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Rob is having a tough time at the moment . Sending him a big hug & lots of good wishes for his health ❤️

Robbie Williams Instagram Hail Keanu Integritas Et Cacas *new middle age level unlocked* I took my boys across the park with a football, every time I kicked the ball with a ferocity that we’ll just call ‘medium’ strength, a bit of wee came out. And I’ve not even given birth. * I am not going down * So I’m not gonna lie this whole year so far for me has been plagued with poor mental health. I attack it differently now though with a more philosophical mind and a body that wants to take action to give myself the best opportunity to not stay stuck in a place that doesn’t serve me yesterday was a good day. I can say with a relief that a levelled playing surface was mine. I worked out I sauna’d. Lay on a crystal mat for 15 minutes I meditated for 20 - I took action. I didn’t used to take action at all. I would rely on a Venti frappuccino and 40 silk cut. As you can imagine, results were abysmal. The day before yesterday however was perilous sadness and anxiety caused their inevitable corrosion. There were moments and seconds that became too painful. I caught those moments and just said a simple phrase to myself ‘I AM NOT GOING DOWN’ and you know what? I didn’t such a simple tool saved furthering my day trip into the abyss. The strange thing is, I don’t think this depression is mine. I don’t think it’s circumstantial and I don’t think it’s genetics. I think there’s something in my system that is working against me. I would love to know what that is. I am depressed but I am not depression. It is my sincerest wish for you all to be experiencing joy and safety for your mind, body and soul. Rob x PS. I would like to read your answers for the bonus toilet round? where was i ? Instagram

Guychambers In celebration of World Piano Day on March 29th, I’m inviting pianists worldwide to share their renditions of ‘Angels’. ✨ Here’s how to be featured: Record your rendition of Angels on the piano 🎹 Upload and be sure to tag me 🏷️ I’ll select a few to feature in a special global montage 🌍 Let’s create a worldwide version of ‘Angels’ together! #WorldPianoDay #Angels #PianoCover #BeFeatured #GlobalMusic Link below Instagram

“If There’s Not a Song About It…” featuring @ColbieCaillat is out now. We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed singing it. x https://garybarlow.komi.io/music/if-theres-not-a-song-about-it… (1) Gary Barlow (@GaryBarlow) / X

Berliner Star . I love this song , would love to hear it live at one of Rob's gigs ❤️

NEWS The Lottery Winners and Robbie Williams teaming up for new song The Lottery Winners and Robbie Williams are writing a new song together. The 'You Again' hitmakers - who recently their latest single 'Ragdoll' with Chad Kroeger on Wednesday (19.03.25) - are hitting the road with the 'Angels' hitmaker this summer, and they've got plans for an all-star collaboration. Frontman Thom Rylance told Contactmusic.com: "We're working on ideas with him. "We've been sending over little ideas to each other and putting them together. And he's a great writer. "He's so good, he's so witty, and his lyrics are great and his melodies are great. "So I just keep sending bits of music, he keeps sending bits back, and before we know it, we're going to have a summer hit with Robbie Williams." Thom is "blown away" by his blossoming friendship with Robbie, who invited the band to the London premiere of 'Better Man' late last year. He added: "I'll just literally tell him my every thought, and he kind of tells me his, and we just try and make each other laugh. "He's become almost my therapist, which is so weird, like, 'Robbie Williams is my therapist.' " The 'Turn Around' band have collaborated with the likes of Shaun Ryder, Frank Turner and Boy George in the past. For new album 'KOKO' - which drops on Friday (21.03.25) - they have teamed up with Reverend and the Makers, Shed Seven, and Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger. This week, the group released their track 'Ragdoll' with Chad, and Thom joked he found the balance between the two acts "very easily". He said: "It was weird because I had to find our middle ground, I had to find the Venn diagram of Nickelback and Lottery Winners and then write a song that fit directly in the middle there. "And luckily, I am a genius, so I managed to do it very easily [laughs]. "But then when Chad came into the room and and put and put his parts on it, man, it just came alive!" The Lottery Winners and Robbie Williams teaming up for new song - Music News | Music-News.com

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Celebrity Apprentice ‘bags Oscar-winning actor’ for new series Ruth Lawes Published March 18, 2025 1:01pm Updated March 18, 2025 4:14pm Comments Celebrity Apprentice will reportedly feature appearances from two huge stars (Picture: BBC/Naked/Ray Burmiston/Rufina Breskin) The starriest show on TV this year is not poised to be a Netflix drama, but the BBC’s very own Celebrity Apprentice. That’s right, the star power on Lord Alan Sugar’s reality TV show is said to be ‘off the scale’ after reportedly bagging two of Hollywood’s biggest stars and one of the UK’s most successful popstars. If reports are to be believed, none other than Oscar-winning actress Olivia Colman, 51, and Robbie Williams, 51, are going to be dishing out their business advice. It was also claimed Benedict Cumberbatch, 48, was due to appear on Celebrity Apprentice but this was denied by his representative to Metro, who said he was filming another project. Before you get too excited, they will not be competing on Celebrity Apprentice but instead will be called upon by their friends, who are among the candidates. Get personalised updates on The ApprenticeWake up to find news on your TV shows in your inbox every morning with Metro’s TV Newsletter. Sign up to our newsletter and then select your show in the link we’ll send you so we can get TV news tailored to you. A source told The Sun: ‘Lord Sugar’s celebrity Apprentices were already an impressive bunch but the extra names featuring in one surprise task have considerably upped the ante. ‘Benedict and Olivia are both huge names and of course are beloved by fans so everyone was very excited when the candidates mentioned they would be calling on the duo for help. Benedict’s rep confirmed he(Picture: Sebastian Reuter/Getty Images) Similarly, it has been claimed Olivia will share her business advice (Picture: Marc Piasecki/WireImage) ‘The star power is off the scale.’ Metro has contacted the BBC, Benedict, Olivia and Robbie’s reps for comment. It will not be the first time Robbie has made an appearance on Celebrity Apprentice – in 2019, he supported his wife Ayda Field-Williams, who was a candidate on the show. The BBC has not officially released the line-up for Celebrity Apprentice but The Sun claims the candidates include Rob Rinder, ex-EastEnder Jake Wood and JLS singer JB Gill. They will be joined by TV host Angela Scanlon, Gladiators star ­Legendand stand-up Shazia Mirza. It has been reported Robbie will also join Benedict and Olivia on the BBC show (Picture: Theo Wargo/Getty Images) Celebrity Apprentice 'bags Oscar-winning actor' for new series | Metro News

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STAR LINE-UP Two huge Hollywood A-listers AND pop superstar join Celebrity Apprentice cast for surprise taskOther famous names brought in by the competitors to help on the task have also been revealed Close THE line-up for this year’s Celebrity Apprentice has had an impressive upgrade thanks to the inclusion of two ­Hollywood heavyweights and a singing superstar. Multi-award-winning actors Olivia Colman, and Benedict Cumberbatch will sprinkle their considerable star power on the BBC special, I can reveal. 3 Olivia Colman (left) and Benedict Cumberbatch (right) will join Lord Sugar (centre) on this year's Celebrity Apprentice Robbie ­Williams will feature too. 😉 The A-Listers are among a host of extra celebrities who have been roped in by the show’s candidates for one of Lord Sugar’s tasks. The Apprentices have been asked to delve into their contact books to lean on their starriest pal — and they more than deliver. Other famous names brought in by the 12 competitors to help on the task are TV stars Gary ­Lineker, Rylan Clark and Dermot O’Leary plus musicians Craig David and Tom Grennan. ’s celebrity Apprentices were already an impressive bunch but the extra names featuring in one surprise task have considerably upped the ante. “Benedict and Olivia are both huge names and of course are beloved by fans so everyone was very excited when the candidates mentioned they would be calling on the duo for help. "The starpower is off the scale.” Earlier this month I revealed the full line-up of candidates taking part in the celeb special. Two huge Hollywood A-listers AND pop superstar join Celebrity Apprentice cast for surprise task | The Irish Sun

Graham Coxon: ‘I saw Robbie Williams and Danny Dyer doing Parklife. It’s flipping bizarre’The singer-songwriter and Blur guitarist belts out Elton and karaoke and is a recent Abba convert, but which song does he think would make people hurl at his funeral? As told to Rich Pelley Mon 17 Mar 2025 08.00 CET Share The first song I fell in love with My dad used to have Beatles evenings that he referred to as Abbey Road Nights. I was only two or three, so I couldn’t read but I could use the record player. Sometimes when I wanted Strawberry Fields Forever, I’d get Turn! Turn! Turn! by Mary Hopkin and wonder why it didn’t sound like the Beatles. The first single I bought Roxanne by the Police, from Lion Records in Colchester. The song I do at karaoke Blue Eyes by Elton John. I saw a clip of Robbie Williams and Danny Dyer doing Parklife. It’s flipping bizarre, although I do like Danny Dyer. That song is overplayed now. People want to have a knees-up, like Knees Up Mother Brown or Roll Out the Barrel. The song I inexplicably know every lyric to Bat Out of Hell by Meat Loaf. Come to think of it, I’ve probably done that more times at karaoke than I have Blue Eyes. The best song to play at a party I recently rediscovered New Frontier by Don Fagan after finding it confusing the 80s. Now I have to have it on four times in a row. It’s got sinister, sarcastic lyrics and an amazing groove. The song I can no longer listen to Anything by the Carpenters, apart from Goodbye to Love. The rest makes me feel as if I’ve injected acid and sugar, which makes me sad because of the tragedy of the Carpenters. The song I secretly like but everyone I hate I don’t really admit to liking Barbra Streisand, even though Evergreen is beautiful. I’ve also only recently been able to palate Abba and got obsessed by Lay All Your Love on Me. The song that changed my life When I was teenager, getting into Van der Graaf Generator, Caravan, Matching Mole and Robert Wyatt, Ladies of the Road by King Crimson changed my life, because it was so odd. I was learning the sax, as well as the guitar, and it’s got the filthiest tenor saxophone solo ever. The song that gets me up in the morning My dad had Blow By Blow by Duke Ellington on vinyl. Paul Gonsalves’s sax solo cuts across the rest of the album. I thought it was so out there, like free bebop getting freer. I still listen to it every morning. The song that makes me cry I’ve got three. I tested them this morning. If You Go Away by Scott Walker. The Way Love Used to Be, and Moments, both by the Kinks. When I listened to The Way Love Used to Be, the lump in my throat was pretty hefty. So I think that has to win. The song I’d like played at my funeral It was going to be I’m Your Man by Wham! but I don’t want people chucking at my funeral. I want them to be in emotional agony. So Inheritance by Talk Talk. The Waeve are on tour to 21 March. The band’s new EP, Eternal, is out now. The 10th-anniversary vinyl rerelease of Blur’s The Magic Whip is out 25 April. Graham Coxon: ‘I saw Robbie Williams and Danny Dyer doing Parklife. It’s flipping bizarre’ | Graham Coxon | The Guardian

Hail Keanu Integritas Et Cacas Cuddle Club’s a heartwarming one for me today… cause it’s my good friend Joseph McIntyre. The Wife loves him, my kids love him, I love him. He’s very, very lovable. I’m a big fan of Joe’s new album too, my favourite song on it is called ‘’Shut Up and Sing’’ I’ve written here about the New Kids before… I have a deep affection for them, their music, their chemistry and what they mean for my personal file in Pop Culture. Without them, there would be no Take That. So Joe and his band have been a huge influence on my entire life. If that doesn’t deserve a Cuddle from me; I don’t know what does. Let’s say, type and feel nice things about a lovely person…. Rob xSource Rob's Instagram

I see Robbie has some sculpture pieces in his upcoming exhibition in London, I wonder if he has made a piece for the Port Vale 150th celebrations to be displayed at the PV Club , I would be surprised if he didn't !

Video narrated by Robbie Port Vale FC on X: "One hundred and fifty years, it's more than just a number. Pride, passion, perseverance and purpose, from the beating heart of the Potteries. This, is Port Vale. #PVFC | #PVFC150 https://t.co/1awLzHRGGt" / X

So Rob's back in London ( check the headboard 😆) Link for audio Instagram [img]

You should watch the documentary about Avicci on Netflix Elisabeth, it was really good, brought a tear to me eye

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Yes, I could not find a GENERAL soccer aid thread hence the reason I opened a new one , but yes good idea to amalgamate Alex & maybe change thread name to just Soccer Aid 👍

By Heath McKnight One of last year's biggest box office bombs has become a hit on Amazon Prime Video as the Robbie Williams biopic, Better Man - the singing anthropomorphic chimpanzee movie - hit number two in the United States and Canada. As of this writing, the film sits at numbers six and five, respectively. The film premiered at the 2024 Telluride Film Festival last August before debuting on Christmas Day in the United States and in Australia and the UK the next day. Despite its surprisingly high 88% critical and 90% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, the $110 million production completely bombed at the box office. It earned a measly $20.3 million worldwide with only $1.9 million domestic. That doesn't include marketing costs and revenue sharing with theaters, which could make it one of the biggest box office bombs in history. Better Man is the official biopic of singing sensation Robbie Williams, who got his start in the British band, Take That, in the first half of the 1990s before going solo in 1996. He's had multiple number one hits, both in singles and albums, and has sold over 77 million albums worldwide. Williams' career is ripe for a film and Better Man sounded like a real winner, especially with The Greatest Showman's director, Michael Gracey, co-writing and helming the film. Yet very few fans showed up to watch it when it opened in three of his most popular markets: the United Kingdom and Australia, plus the United States, since it is one of the largest film markets in the world (second only to China, as of 2020). Fans may have seen the previews and decided to watch Williams as a chimpanzee -- no matter how great the visual effects were -- the film wasn't worth their time. Why Did 'Better Man' Bomb so Badly Despite Its Terrific Reviews? Paramount Pictures Better Man was an expensive flop because, for some strange reason, Williams, Gracey, and the producers felt like the best way to tell his story would be if Williams was played by an anthropomorphic chimpanzee via visual effects. Why? Because, as Williams said, he feels "less evolved than other people." The decision worked for some, including MovieWeb's Jake Dee, who wrote: The movie also opened on Christmas and Boxing Day, with the holidays previously seeing prestigious movies opening on that day, setting them up for awards season. Over the years, some prestigious films would open in limited theaters on Christmas Day for awards consideration, then go wide. That strategy didn't work for Better Man - it opened in the U.S. in 1,200 theaters and made a pathetic $18,000 on its first day. Another problem is that as massive a star as Williams is in the UK and elsewhere, many in the United States don't know who he is. The Greatest Showman did well because it had a superstar in Hugh Jackman, while recent musical biopics Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen), Bob Marley: One Love, and A Complete Unknown (Bob Dylan) were about famous bands and singers known around the world. ✕'Better Man' With Robbie Williams as a Singing Chimpanzee is a Streaming Hit

Primal Instinct: Jonno Davies on portraying Robbie Williams in ‘Better Man’In ‘Better Man’, Robbie Williams' life story is told through an unlikely lens – that of a chimpanzee. Meet Jonno Davies, the man tasked with bringing primate Robbie to the big screen.By Nick Reilly When Jonno Davies was cast as Robbie Williams a mere five days before cameras began rolling on Better Man, the rising British star immediately knew that his first leading role on the silver screen would be quite unlike any other. Becoming a household name and having your face plastered on billboards tends to be less of a worry when you’re portraying a British icon as an actual walking, talking monkey. And yet, this is the barmy premise that forms the heart of a blisteringly original biopic from The Greatest Showman director Michael Gracey, which takes tired tropes and spins them on their head. In it, the winner of The Film Award at the Rolling Stone UK Awards 2024, you’ll see a monkey racking up countless lines of cocaine, but you’ll also see said monkey leading a dancing troupe down Regent Street to the strains of ‘Rock DJ’. “It’s been a blessing and a curse,” says Davies, reflecting on the part when we meet in a London hotel in late autumn. “I just got to be genuinely me and focus on the why of the role rather than the how, and that was beautiful.” It helps too that this primate-based version of Robbie was brought to life by Wētā FX, the technical whizzes who pioneered the motion capture technology that was used on films such as Avatar and, most notably, on Lord of the Rings. Unexpectedly, there’s even shades of the latter film late on in Better Man, when Robbie’s Knebworth performance descends into a broken-bottle and fist-fuelled battle that gives Helm’s Deep a run for its money. For Davies, there’s a fortuitous full-circle moment to it all too. Before landing this role, he had been seen in supporting roles in shows such as Amazon’s Nazi-slaying series Hunters, but the cut-throat nature of the industry meant that he would often deliver entertainment gigs at parties to make ends meet. He’d play a variety of characters including Marvel’s The Hulk, Captain America and, most interestingly, The Greatest Showman’s PT Barnum. “I literally did a Greatest Showman party a month before I got the film, wearing the red coat and coattails and it was a great job — it meant I didn’t have to do a bar job,” he reflects. “But somehow, I ended up working with the director of that very film and it came at a time where I wanted to act so much. I was given this role where you’re allowed to perform and it’s about being truthful to this huge character that is Robbie Williams.” Here, Davies talks in more detail about his part in the film. I spoke to Robbie in 2022 and he said it was a “blood and guts” biopic. Having now seen it, it’s exactly clear what he meant. It really doesn’t hold back, does it?It’s warts and all, and I think that’s what makes it really special. I think that’s credit to Rob, really, that he’s allowed that side of him to be seen in such an honest way. I think he could have easily said no and painted himself in a much more favourable light. But, you know, as well as being the hero, he’s also the villain of our film. I think that’s what makes it so watchable because it’s so unpredictable. You don’t know what he’s going to do. Were you a fan before you took the gig, or an observer of Robbie from afar?I saw him with my mum and dad at Milton Keynes Bowl when I was a kid, and he was in his classic black vest and jeans. He was just this rock star, you know, and I thought it was amazing. I think it was one of my first ever concerts, and an outdoor one is different too. I think there’s something even more raw and aggressive about it. I’m a massive fan, and ‘Angels’ was my karaoke song. He was probably one of the reasons why I wanted to be a singer when I was younger, because I had a failed audition for X Factor when I was 14 or 15. That ended that dream, so I thought I’d go back to acting! How did you react when Michael Gracey told you that Robbie’s story would be told through the guise of a walking, talking monkey?I was definitely bewildered, because you go “Oh? You’re telling a story that a lot of people know, but you’re making him a monkey?” From the base of it, I didn’t understand, but then I saw the pre-vis and I started to understand it artistically, what it allowed them to do with the musical numbers and take them into a fantasy land. It’s a great way of representing something when words just aren’t enough — like any good musical. The more I spoke to Michael too, I had this realisation that the monkey is the idea of the audience seeing Rob the way he sees himself, that reflective viewpoint and the idea of being a performing monkey, which is rife in celebrity culture at the moment. People see the celebrity and although we have this strange access to their lives, we’re still disconnected from them and we’re not empathetic. We can often think, ‘You might have mental health issues, but you’re rich and you have a million followers on Instagram.’ I think Michael wanted to bridge that gap; he wanted people to feel what Rob was feeling. Jonno Davies as “Robbie Williams” in Better Man (Picture: Courtesy of Entertainment Film Distributors) Did you get the chance to properly inhabit that mindset then?Well, I was actually brought to the movie about five days before it started shooting. I was the last person to come onboard because they had a really hard time finding Robbie, and Kate Mulvaney, who plays my mum in the film, recommended me to Michael. We’d been in Hunters on Amazon Prime, and we never did any scenes together, but she showed Michael my theatre work, including A Clockwork Orange, where I played Alex DeLarge. Our version of that was very physical theatre and a lot of bravado. It was a very different project in one sense, but there’s almost a shared thread too. Michael saw that and thought there was something worth exploring. But in the end, I was flown out to Australia where it filmed without knowing if I had the role. That was the most nervous flight of my life… You flew out without knowing if you had the role?!Yeah, but I thought this had to be a good sign. ‘They’re not flying me out there with the intention of saying no, but they still haven’t offered it to me. Am I packing my clothes for three months or am I packing my clothes for three days?’ And ultimately, I decided to go with the latter because I thought the heartache would be too much if I’d unpacked all my stuff and then was told I was going home. What was amazing about that though is that Michael told me directly I’d got the job. Often when you do these things, it goes down the chain to your agent and to you. That’s lovely, but it’s great to hear it straight from the horse’s mouth when you’ve done an amazing day of auditions and danced with the boys who played Take That. But it was a life-changing moment. There was certainly relief but also an overwhelming feeling of ‘Oh, God, I’ve actually got to do this now.’ Do you see yourself and Rob as kindred spirits? What was it like meeting him for the first time?I can certainly feel connected to him and even more so since meeting him. I see now what a family-orientated man he is and what a genuine and generous man he is. But the first time I met him, I had a camera attached to my head, [I was] wearing the CGI pyjamas, and it was in Melbourne on this huge sound stage that had been created specifically for the film. We were about to run through ‘My Way’, and I don’t sing in the film, but I had to sing for filming so it looked like that was the case when they added the vocals. Suddenly, the door gets kicked open, and in Mr R Dubz strolls in, plonks himself in the front row, and it felt like he was saying, “Let’s see what you’ve got.” I shat myself! I thought I’d butchered it, but we really connected from that point. How open was he about his experience of addiction and his mental health?He is very open about his addiction, and even now I think it helps him to be that way. He’s also obviously very lucky to have a wife and a family that really do care for him now. They want for him rather than want from him. But he was open, he said he still would have probably been an addict without fame. He’s just got a much easier access to [drugs]. And I think he would have still spiralled into really dark worlds of depression and self-hatred, even without the drugs. But again, it just accelerates it. And what he told me was when he realised that he could not say no, that’s when he realised how bad things were. When it was the end of the night and there was only one way it was going. Jonno Davies as “Robbie Williams” in Better Man (Picture: Courtesy of Entertainment Film Distributors) What was Robbie’s first reaction to the film?I think he was extremely grateful to Michael for doing such a good job. Because as an artist I imagine you go, ‘I’ve given up so much of myself here. What if it’s not very good? You know, I can’t take that back.’ He was grateful for the audience reaction at Telluride Film Festival, where we premiered it, too. That might sound narcissistic, but it’s not; it’s that constant worry that you’re not enough. So, for people to see those sides of them and yet still give it a standing ovation and say, “Wow, you’re a f***ing rock star,” I think was really humbling. Going back to what you said earlier about celebrity culture, do you think the film could take on a deeper meaning with the audience in the wake of Liam Payne’s death?Yeah, totally, and I think people sometimes say that drugs are a common trope of biopics. But there’s a reason why this happens, and you do see it a lot. It’s the pressure-cooker environment of it all, and I think that’s only going to get worse. Imagine if Robbie had been at his dark stage during social media? God knows what would [have happened]. But I’d hope that this film might change the way people perceive celebrities. Even just a per cent or two, because I think what Michael’s done really well is shine a light on the man behind the fame and what people go through when they are famous. The armour they have to put on in order to just survive. So, I hope people can come away with an increased sense of empathy. What impact do you think this film could have on your career?It just came at a perfect time for me because Hunters had come out just before Covid, and I had my visa for America ready to go. I didn’t have my son at that point, so I was able to be a bit more of a free-flowing bird. But after Covid, when me and my wife started talking about a family, it makes you realise that acting isn’t just about chasing a dream, it has to be about chasing an income. I was a kids’ entertainer for so long, all the way from when I left drama school to getting Better Man. I was Hulk, Jack Frost and I literally did a Greatest Showman party a month before I got the film, wearing the red coat and coattails and it was a great job — it meant I didn’t have to do a bar job. But somehow, I ended up working with the director of that very film and it came at a time where I wanted to act so much. I was given this role where you’re allowed to perform and it’s about being truthful to this huge character that is Robbie Williams. I’ll always be thankful to Kate Mulvaney for recommending me after we worked on Hunters, and my team and my wife just had faith in me and they believed that it would come. So yeah, I’ll always be very grateful for this, I think, no matter what happens [in] the rest of my career. Taken from the December/January issue of Rolling Stone UK – you can buy it here. Instagram