Robbie Williams ‘terrified’ for Take That to watch biopic and ‘open old wounds’

Robbie Williams’ caller biopic Better Man delves into his aboriginal fames arsenic portion of sensational lad set Take That and his conflict with addiction.

Take That formed successful 1990 – made up of Robbie, Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Mark Owen and Jason Orange – and enjoyed a palmy six years producing hits specified arsenic Relight My Fire, Pray and Babe.

But the set primitively broke up successful 1996 aft the 50-year-old artist’s daze departure the twelvemonth earlier to embark connected a solo career, down to assorted reasons including a reported feud with Gary.

Better Man, successful which Robbie is portrayed by a CGI monkey voiced by Jonno Davies, does not shy distant from the messiness of his aboriginal vocation and near him disquieted astir his erstwhile bandmates watching it.

‘[Take That bandmate] Mark [Owen], reached retired past week and was like, “Hey, Rob, maine and the lads are each going to beryllium successful town. Can we spot a screening of Better Man?” And I was like, “Yes. I’d emotion you to”, which of people I would,’ helium said successful a caller interview.

But helium couldn’t assistance but dependable his reservations arsenic well.

‘I’m terrified due to the fact that our narration is truthful analyzable and truthful healed that returning to the country of the transgression and talking successful the mode that I talked arsenic a 17-year-old is bound to unfastened aged wounds for people,’ helium admitted to Deadline.

And his Take That bandmates are not the lone arguable characters connected screen. The euphony creator besides opened up astir the affectional effect of his ex-girlfriend Nicole Appleton who helium dated astatine the extremity of the 90s.

She has already watched the movie with her sister Natalie.

‘I FaceTimed them each consecutive aft the movie and we each wept together,’ helium said.

He besides doesn’t cognize however Liam Gallagher volition respond (Oasis person a hard past with Robbie) but helium is ‘most concerned’ astir his dada who doesn’t travel crossed arsenic ‘charismatic and charming and wonderful’ arsenic helium is.

Despite his concerns, the reception for the movie astir the chart-topping vocalist has, truthful far, been positive.

In September, the Angels hitmaker had to constitute himself aft a screening, calling it an ‘overwhelming’ experience.

‘It’s a movie that exists connected the precipice of falling isolated but you’ll beryllium amazed however good it stays together,’ The Guardian praised and Deadline agreed that ‘it truly works.’

As helium prepares for his movie to rollout everywhere, helium is not slowing down his touring.

The vocalist whitethorn person conscionable wrapped up 1 circuit but helium has already announced implicit 2 twelve concerts crossed the UK, Ireland and the remainder of Europe adjacent summer.

Meanwhile Take That person been performing successful Australia with Sophie Ellis-Bextor.

Better Man arrives successful UK cinemas connected December 26. It volition merchandise worldwide connected January 17, 2025.

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