Gary Barlow Admits Robbie Williams 'Hurt Him' Following Take That Split

Gary Barlow has revealed that Robbie Williams' previous personal attacks on him 'hurt'.

In an interview with the Radio Times, Barlow admitted that Williams' reluctance to confront him personally before the band made up 'upset' him.

''All those years I'd just imagined this moment to actually be sat there opposite this person who had done so much damage and said so much bad stuff. Not to my face, in records and in print. It was the way it was being done that hurt," Barlow said.

''To eventually be sat there opposite [Robbie] was liberating.  And you know what, a lot of people don't get that chance, they spend their whole lives as enemies and don't talk. So for me it was a victorious day. And we came back to it a couple of days later and did some more and we were washed and we were clean."

Speaking about the future of Take That, Barlow added: "Many fans say they prefer Take That as a foursome. The ultimate dream was to get us on tour. We managed to do that. It was beautiful.

"Now Rob's doing a solo record and from this point it's back to where it was. [But] you know what, we can revisit it whenever we want. He's our brother, Rob is, and if he wants to have a year off being Robbie Williams, he's welcome any time he wants."