Robbie 'suffers from stage fright'

Robbie Williams has revealed that he is suffering from ever-worsening stage fright.

The singer, who rejoined his former Take That bandmates on stage last night at the Children In Need charity concert, admitted that he is sometimes overcome by fear when he performs live.

"As I get older, the fear gets stronger. It happens to an awful lot of people. It is not just me, I'm reliably informed," he told the Daily Star.

"It's one thing to put an album out and promote it but it's another to book a big tour and get caught half way through it and go, 'This is overwhelming'.

"Because it's just me, and then there's an awful lot of people in front of you. Some evenings it's like 80,000 people and it doesn't bother you and then some evenings it's like. 'F**king hell, it's 80,000 people.'"

Williams performed a live date at London's Roundhouse venue on October 20 for BBC's Electric Proms.

The singer cancelled the final dates of his 'Close Encounters' tour in 2006 after suffering from exhaustion.