In a candid chat with The Face, Robbie Williams discussed the BBC documentary Boybands Forever, in which he and other stars, including those from Westlife and Five, shared their unfiltered thoughts on their rise to fame and its darker aspects. Robbie, 50, reflected on how the documentary portrayed him and his former Take That bandmate Gary Barlow, saying: “Yeah, I thought it was really well done. I was happy that they didn’t stitch me up. But, there was a bit where I think Gaz got stitched up.”
He referred to an old footage clip in the documentary where Gary appeared to be boasting about being a big star in his village, but Robbie insisted that Gary was joking at the time. Robbie noted that the documentary made Gary seem arrogant, but he knew his former bandmate was just pretending to be confident.
The documentary also delved into Robbie’s complicated past with Gary and their former manager Nigel Martin-Smith.
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Robbie argued that Nigel should have been more aware of his feelings and claimed that he became “feral” due to the “toxic” work environment. The documentary also touched on Robbie’s past bitterness towards Gary, whom he saw as “Nigel’s cash cow” at the time.
Robbie added that, back then, he and Gary struggled to trust each other, both personally and professionally. Robbie and Nigel have not yet had a face-to-face conversation about their public disagreements, reports the Mirror.
However, Robbie has addressed the situation on Instagram, with the message that included the statement: “I love you for what you did for me, but I didn’t like you.”
He also asked his fans to send his former manager “positivity and love”. Meanwhile, Robbie has already made amends with Gary following a heart-to-heart discussion.