Robbie Williams Regrets Treatment of Gary Barlow

Robbie Williams has said he feels 'horrible' for how he treated former rival Gary Barlow when he was in Take That.

During his concert at Manchester's Aviva Studios on Friday, Robbie reflected on the long-standing feud they had after he watched the band's new documentary. 

Gary and Robbie's factious relationship dates back to the 1990s, when Robbie branded his bandmate a 'clueless w****r' and quit Take That in 1995.

He then battled former pal Gary for pop domination, before his rival ended up walking away from music.

However the pair made peace around 2009 leading them to reform Take That for a momentous comeback in 2010. 

Speaking on stage, Robbie, 52, said he has been having 'sleepless nights' and has been wanting to 'apologise' again after watching how he behaved towards the band. 

'Did anybody see the Take That documentary?,' he asked the audience. 'I have to say I was a bit of a 'c***' in the second episode. I don't think anybody has seen a man smugger than in the second episode.

'And you know what, I felt really bad. I felt f***ing horrible about it. I'd been horrible to Gary, horrible to Mark, horrible to Howard and I was genuinely thinking about it for days and days and days and I'd go to bed at night and I was thinking I've gotta apologise again.

'But just to clarify, I f**king love  now. And he loved me. There's only so many times I can apologise now.'

Robbie shot to fame as part of the original Take That line-up alongside fan favourite Gary, 55, , 57, , 55, and , 54.

In the three-part documentary, Gary talks about his struggle with bulimia which he says started following Take That's split in 1996 and his rivalry with Robbie.

Footage from Robbie are played in the docuseries, saying: 'My problem always was with Gary, I wanted to crush him.

'I wanted to crush the memory of the band and I didn't let go. Even when he was down I didn't let go.'

Speaking about their former feud at the premiere, Gary said: 'It's a narrative I haven't thought about for years and years.

'When we had our reunion we spent a lot of time talking about it and I remember leaving on one particular day and we'd discussed everything. And I remember leaving and my shoulders were light.

'And I'd not thought about it since because I'd not needed to. And it brought it all back. Tricky times, they were.'

Gary continued: 'There were things around people not being supportive of his songwriting and his weight.

'I'd called him Blobby rather than Robbie one day, which I shouldn't have done. Then I hit him with things he had done to me that I didn't like.

'In about 25 minutes we'd put things to bed that had haunted us for years.'