Robbie Williams admits 'sense of shame' over one of his exes on BBC's The One Show

The One Show took an affectional crook arsenic euphony icon Robbie Williams opened up connected his upcoming film, Better Man

Robbie Williams became visibly affectional connected The One Show contiguous (November 26) arsenic helium discussed his upcoming semi-autobiographical film, Better Man.

Robbie is depicted done a CGI chimp successful the film, helmed by The Greatest Showman manager Michael Gracey, who appeared alongside the vocalist connected The One Show sofa.

While the interrogation was mostly light-hearted, it was 1 viewer's question that prompted heavy reflection and emotion from the singer. Co-host Lauren Laverne asked the prima connected instrumentality Jenny's behalf: "Do you person a favourite portion of the movie and however affectional was it watching it?".

Robbie exhaled profoundly earlier answering, and revealed which parts of the movie were astir hard to ticker back. He adjacent confessed to feeling a "sense of shame" astir 1 infinitesimal of his beingness that is retold connected the large screen, reports Wales Online.

"I deliberation the bits with Nicky Appleton were the astir hard bits due to the fact that everybody other successful the movie was villain-esque successful my beingness successful immoderate mode oregon different and she's the lone idiosyncratic that didn't bash maine immoderate harm," helium explained.

"So erstwhile I ticker that, I consciousness a consciousness of shame that I was her idiot fellow astatine the time. She didn't merit that, she's a bully person."

His transportation with Nicole Appleton began backmost erstwhile they met during Top Of The Pops successful 1997, and they went connected to get engaged. Unfortunately, things didn't enactment out, leaving Robbie with lingering regrets which helium revisited successful his heartfelt One Show appearance.

Elsewhere connected the programme, Robbie delved into the reasons wherefore helium is portrayed arsenic a chimp successful the forthcoming movie.

"I emotion eccentricity and I emotion antithetic and I emotion surreal, and it made implicit consciousness arsenic soon arsenic helium [Michael Gracey] pitched it to me," helium divulged. "I don't cognize if this movie would beryllium arsenic talked astir if it hadn't had the monkey successful it," helium continued, earlier concluding: "It each makes consciousness erstwhile you spot it."

Better Man is retired successful cinemas connected December 26