Robbie Williams news from month: January, 2009

Howard Donald has admitted that he had a ‘group w*nk’ with Robbie Williams in the early days of Take That. The singer revealed that the pair masturbated in the same room together when the band first started out. “It were me and Rob… it only happened once,” he told Q magazine.

Bandmate Mark Owen added: “That was an odd one, that. I think I was more of an observer.” Meanwhile, Gary Barlow revealed that the group often had the opportunity to have sex with fans when they were touring Europe.”In Amsterdam, I slept with a fan. I didn’t go out looking for it. It lands on your doorstep,” he said.”Every time we went away for two or three weeks, I’d have a little run of relationships on the way.”

Amid a million rumours about whether they will or wont- You voted Take That and Robbie Williams as the reunion youd most like for 2009 in our MTV poll. The four-some and their old mate got 37% of the votes while coming second were fellow boyband Blue with 30%. Pop groups reforming are definitely what youre most interested in as indie bands polled relatively few votes. 16% of you said you want to see Led Zeppelin return to the music world in the next 12 months. Reports today claim Robbie is keen to appear at Take Thats Wembley Stadium gigs in the summer. However Gary Barlow recently said: I just don’t see him doing our shows next summer. Im not sure people would want it. Read the rest…

Robbie Williams’ manager Tim Clark has suggested that the singer is considering rejoining Take That at their forthcoming London Wembley Stadium gigs. Clark told The Sun that Williams might make a cameo at one of the gigs – but scuppered rumours that he was set to rejoin the band for good. “They are all great friends again,” he said. “Whether Robbie pops up at Wembley Stadium is up to him. But he is not going to become a full-time member.” Read the rest…

It seems that Robbie has been doing more constructive things than UFO hunting and growing a beard. As well as wishing he was still in Take That he has been preparing his final EMI album.

Robbie Williams is heading back into the studio, recording one last album for a label he doesn’t seem to like very much.

The singer – who has been writing songs since last year – plans to complete his £80m EMI contract and then go his own way, his managers told Music Week. “The elephant needs to leave the room, the elephant being the record company,” David Enthoven said. Read the rest…

Robbie Williams has been seriously mulling over what the future holds for him. His dilemma is whether to continue chasing his American dream or come back home to Britain for a reunion with Take That. Robbie dashed back to the UK from his home in LA to be with his mum Jan, 67, when she went into hospital for heart bypass surgery on 19 December. ‘Rob’s devastated,’ a friend tells Now. ‘Jan’s everything to him. She’s the person who’ll always stand by him.’

But Robbie, 34, is finding himself torn between two women – Jan and actress girlfriend Ayda Field. He and Ayda, 29, have been dating for 18 months and had talked about spending more time at Robbie’s £7 million home in Compton Bassett, Wiltshire. But just before Christmas Ayda apparently said it would be hard for her to join him. ‘She says she can’t leave Hollywood if she’s to succeed in her acting career,’ says a source. ‘It’s a blow for Rob.’ Robbie had been due to fly to the UK to spend a day between Christmas and New Year at the home of former bandmate Gary Barlow. The pair, who had a bitter falling out when Robbie left Take That in 1995, have become so close over recent months. Robbie’s often hinted that he might want to return to Britain. Recently he said about his stay in LA: ‘I had to go away; how could anybody miss you when you’re always there?’ (source: nowmagazine.co.uk)

Tom Jones and Robbie Williams have recorded a duet. That this hasn’t already happened three times since 1995 is absurd. In another universe it probably already did. And it was grayte.

The Britishers both live in LA, and like to drink the drank, and lord knows its hard to get booze over there after 11. So its no surprise that they ended up “hanging out at [Robbie]‘s one night, getting funky.” “I live just down the road from him,” Tom told The Mirror. Read the rest…