Robbie confirms Take That collaboration

Robbie Williams has confirmed that he recently recorded some "amazing" songs with his former band Take That.

The singer, who joined the group on stage at a Children In Need charity event last week, revealed the news in a radio interview to be broadcast at Christmas.

"We'd have to have written some incredibly great songs together for me to be very, very excited about the project," he told BBC Radio 2.

"Gaz [Gary Barlow] is an amazing, amazing singer songwriter. I'm honoured to be in the same studio as him, erm, when we do, in the future."

Asked by presenter Kate Thornton if he was lying and had already recorded new material, he replied: "Oh sod it, we've been in and the songs are absolutely amazing."

Williams, whose new album Reality Killed The Video Star lost out to JLS's self-titled debut in the battle for number one, admitted that he wanted to rejoin his former bandmates so that he could feel part of a "gang".

"I want to do it because I've always wanted to be in a gang ever since I left that gang," he said.

"And all the bitterness and resentment's gone now and what is left is a load of love, and watching four guys get together and enjoy each other's company and enjoy the process of writing together. I'm envious of the joy they're having."

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