global fashion empire, and Williams seems to be making the right moves.

According to handbag.com, Williams was in Charlottenburg, Berlin, to see his collection hung on the rails at the upmarket KaDeWe department store. Donning a smart suit for the photo-call, the Take That man showed off his new slim-figure and even gave a photographers a closer look at his tailoring - red lining, nice! The collection, inspired by his grandfather Jack Farrell, is currently stocked in House of Fraser and Selfridges stores across the UK. Speaking at the British launch of the label last year, Robbie told journalists, "I''m into clothes but not necessarily fashion and I think this is reflected in the collection," adding, "I was inspired by the clothes that I've always worn and loved. I worked with a great team of experienced people who helped me to bring my ideas to life. I enjoyed choosing every detail - from the lining, to the buttons to the cut."

It's been a strange week for Robbie, who performed 'Candy' at the BRIT Awards at London's O2 Arena, though slammed the show in a hastily written song afterwards. "Well that Brits night was so f*cking boring... Coke in the bogs till seven in the morning. Look the wrong way and we end up brawling.Then I had a bit of beef with you-know-who. And I f*cked a few female stars or two."

Continue reading: Watch Out Posh! Robbie Williams Takes Fashion Label To Germany

Looks as though we weren’t the only ones struggling to keep our eyes open during last weeks Brit Awards. Robbie Williams just posted a new song on his website that he’d written with Guy Chambers on the Saturday and recorded on the Sunday that definitely agrees with us. Not-so-subtly entitled ‘The Brits 2013,’ the song is a not-so-subtle attack on the boring awards ceremony that Williams had performed at just days earlier. Just as a side note here, we don’t remember Robbie doing very much to liven up this year’s Brits, himself, but perhaps he felt that should have been down to the younger contingent. 

After all, Robbie’s knocking on 40 now and the heady days of the 1990s are behind him (Or at least, we hope they are, given that he’s just had his first baby with partner Aida). That hasn’t stopped him singing about them in his new song, possibly by means of some sort of instruction manual for young pop wannabes that are too under the thumb of their record label executives. At one point, Robbie even compares the awards night to a VD clinic, saying that only “pr*cks are in it.”

Continue reading: NSFW: Robbie Williams' Scathing Attack On Dull Awards Night In New Song 'Brits 2013'

Will Robbie Williams join Take That band mate Gary Barlow and hop onto the judging panel on X Factor? The Sun have reported that this could very well be the case, with the ‘Angels’ singer looking to join the TV talent show to spice things up a little bit. Known as the cheeky member of the boy band, Robbie’s apparently the top choice for being brought in to bring back the excitement that many felt was missing from last year’s series of the show.

A source told The Sun “This is the dream team. We have been looking at the show and thinking the unthinkable. Robbie is exactly the right person for the show — but we don’t want to lose Gary to get him. We want them both.” There’s just one problem though and it isn’t the fact that Gary and Robbie haven’t exactly always seen eye to eye. “Robbie’s people are saying he’s too busy to do the show.” Undeterred, the show’s sources said they’re not giving up on their dream judge just yet. “we worked around Gary when he first joined the panel,” the source explained, adding “he was touring with Take That and it was fine. We know Robbie loves the show and he and Gary have a great friendship and rivalry — there will be fireworks for sure.

Would the addition of another man on the panel spell the end for Louis Walsh? Producers are reportedly “relaxed” about having three men on the panel, with Nicole Scherzinger expected to take up the fourth spot. Watch this space!  

Continue reading: Will X Factor Execs Tempt Robbie Williams To Join Gary Barlow On Judging Panel?

There’s nothing like the sage voice of experience to stop your party in its tracks, and poor Justin Bieber must be quaking in his perfectly formed feet right now after having some sobering advice dished out to him by none other than sometime Take That man and ego at-large, Robbie Williams.

Williams of course quit Take That – then the biggest boy band in the world – in 1995 and embarked on a mad couple of years of drink, drugs and debauchery which some would argue he’s never really recovered from, in spite of repeated trips to rehab. Now 39 years-old, Williams speaks with the voice of the man whose seen and done it all, and he told The Sun that he can easily see young Biebs suffering the same pitfalls of fame as he himself did. “There is a list longer than my arm of f***-ups” Williams told the paper, before continuing a rather swear-heavy diatribe by adding “It’s inevitable that someone like Justin Bieber will hit a hard time. You hear about everybody going, ‘You’re sh**’. And you go ‘f***, I’m sh**, I’d better go and do something else’. And it gets to you.”

Bieber’s indiscretions have been creeping up in the past year or so, with bouts of dangerous driving, reports of fisticuffs with the paparazzi, alleged dope smoking and an on-off relationship with now believed to-be ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez all being clocked up. But he’s a long way off dancing at the side of the stage at Glastonbury with pupils like pins, we reckon, so lay off the doom-mongering eh, Robster?

Continue reading: Robbie Williams: 'Justin Bieber's In For A Hard Time'; Star Predicts Troubled Future

Beyoncé Knowles will be one of the key headliners at next months BRIT Awards, it is believed, with an increasing amount of press building up behind the speculation.

The performance, which will be Mrs Jay Z's first performance in the United Kingdom since her 2011 headlining slot at Glastonbury, marking the beginning of what already looks like one hell of a hectic year for Knowles. Although no official statement has been issued commenting on whether or not Bey will in fact be performing, it is looking increasingly more likely that she will indeed be on the bill for the night.

The Destiny's Child beauty will be performing alongside Muse, One Direction, Robbie Williams and more, and will be her third high-profile performance in the space of a month - talk about a comeback! The singer is first scheduled to sing at President Barrack Obama's second inauguration on January 21, with her half-time show at the Super Bowl, an appearance that may see her being reunited with former bandmates Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, in early February. She will also be releasing her fly-on-the-wall documentary, Life Is But a Dream, around this time too and then it's time to hit the studio again to press on with her upcoming fifth album. Phew! We're exhausted just thinking about it.

Continue reading: Beyoncé Rumoured To Be Performing At This Years BRIT Awards

In the word of pop music, there is no property hotter than Beyoncé right now. Beyoncé doesn’t really even have to make any music to be the hottest property in pop. She just has to… be. Rumour has it, though that the Destinys Child singer might be making a little trip over to Blighty to perform at next month’s Brit Awards, according to the Guardian.

She’s not nominated for any awards or anything, but that wouldn’t stop her performance being the probable highlight of the Brit Awards. As far as coups go, this is pretty much the biggest one that the organisers of the Brits could possibly hope for. Unless they got Jay Z too. Anyone that watched Beyoncé’s Glastonbury Festival slot will testify to the might of her live performances. If it happens, she could well make these Brit Awards one to remember (though possibly never as memorable as the year that Jarvis Cocker waggled his posterior to the cameras during Michael Jackson’s performance).

Beyoncé hasn’t performed at the Brit awards since 2004. She’s soon due to perform at the Super Bowl and also at Barack Obama’s second presidential inauguration. The Brits will take place on February 20, 2013 at London’s O2 Arena. One Direction, Muse and Robbie Williams are also expected to perform. 

Continue reading: From The Super-Bowl To The Brit Awards? Will Beyoncé Perform In UK Next Month?

The Brit Awards 2013 nominations were announced on Thursday (January 10, 2013), being somewhat overshadowed by the Oscars stuff going on across the pond. We already know James Corden is back on-board as host, and he'll be joined by the likes of Muse, Robbie Williams, Mumford & Sons and One Direction, who all scored nods this week.

Forget all that though, because The Rolling Stones may be playing live. After scoring a nomination for Best Live Act, the legendary rockers hinted that they may well be on hand to rock the stage at the O2 Arena on February 20, 2013. Keith Richards said, "Onstage is where we belong. When I'm up there with Mick, Charlie and Ronnie, everything is rocking, so a big thanks to Brit fans and the Brits nom!" Though it's not confirmation exactly, there's a possible hint in there somewhere. His band-mate Mick Jagger said, "We all had such a blast. Everyone was at the top of their game and the hometown audiences at The O2 were just fantastic. It's great to be nominated... we'll see you soon." Organizers of the Brit Awards are always keen to get marquee acts to close the evening, and the Stones' seem at home at the O2 nowadays.

Others picking up nods during Thursday's announcement were Mercury winners Alt-J (3), Emili Sande (3) and Amy Winehouse, who was posthumously nominated for her Lioness record. One Direction will battle Mumford & Sons and The XX for Best Group.

It's official: Robbie Williams loves One Direction. For a while we thought Robbie was just latching onto the success of the pop-scamps, but this glowing praise isn't the first time he's come out waxing lyrical about the X-Factor runners up.

And Robbie thinks they could be as big as British pop powerhouse, The Spice girls, who have been thrust into the limelight again recently following their performance at the Olympics closing ceremony. "They're quite a power in the way the Spice Girls were," reports The Sun newspaper. "The Spice Girls took over the world and won and I think the One Direction boys have a similar chemistry." What comes with success for a young, heterosexual popstar? Girls, and Mr Harry Styles has been dating 22-year-old country-pop singer Taylor Swift recently (if you believe the pictures showing them kissing) and Robbie Williams believes he may have taken on his mantle of babe-magnet. "He's a magnet like I've never seen before. I don't think Harry needs any tips from me," he added. "He's beguiling, and so are One Direction. I wasn't him when I was 18. That didn't happen to me."

Robbie previously said that he felt 'sorry' for Styles, recalling his own time in a boyband as youngster. "I feel a bit for Harry," Robbie told The Sun newspaper in 2012. "At his age I was in this lilywhite boyband, Take That. But I was meeting up with mates, jumping out of the tour bus and into a Transit van at motorway service stations all around the country."

Continue reading: Robbie Williams On One Direction: As Big As The Spice Girls?

With the Justice Collective taking the much-coveted (for some reason) Christmas number one spot in the UK singles chart at the weekend, it was another sharp rebuttal to the notion that the annual bunfight is exclusively won by x factor alumni.

Indeed, going back over the past nine charts since the show began in 2004, it’s managed to get the Christmas top spot on ‘only’ five of those nine occasions. Ok, so that’s still a fair few. Yet, what the last decade has shown us is that the ways to get the Christmas number one have become far more varied than simply ‘become a hugely well-known artist. Release a Christmas single.’ Charity, public protest, reality show success … we look at the ways that people have got to the festive top spot over the past decade.

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Continue reading: How Can You Get To Christmas Number One, Like The Justice Collective?

Robbie Williams, David Beckham, Princess Diana, and a few people actually deserving of the honour, have all been included in a 150-strong shortlist of potential replacements for Charles Darwin on the back of the £10 note.

The Bank Of England has released a list of more than 150 great Britons that have been suggested by members of the public for the honour when the new notes are printed. Currently, the Bank of England £10 notes are Series E, but are due to be replaced with the new Series F notes next year, which means a change to the person on the back of the note too.

Whilst the thought of having someone like Becks or Robbie on the English currency may have caused a series of face-palms to occur up and down the country, fortunately it is looking as though someone of genuine historic significance may take the honour instead. Phew!

Continue reading: Robbie Williams, David Beckham And John Cleese Among 150-Strong Shortlist To Feature On The New £10 Note

The race is on for the UK Christmas Number one, due to be announced on Sunday December 23, 2012.

It’s a battle of two charity singles this year: The x factor winner James Arthur is looking for a second week at number one with ‘Impossible’, the proceeds of which will go to help the charity Together For Short Lives (which helps sick children), whilst The Justice Collective are hoping for the number one slot with their cover of The Hollies’ ‘He Ain’t Heavy (He’s My Brother).’ The Justice Collective single is also a charitable concern, raising money to help the families of those affected by the Hillsborough Disaster with their legal fees.

Despite receiving far less airplay than Arthur, The Justice Collective – which features Holly Johnson, Sir Paul McCartney, Robbie Williams and Rebecca Ferguson, among many others – currently looks to be in the front-running for the title. The former Frankie Goes To Hollywood singer, Holly Johnson, is urging the public to go out and buy the single – not simply so that it can go to number one, but because it will help the families of the victims of the 1987 disaster.

Continue reading: James Arthur Has The Promotional Budget But Could The Justice Collective Have The Christmas Number One?

Could James Arthur bag the 2012 Christmas Number One after all? Despite the bookies selecting The Justice Collective’s Hillsborough charity single as the likely candidate, it now looks as though James Arthur is now the favourite for the number one slot this year. His single ‘Impossible’ looks to be heading to the top of the chart, despite the huge support for The Justice Collective’s cover of The Hollies’ ‘He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother,’ which is raising money to help the families of those killed in the Hillsborough disaster with their legal fees.

James’ single is also raising money for charity. Proceeds from his single will go to Together For Short Lives, which debuted last week with sales of 490,000. The Managing Director of the Official Charts Company told STV “While James Arthur has an early lead over The Justice Collective after just two days of sales, it is exceptionally tight – especially with Christmas gift purchases likely to impact on both releases as the week progresses. It looks like being an extremely exciting race for this year’s Official Christmas Number One." So it’s not quite in the bag for The X Factor winner then, but he’s in the lead at the moment. Can he keep hold of his lead until the weekend? Or will the Justice Collective take over.

The Justice Collective features contributions from Sir Paul McCartney, Robbie Williams, Paloma Faith, Mel C and Rebecca Ferguson.

It's not surprising really, that the man who held records for the quickest selling tour and biggest selling live album for a long time, has had to almost double the amount of dates during the UK leg of his European stadium tour for 2013. Due to enormous demand for tickets, he originally had 2 dates in Manchester, 1 in Glasgow and 2 in London, but has added an extra two dates in Manchester, another in Glasgow and another two more in London, reports the Telegraph. 

The tour dates in full now look like this:

Etihad Stadium, Manchester - 18th June (NEW)
Etihad Stadium, Manchester - 19th June
Etihad Stadium, Manchester - 20th June
Etihad Stadium, Manchester - 22nd June (NEW)
Hampden Park National Stadium, Glasgow - 25th June
Hampden Park National Stadium, Glasgow - 26th June (NEW)
Wembley Stadium, London - 29th June
Wembley Stadium, London - 30th June
Wembley Stadium, London - 2nd July (NEW)

Olly Murs is supporting him and ticket prices start from around £60 and can soar to over £200 for VIP packages for the London dates. After leaving London, Robbie will then take his Take the Crown tour across Europe, including stops in the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Italy, Austria and Belgium, before ending off the whole shibang in Tallinn, Estonia. There are, miraculously, still tickets available although at a first glance it seems all the best tickets are gone- grab them while you can! 

Living up to his reputation as a cheeky chappy, Olly Murs has employed the age old tactic of signing a young fans breast. We're not sure why people insist on getting parts of their body signed. You wash, right?

Anway, all this boob-signing begs the question; why hasn't Murs got a girlfriend yet? Do people find him just too annoying to be with for more than 5 minutes? "I went on a couple of dates with a girl that went really well. But I'm still single as it's just that time of year when I'm really busy," is his excuse, as he explains his single status to The Sun. "We'll see what happens over Christmas. It's hard -- but I'm just really busy through work." Olly's relationship with Caroline Flack was considered by some to be romantic, but he dismissed that, saying that the pair were just friends. "We've never had any connection like that," he said, adding: "We're just really good mates. She's a lovely girl to be around and she's just brilliant. The only thing I worried about was that it was going to affect our relationship on camera."

Despite being unattached, Olly's doing well for himself. He nabbed the U.K number 1 this week with Troublemaker, and he's off to support Robbie Williams on a European stadium tour in 2013. 

Robbie Williams' career ten years ago was almost unbeatable in the UK. He'd signed a record breaking contract with EMI for £80m and almost all his albums went double platinum. Now, after a slump from 2006 until 2011, Williams has returned with a number one single 'Candy' and another number one album Take the Crown, his tenth chart topping album.

This time around though his success isn't simply his own, with a wife and baby in tow, he's more than happy to share his winnings. And it's not just his family that are benefiting, 8 lucky fans received free tickets to next year's European tour. According to Gigwise, he left his Skype ID on his website and called 8 of the fans that added him. 

His first tour in six years will see him traverse Europe including three dates in the UK, in London, Glasgow and Manchester. And he'll be supported by Olly Murs. They struck up a friendship when Robbie helped Olly out while the young singer was still competing in the X Factor.

Continue reading: Robbie Williams' Renaissance, European Tour 2013

It's all Robbie Williams; as well as announcing his European stadium tour, with his pop lacky Ollie Murs picking up the support slack, he's further endorsed teen-icons One Direction, saying they could be as big as British giants, The Spice Girls, The Metro reports. 

"You know, they're quite a power together, very much in the same way the Spice Girls were. The Spice Girls went and took on the world and won and I think the 1D boys have got a similar sort of chemistry," said Williams at The Soho Hotel, London while announcing his tour. "They're all good- looking lads, they're all great singers, and as a five they're a great power." Perhaps Robbie's indulging in youth, viewing 1D as a kind of modern Take That, as he was a young lad when he made it. So how is old(er) age treating the Angels singer as he hits 40? "I'm buzzing (for this tour)," he explains, "it's time to put my foot down and go 'This is what I do'. Pop stars cease to be pop stars at 40 and start being old people singing, don't they? I want to go and seal my place in pop history."

And talking about his recent night out with ladies' man Harry Styles, Robbie said:  'I don't think Harry needs any tips from me about women. He's a magnet like I've never seen before. I wasn't him when I was 18, that didn't happen to me. He's been tarred with the lucky stick hasn't he? He seems to be having a whale of a time.' 

The Robbie Williams renaissance is in full flow. The latest news to come out of the former Take That star’s camp is that he, supported by Olly Murs, is to embark on a European stadium Tour. Perhaps some unexpected news, though, is that he’ll also be joined by his daughter. 

"Perhaps I will be a bit more calm,” he said in his press conference, according to Entertainmentwise. “She's a very, very calming presence. Already I feel that something cosmically has changed within me and I don't know what it is but I feel happier as a person and a bit more grounded as a person. That's happened naturally," he added. "She's coming with us, of course. It probably means I'll get more sleep because she's there, not less because she's there. She's rounding off my rough edges as the weeks progress in her life so far." Talking about his recent resurgence, straight back into the world of pop after a lengthy and sometimes controversial break, Robbie said, "I don't know how many times I will get given this opportunity... I want to go and seal my place in pop history."

Olly Murs will support Robbie on tour. The pair have been friends ever since Williams came onto 2009’s X-Factor to help Murs out with a few parts of his performance. 

Continue reading: Robbie Williams To Be Joined By Olly Murs And… His Daughter?

Could this be the best week in Olly Murs' career? He's managed to keep Girls Aloud off the top spot with their comeback single, Something New, which in all truth is nothing new, and in doing so, reached the #1 spot. 

And that's not all; the cheeky popstar received a warm message of congratulations from Simon Cowell, who, ignoring the inner workings of Twitter by not @ing Murs, knew his message would get through anyway. "Hi Olly Murs," he tweeted. "Congratulations on your number one single today. You are a true star and a great guy. Proof success doesn't change you." Cowell was Olly's mentor back in 2009 when he was on The X-Factor, and what's more, he signed the Essex lad, so receives a cut of whatever he makes. Oh hang on a minute, maybe a tweet to his 5m followers had something to do with that... He did the same for One Direction when they reached Number 1 last week, telling them, "Massive congrats to the one d boys for having the number one single and album in the uk. Could not be happier for you."

Anyway, that's not where Murs' magical week stops, with Robbie Williams announcing that he will join him for his upcoming European stadium tour. 

Continue reading: Big Week For Olly Murs Includes UK Number 1, Simon Cowell Endorsement And Robbie Williams Tour

Robbie Williams has released the news of a European arena tour for 2013, with three dates in the UK before moving onto mainland Europe. He'll be bringing Olly Murs along with him for support, reports the Independent.

Robbie Williams last couple of albums have been pretty terrible. However, with his marriage, the birth of his daughter and the reunion of Take That, everything has taken a U-Turn in Robbie's life and his latest single 'Candy' shot to the top spot in the UK, as did the album Take the Crown. It's fitting, therefore, for him to embark on a tour of enormous magnitude to reflect and enhance the success he has already found this year. 

"I'm buzzing. I'm ready to go. I haven't done a tour of this size since 2006. I believe that I'm at the place in my career where it's time to put my foot down and go 'This is what I do'. It's legacy time for me." He said, "I'm nearly 40, that's what I'm trying to say. I don't know how many times I will get given this opportunity... I want to go and seal my place in pop history... I've got a couple more (tours) left. I just want to put my stamp down... Say remember me."

Continue reading: "It's Legacy Time": Robbie Williams On Tour

Having met and performed for her on more than one occasion and being one of biggest names in modern British pop music, Robbie Williams has admitted that HRH Queen Elizabeth II still has no clue who he is.

At one point, Robbie told the crowd at last night's triumphant comeback show at London's o2 Academy, during the most recent encounter with the Royal at the Royal Variety Performance this month where Robbie shared the stage with Alicia Keys, Neil Diamond, Kylie Minogue, Andrea Bocelli and Britain's Got Talent winners Ashleigh Butler and her dog Pudsey, the Queen met with the performers after the show and apparently thought that the former Take That star was Pudsey's trainer! He told the crowd: "At the Royal Variety Performance, in the line-up afterwards, we were shaking hands... and she thought I was Pudsey's trainer."

Robbie of course also made an appearance at this years Diamond Jubilee festivities that was organised by Take That head honcho and OBE recipient Gary Barlow, and even then the Queen failed to recognise him in the proceedings after the show admitting, "she thought I was a member of congress."

Continue reading: The Queen Mistakes Robbie Williams For Pudsey's Trainer

Sir Paul McCartney is the latest name to join those who are recording a special festive single in aid of the parents of the Hillsborough victims. 96 people died in 1989 when too many people were allowed into the Liverpool end of a Liverpool versus Nottingham Forest soccer match and, whilst for years the fans were given blame by the police, the parents of the deceased have spent almost quarter of a century fighting to exonerate them of blame.

With a report earlier this year agreeing with the families, they’re now hoping for a fresh inquiry into who was to blame for the tragic events, and the single release will seek to raise money for their past and future legal costs. McCartney joins an ensemble that already includes Robbie Williams and Liverpool folk-hero Gerry Marsden from Gerry & The Pacemakers.

Speaking to the BBC, one of the parents of the deceased, Margaret Aspinall, said "When I was listening to it, to be honest with you, it was sad because I just shut my eyes and I saw my son handing me the record. I thought, maybe he's handing me this new version and saying 'listen to this'." Aspinall also praised McCartney for joining the cause, explaining "He decided to do it and I think that's lovely because he's from Liverpool, he knows how Liverpool people work and he understands us.” The song – a cover of The Hollies ‘He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother’ – is widely tipped by the bookies to beat out the eventual winner of this year’s X Factor to take the Christmas No. 1.

It's that time of year again people. The Royal Variety Performance was taped on Monday evening (November 19, 2012) and featured a whole host of entertainment stars taking to the stage at London's Albert Hall in front of one very special guest. This year, the Queen witnessed performances from the likes of One Direction, Girls Aloud and Katherine Jenkins, reports the Daily Mirror.

Fresh from their stateside success, the 1D boys were back in London  to perform new single 'Little Things', though we're not sure how it went down with her majesty. David Walliams' skit afterwards probably confused her even more; the Little Britain star bounding on-stage in a wig and red cardigan while pretending to be a stalker. "I've got a washing machine and I named it One Direction. You make me so happy," he yelled in a high pitched voice. "Was your song What Makes You Beautiful written about me? I love you so much. Will you marry me?" The group turned down his proposal before he approached heartthrob Harry Styles to ask him to "take a photo" of him with the rest of the boys. Walliams, 41, hosted the evening with Amanda Holden also on-hand to introduce some of the acts. 

Elsewhere, a reunited Girls Aloud took to the stage to perform 'The Promise' and Cheryl Cole spoke of meeting the Queen afterwards. "The Queen is so delicate. She has hair like Candy floss and tiny dancing style shoes, awww. Another highlight was Alicia Keys, such an incredibly talented and down to earth woman," she said. The 100th anniversary of the Royal Variety Performance will air on ITV on December 3, also featuring performances from Rod Stewart, Robbie Williams and Neil Diamond.

Continue reading: Fit For A Queen? Royal Variety Features One Direction, David Walliams And Washing Machines

Robbie Williams battled to the No.1 spot with his new album Take The Crown on Sunday (November 11, 2012), though the Take That man had a few choice word for his chart rivals. Speaking on a Dutch television show, the 'Angels' hit-maker fired a barb at chart-topper Jessie J.

Asked about the Do It Like A Dude star, Robbie said, “She’s not gonna last for very long, though, is she? She’s great, Jessie. I give her 18 months,” according to The Sun. It seems he isn’t a fan of her reality show The Voice either. He said, “I don’t watch it. Sometimes it’s very difficult to go on the ‘emotional journey with the contestants’. I’m exhausted with how many times I’m to go on the emotional journey with this person who had a hard luck story and then da, da, da, da, blah, blah…I’m sure I’d be a good judge but no, I’ve got a career.” Ouch. We’re pretty sure the remarks won’t go down too well with Jessie’s fellow judges Tom Jones, Will.i.am and the other bloke from The Script either.

Robbie is actually at No.1 in both the singles and albums chart this week ('Candy' and Take The Crown), a feat he managed in 2001 when his single 'Something Stupid' reached the top-spot at the same time as his covers album Swing When You’re Winning.

Once the golden boy of British pop, Robbie Williams had endured a strange few years. His latest offering, Take The Crown, featuring new single, Candy, has had some critics confused as to whether he was reclaiming it or relinquishing it: the crown. And that's what's had him up all night, reports RTE Ten.

"I'm more confident now that I'm No 1 but I've had some psoriasis-inducing worry about the album and about my place in pop culture and a few sleepless nights on the run-up to the release of this album," he explained to RTE Ten. "It's important to me that this album that I love and created gets embraced by a lot of people and it worries me that it might not because being successful is a lot of fun and getting to qualify for Europe with every album is intoxicating and win and I would like that to happen again."

Never away from the headlines, unless he's specifically hiding due to one of his strange escapades, Robbie's latest brush with controversy saw a number of charities peeved with him for 'hitting' an elderly lady in a music video. And recently, the star has been embroiled in controversy with Radio 1 - the BBC's flagship radio show, with the biggest listenership in the U.K, deem his music "irrelevant" to today's younger audience. Ouch. He probably won't be too hot with the O.A.P's either.