That's a great interview.

thanks for posting Tess 😀

New episode out today with Elle Cato / Links below ...

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Special – Elle Cato, Singer, Songwriter, Backing Vocalist – Robbie Williams Rewind

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Sep 29, 2025

It’s the podcast’s 4th birthday! And we’re marking the occasion with a very special guest – the incredible Elle (Lorraine) Cato, one of Robbie Williams’s amazing backing vocalists. Elle’s career began when she was just 15, signing as a solo artist with Columbia Records while still at school. From there, she became a sought-after vocal tutor, which opened the door to singing backing vocals for boyband Blue. Since then, Elle has toured or recorded with a dazzling list of artists including Will Young, Ellie Goulding, Van Morrisson, Anastacia, Lisa Stansfield, Jamiroquai and many more. Elle first sang with Robbie at private gigs back in 2012, but she joined his tour for the first time during XXV in 2023. Now, alongside Denosh Bennett and Sara Jane Skeete, she’s a vital part of Robbie’s live sound, wowing audiences every night on the Britpop tour, especially during those unforgettable band intros!

Follow Elle on Instagram @ellecatomusic, or TikTok on @ellecatono1 Get in touch with us at robbiewilliamsrewind.com & @rewindrobbie on Instagram & Twitter.

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Tomorrow night is the biggest event of my life. My childhood idol and good friend

@robbiewilliams will grace the Heretics stage. What better way to celebrate 600k YouTube subs? This has been a long time in the making, and took a lot of work from our small team. You can’t interview a global megastar in a tent. So we put together our four-camera 4K setup in the historic Gresham Palace in Budapest. We filmed the day after the assassination of Charlie Kirk and so had a lot to talk about. Join the premiere on Thursday 9th at 7pm on Heretics (Spotify & YT). Will you be watching? And what’s your favourite Robbie song?

Andrew Gold on X: "Tomorrow night is the biggest event of my life. My childhood idol and good friend @robbiewilliams will grace the Heretics stage. What better way to celebrate 600k YouTube subs? This has been a long time in the making, and took a lot of work from our small team. You can’t https://t.co/HG4ASFDgUk" / X

Robbie Williams: “Then I Got a Text… I Saw Him Get Shot” | Fame, Culture Wars & Trolls

Premieres 10/9/25, 7:00 PM

Having just had his gig canceled in Turkey, Robbie Williams is inadvertently more controversial than ever. To make matters even madder, we speak the day after the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Get his gear: https://hopeiumclothing.com Listen to his brilliant new single Pretty Face: https://open.spotify.com/prerelease/1... Robbie Williams joins Andrew Gold on Heretics for one of his rawest and funniest interviews yet — talking about fame, anxiety, cancel culture and the madness of modern life. From Take That to “Angels” to being labelled “toxic” online, Robbie opens up about what it means to survive in a world where everyone seems angry. He reflects on depression, ego and his search for meaning after superstardom - and reveals why he’s still addicted to fame, even when it hurts. Expect stories about Gary Barlow, Boy George, Ricky Gervais, Lady Gaga, Charlie Kirk and even Donald Trump’s assassination attempt - plus Robbie’s hilarious take on why “everyone with an opinion feels toxic” and why he can’t stop reading the comment sections. This is the most honest Robbie Williams you’ve ever seen - part confessional, part comedy and completely Heretical.

Chapters: 0:00 Robbie Williams Highlights

2:30 Robbie Williams WATCHES Heretics?

4:45 Sleeping Really Badly 8:00 Kids Having Phones

11:15 Reading An Article About Himself (Daily Mail)

12:30 Robbie Asking About Hyper-Awareness

15:30 What Is Happening with Heretics

18:30 Accepting Being Shouted At Online

21:00 Purpose and Happiness

22:30 Robbie Retired & Grew A Beard

25:30 Is It Different Being An Older Pop Star

26:45 Vaudeville, Cabaret & Entertainment

27:45 Not Radiohead or Oasis, but Tommy Cooper

28:30 Accidentally Pissing Off Boy George

30:30 We Don’t Have Youth Movements Now

32:30 Why Can’t Robbie Write Another Angels?

36:15 How Angels Saved Robbie’s Career

37:30 When People Sing Angels At Robbie

41:30 Ricky Gervais & Guitar Lessons

43:30 People Criticising Food Waste!

45:20 Charlie Kirk

47:30 Why Is Everyone A Dick?

50:37 Culture Wars & Toxicity

53:10 Getting Jealous of Lady Gaga

55:30 Hopeium

57:30 What Can’t Robbie Afford?

59:30 Needing Fame to Feel Whole

1:01:15 Robbie & Andrew Pranked Shaun Attwood

1:04:30 Why Robbie is Back to Brit Pop

1:07:30 Robbie’s Most Under-Rated Song

1:11:00 A Heretic Robbie Williams Admires

https://www.youtube.com/@andrewgoldheretics

Sneak Preview – Graham Norton Show With Julia Roberts, Colin Farrell, Benedict Cumberbatch, Gloria Estefan and Robbie Williams

By Bruce Dessau on 10/10/2025

On this week’s show (10th October) Graham welcomes Hollywood legend Julia Roberts, Irish star Colin Farrell, Oscar-nominee Benedict Cumberbatch, music great Gloria Estefan, and British pop icon Robbie Williams.

Julia, revealing an encounter with Benedict at Wimbledon, says, “I was sitting between Benedict and my husband in in the Royal Box, which I was very excited about until Benedict pointed out to me that I gasp very loudly every time the ball is struck.  In the Royal Box you are supposed to be completely quiet.  It is impossible to be silent in that scenario!” 

Talking about her latest role in psychological campus drama After the Hunt, she says, “It’s about a lot of things and there is a lot to talk about when you’ve seen it. People seem to have robust conversations for days after.  That’s my favourite part of going to the movies.” 

Chatting about her fellow cast members, she says, “None of us had ever worked together before and there was some sort of alchemy that happened where we have fallen into a life together now.  We finished this movie over a year ago and I don’t think a week has gone by when I haven’t spoken to or texted one or more of them.”

Asked if she is in the recently announced Ocean’s 14, Julia says, “We have talked about it, but I didn’t know George was going to announce it!” 

Colin, talking about playing a con man and gambling addict in atmospheric thriller Ballad of a Small Player, jokes, “It is a jolly tale of addiction and desperation, and looking in all the wrong places for a sense of who you are.  My character’s life is all smoke and mirrors and he is about to hit rock bottom.” 

Congratulated on his various awards for The Penguin, and asked if he would play him again, he says, “It was an amazing experience, like nothing I had ever been part of before, but I have no burning desire to play the character again in another film.  I do have a few scenes in the new Batman sequel, which I am okay with.  I had the script a few months ago and it is extraordinary.” 

Benedict, talking about his tour-de-force performance as a newly widowed father in The Thing with Feathers, says, “It is a portrait of what grief does, and how, in this imagining, it manifests itself as a crow.  It has a lot in it, and I am very proud of it.  It is so good to talk about grief, particularly for men.”

Talking about his seven-year-old co-stars, he says, “Working with them was like capturing lightning in a jar, but they are extraordinary, and I adore them – they are amazing. They are untrained so my job was partly to father them through the experience and partly just to try and get through the day with an animatronic crow and two out of control children!”

Asked by Julia if he finds it hard to switch off from such a moving role when he goes home to his family, he says, “No not at all.  I let it all go.  The older I get, the easier it is.”

Gloria, talking about her new album Raíces, says, “It was important to sing in Spanish.  It is about who we are, our culture, and the need to keep it alive.    It is autobiographical about family and love, and there is a lot of fun stuff on top of the romantic stuff. I really enjoyed doing it and I am so blessed.”

To Julia’s astonishment Gloria reveals that she was originally offered Julia’s break out role in Mystic Pizza.  Talking about turning it down, she says, “I would have sucked.  My music career was starting and I wasn’t ready.  I wanted to act one day, but I needed to be prepared and study.”  

Addressing Julia, she says, “You killed it – you were wonderful.”

Julia thanks Gloria for turning it down and inadvertently giving her the big break.

Robbie performs Pretty Face, part of which he sings to Pretty Woman Julia, before joining Graham for a chat about his forthcoming album BRITPOP, upcoming tour, and art exhibitions.  

Talking about his art, he says, “I have done it for years but then hid it in the garage because I wasn’t brave enough to show anyone.”

And finally, Graham pulls the lever on more foolhardy audience members brave enough to sit in the world-famous Big Red Chair to tell their funniest stories.

The Graham Norton Show BBC One and iPlayer Friday 10th  October 10.40pm

Graham Norton Show With Julia Roberts, Colin Farrell, robbie.

Head on over to RW Rewind Podcast to hear the latest episode , Big thanks to Lucy & Matt .

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No time to listen it at all :((

One day!!

In this special episode, Lucy sits down with Fergus Ò Conaill, the author behind a new self-published book exploring the life and legacy of pop icon Robbie Williams. Part biography, part recollection that shaped a generation, The Last Pop Star traces Robbie’s journey from Take That to Knebworth and beyond that captures both the swagger and the vulnerability that made him one of the most human stars in pop history. Fergus opens up about: • Why he felt compelled to tell Robbie’s story from a fan’s eye view. • How a long-dormant project finally became reality through self-publishing. • What it means to write honestly in the age of AI and online noise. • How music, creativity, and identity are woven through Robbie’s career. It’s a candid, emotional conversation about fame, fandom, and the persistence it takes to finish what you start.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FN7P5T9N

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Robbie Williams: The Last Pop Star: A biography of the boy from Stoke who sang to the world Kindle Edition

by Fergus Ó Conaill (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

Robbie Williams: The Last Pop Star
A Biography of the boy from Stoke who sang to the world

Few artists have defined British pop culture like Robbie Williams. From the screaming hysteria of Take That to his record-breaking solo career, from chart-topping singles like Angels and Rock DJ to his infamous battles with self-doubt, Robbie’s story is one of dazzling highs and crushing lows. This book takes readers beyond the headlines to explore the real man behind the cheeky grin who was just a boy from Stoke-on-Trent who chased a dream, caught it, and then had to live with everything that came after.

The journey begins at Knebworth 2003, when Robbie stood before the biggest live audience in UK history. To the outside world, he was untouchable; inside, he was battling fear, pressure, and the weight of expectation. From there the story moves back through his early days: growing up in Stoke, idolising his father Pete Conway, forming a brotherhood (and rivalry) with Gary Barlow in Take That, and struggling to survive when the band imploded.
As a solo artist, Robbie became bigger than the band he left behind. Yet fame magnified his insecurities. The book explores his creative struggles, the so-called “lost years,” and the difficult fight to rediscover confidence and purpose. Along the way, he found love with Ayda Field, built a family with children Teddy and Coco, and reconciled with his father. At the heart of it all is his relationship with his mother, Jan, whose dementia became both a heartbreak and a reminder of what truly matters: love, connection, and peace.
This is not just a music biography. It is a raw, moving portrait of survival, family, and resilience. For fans of Take That, for anyone who ever danced to Robbie’s hits, or for readers who want a deeply human story about fame and its cost, Robbie Williams: The Last Pop Star is the most intimate account yet of one of Britain’s greatest entertainers.

Amazon.com: Robbie Williams: The Last Pop Star: A biography of the boy from Stoke who sang to the world eBook : Ó Conaill, Fergus: Kindle Store

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Fat jabs are making me blind, fears Robbie Williams as pop star vows to keep going until ‘sight in one eye has gone’

Scroll down to read about the moment Robbie realised his eyesight was taking a turn for the worse

Clemmie Moodie , Assistant Editor, The Sun

Published: 21:00, 14 Nov 2025

SUPERSTAR Robbie Williams fears he may be going blind from taking fat jabs.

The singer, 51, says his vision is blurry and “getting worse”.

Robbie opened up to The Sun’s Clemmie Moodie about his health battle and his fears for his eyesight

The painfully honest star believes the Mounjaro he takes for weight loss could be to blame, admitting he struggles to see fans when serenading them with She’s The One at live shows.

He said: “I want to warn people reading this of the potential risks, to make sure they do their research.”

His comments come after a study revealed a link between Semaglutide, the active ingredient in some fat jabs, and an eye condition which causes blindness. It’s been blurry for a while now, and it’s only getting worse. “I don’t believe it’s age; I believe it’s the jabs.

“I went to an American football game the other night and the players were just blobs on a green field in front of me. And I was like, ‘What the f*** is happening?’.

“And on my most recent tour, there’s this thing I do where I sing She’s The One to a girl every night.

Basically, I was looking in the direction of these women looking up at me, having this experience that’s quite obviously incredible to them, and little do they know I can’t see them.

“I’ve been to the optician about it but didn’t mention the Mounjaro as I hadn’t made the connection then.

“My prescription’s changed, and I had to buy a whole new load of glasses.

“Everybody’s experiencing it, because I’ll say to people, ‘Blurry, right?’. And they go, ‘Oh s**t, that the thing?’.

“Of course it’s worrying and by being honest today, obviously I want to warn people reading this of the potential risks, to make sure they do their research.

“But seriously, I’m that sick I’d probably stay on it until the sight in one eye has completely gone.”

Robbie being Robbie, a man with an excellent line in gallows humour, he can’t help himself.

He concludes: “I did this meet ’n’ greet yesterday, and someone told me to watch out because their friend had gone blind from the jab.

“So obviously I just said, ‘But does she look good?’. And it kind of killed the vibe.”

Last year a US study found patients using some fat jabs for Type 2 diabetes were four times more likely to be diagnosed with non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) — a lack of blood flow to the optic nerve which may lead to sight loss.

Meanwhile, the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has received 296 reports of eye disorders thought to be linked to Mounjaro.

Of those, 164 specifically claimed the drug had damaged their vision.
But scientists have not agreed that the medicines actually cause the condition — or by how much they increase the risk.

It is a balancing act as the drugs are used to treat and prevent Type 2 diabetes, which is proven to cause serious eye damage and blindness.

And GLP-1 drugs have been shown to have a raft of other benefits including reducing inflammation and boosting cellular health.

Last night Mounjaro maker Lilly said: “Patient safety is our top priority.

“We have ongoing discussions with regulators regarding potential safety topics, and we will continue to review data, including any regarding ophthalmic issues.

“If anyone is experiencing side- effects when taking a Lilly medicine, they should talk to their doctor or healthcare professional.”

Full disclosure – I, too, have been microdosing Mounjaro for 15 months. And I, too, have noticed deteriorating sight.

So much so, I was packed off to Moorfields Eye Hospital in London for a panicked scan.

Nothing sinister was found and later at Specsavers an optician reckoned my blurriness was simply “old age”.

While a bitter blow, it is better than blindness.

Last month a report showed that more than 2.5million Brits are now on Wegovy, Ozempic or Mounjaro, despite only a fraction of this ­number being diabetic.

Robbie adds: “The lack of mental anguish that I’ve felt since I’ve been on Mounjaro is completely and utterly liberating.

“And maybe that’s got something to do with my continuous upward curve into feeling actually all right on the planet.

“For the longest time, mentally, I’ve not been very well.

“And it would seem that in the last ten years, the clouds have cleared, and I’m a different person.

“I’m one of those people that likes working out now: Stretching, discipline, taking care of myself.

“Every morning I get up and do some mobility stuff on my back.

“Then I do a hundred dips, 200 press-ups, 100 squats every day and just loads of core stuff.

“Now I want to be able to do pull-ups.”

ROBBIE’S HEALTH DRIVE

After parking my car in his drive, I am escorted by security past his five tail-thumping dogs and into the house via a plush gym.

The space is decorated with Robbie’s own artwork, and what looks suspiciously like a Banksy.

In 2018 Robbie was announced as the global ambassador for Weight Watchers (now called WW).

Perhaps it will be of little surprise to learn the pair have discreetly parted ways, ending the star’s £1million-a-year deal.

When ex-Take That singer Robbie first coughed up to being on the jabs, he pleaded with me not to write about it so that he wouldn’t lose his deal.

He laughs: “Technically, I wasn’t lying because everyone kept asking me if I was on Ozempic, and I wasn’t.”

I still want a kick-back from that un-forfeited £1million.

Sober for almost 25 years, 2025 Robbie is a veritable beacon of health and California-living (he and wife Ayda live there part of the year).

A newly converted biohacker (someone who tries to optimise their health with tech and tips) he says Ayda, mother of his children — Teddy, Charlie, Coco and Beau — has got him taking peptides.

These short-chain amino acids have been linked to health benefits including longevity and pain management.

He says: “I’ve come off NAD+, though (the most well-known peptide popular with celebs including Kim Kardashian) as it gave me crippling anxiety.”

We are chatting over Evian — which I contrive to spill all over his pale pink velvet sofa — at the couple’s immaculate West London mansion.

Whenever I see Rob, there is a plethora of staff running after him — from chefs to managers to housekeepers to nannies.

What does Robbie actually do for himself?

“My job is to draw the curtains in the bedroom . . . but actually now we have a button that does that,” he muses.

“I don’t like supermarkets, and I last unloaded the dishwasher in 1997 when I was in rehab and we had to do chores . . . and I did them because I grasped they wanted me to be a good boy.”

Mid-interview, a nice chap comes in carrying a tray of BBQ’d lamb from the restaurant down the road.

Robbie, who doesn’t bother with mundanities like cooking, delicately picks at about half of it (probably not aided by having to answer my questions every other mouthful).

We have gathered to chat about his 16th studio album, Britpop.

It’s classic Robbie: Brilliantly catchy, anthemic and from-the-heart.

One track, Comment Section, details his experience of trolling, an ode to the “Karens”, if you will.

Which leads nicely to one of my favourite Robbie stories of all time.

At the height of his self-confessed self-loathing period — when he would obsessively Google himself and read “below the line” sections of newspaper websites — the musician decided to read an article about national treasures Ant and Dec.

Over to Robbie . . . “According to the comments section, I was the worst person to ever have existed; just an awful, awful human with no talent whatsoever, and ugly, and I made Stalin look like a pussycat.

“So I decided I needed to go to the comment section of universally loved, salt-of-the-earth people, and that if they were being attacked too, I know it’s not me that’s the problem.

“So I went to Ant and Dec’s page, and the third comment down was, ‘I hate these two almost as much as I hate that fat b****d Robbie Williams’.

“I couldn’t escape my own comments in somebody else’s comment section!”

His latest single, Pretty Face, is dedicated to his whip-smart actress wife, who joined Robbie on the UK X Factor panel in 2018.

The video uses AI to transform the 18-time Brit-winner into his baby-faced 1995 self.

Casually, then, Robbie reveals he’s having a facelift next year: “It’s time”. 🥺

He plans to use Kris Jenner’s NYC-based surgeon, Steven Levine but, until then, AI will do.

Adapt or die, he is willing to embrace technology.

So has he ever used ChatGPT to help write songs?

He says, deadpan: “Well, I’m on it all the time, and I pay for the premium service, but I think it’s already making me dumber than the dumb person I already was.

“A long time ago I told ChatGPT, ‘Write me a Robbie Williams lyric about such and such’.

“And it was so s**t. I was like, ‘Is that what I do?’. So then I was like, ‘Make it smarter’. And it made it smarter, so then I got a bit annoyed and became quite passive aggressive with ChatGPT.

“I also use it for therapy as I think it’s programmed to be on your side, just as a therapist would.

“People knocked me for using AI in the video but, folks, the horse has fing bolted. You have to get on board because it’s here to stay.”

Robbie, who sold double glazing door-to-door aged 16 — months before getting his big break in Take That — is one of the hardest-working men in pop.

He says he can’t ever imagine retiring, and wants to go on working “like Bruce Forsyth or Tom Jones”.

He grins: “I have the best job in the world, I’m addicted to work, why would I want to stop?

“I want to make my kids, my wife, proud.

“I need to have purpose and writing music — and my family — do that for me.” 😊

With homes in the UK, Switzerland and LA, he has sold 80million records worldwide and is worth more than £200million, according to the Sunday Times Rich List.

Earlier this year Robbie was cleared to receive a knighthood, having previously been embroiled in the same tax scheme that did for the newly Sir-ed David Beckham.

That he doesn’t have an honour seems utterly ludicrous.

After all, he is Britain’s best-selling solo artist of all time, and has raised more than £115million for Unicef thanks to his wonderful annual enterprise, Soccer Aid.

With Take That, he helped to redefine British pop culture, and over the past 15 years has been an incredible mental health advocate.

He shrugs: “I don’t know which bit of me goes, ‘I’ve done loads of stuff, can I get a pat on the back?’.

“But it’d be nice to be recognised, I suppose, for the things that I’ve done in the fields of entertainment, mental health and charity.

“There are so many things that I do because my grandma, a huge royalist, would be so proud.

A knighthood would blow her mind.” 🙏

• Tickets for Robbie’s The Long 90’s Tour, kicking off in February, go on sale on Friday, November 28. Visit britpop.robbiewilliams.com.

Fat jabs are making me blind, fears Robbie Williams as pop star vows to keep going until 'sight in one eye has gone'

Maybe a Knighthood in the New Year 🙏

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Another great episode from Lucy & Matt , this time with Thom Rylance from The Lottery Winners

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Thom Rylance – The Lottery Winners – Robbie Williams Rewind

Special - Thom Rylance, The Lo…–Robbie Williams Rewind – Apple Podcasts

We’re delighted to welcome Thom Rylance from The Lottery Winners onto the show! After wowing audiences across Europe when they supported Robbie Williams on his massive stadium tour this summer, Thom explains how Robbie first contacted him and how it’s changed the band’s future for the better. We hear which gigs were Thom’s favourites, why he thinks he and Robbie are quite similar both on and off the stage, and how he felt to be playing to stadium crowds for the first time. Follow them on Instagram: @thomrylance and @thelotterywinners\

17 minutes ago, Sydney11 said:

Another great episode from Lucy & Matt , this time with Thom Rylance from The Lottery Winners

https://www.youtube.com/@rewindrobbie

Thom Rylance – The Lottery Winners – Robbie Williams Rewind

Special - Thom Rylance, The Lo…–Robbie Williams Rewind – Apple Podcasts

We’re delighted to welcome Thom Rylance from The Lottery Winners onto the show! After wowing audiences across Europe when they supported Robbie Williams on his massive stadium tour this summer, Thom explains how Robbie first contacted him and how it’s changed the band’s future for the better. We hear which gigs were Thom’s favourites, why he thinks he and Robbie are quite similar both on and off the stage, and how he felt to be playing to stadium crowds for the first time. Follow them on Instagram: @thomrylance and @thelotterywinners\

It's amazing how similarly humble and down to earth Rob and Thom are. Wishing him and the band the best for 2026. Hopefully they get to us at least one of the songs made with Rob 🙌🏻

9 hours ago, Fred1607 said:

It's amazing how similarly humble and down to earth Rob and Thom are. Wishing him and the band the best for 2026. Hopefully they get to us at least one of the songs made with Rob 🙌🏻

I have not listed to this episode yet , did Thom mention about they writing songs together . I think it would be a good partnership .

9 minutes ago, Sydney11 said:

I have not listed to this episode yet , did Thom mention about they writing songs together . I think it would be a good partnership .

Yeah it mentioned it at least once. He said it will be a hit because "as Rob says, Rob shits hits" 😂