Take That reveal Robbie WILL rejoin for 25th anniversary tour as Bizarre catches up with the band from The Sun’s exclusive yacht
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ROBBIE WILLIAMS is officially coming back for TAKE THAT’s 25th anniversary tour — and it’s all thanks to Bizarre.
I suggested the idea of getting Robbie back for the milestone when the band — GARY BARLOW, MARK OWEN and HOWARD DONALD — guest-edited my column in 2014.
And speaking aboard The Sun’s yacht last night at our incredible Cannes Lions bash, they confirmed next year’s reunion is on.
Gary told me: “It’s all your fault, Dan!”
While departed member JASON ORANGE is unlikely to join, the even better news is that they are planning to write new music with Robbie for their celebratory album.
Howard told me: “We’ve been in touch with Jason and we’ve been in touch with Robbie.
“Jason is in his place where he is now and he’s not got any intention at the moment to be back in the band.
“Whereas Robbie — we’ve been talking to Robbie about it, and it might be that if we do a 25th anniversary album, that we do some co-writing or some extra tracks on that.”
Mark added: “I think it would be nice to do something with him.
“In our minds at the moment there’s an intention to do some new tracks, a greatest hits and a tour, then we’ll see.”
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Take That joined myself and a host of stars including ALESHA DIXON and FATBOY SLIM on the French Riviera where The Sun hosted a yacht party as part of Cannes Lions creative festival.
They treated just 110 guests to an exclusive performance on board while the sun beamed down, before Fatboy Slim — aka NORMAN COOK — rounded off the night with a live DJ set. While it is a shame that Jason won’t be taking part in their anniversary celebrations, it is pleasing to hear the lads are all on good terms.
In 2014 I revealed he had sensationally quit Take That, reducing them to a trio.
Mark revealed: “We email more than anything, but we try and all stay in touch. Now and again you’ll get funny emails, joke emails and things, which is nice.
“I think Jay is happy where he is.
“I don’t think at the moment he has any sort of dreams or wishes to come back and do it, so we’re just carrying on doing our thing.”
Luckily the boys are loving life as a threesome, which means Robbie will have his work cut out to fit back in when he returns.
And according to Gary, their new music is sounding better than ever — and will be out THIS year.
He told me: “I remember talking to you when we became a trio. We were still unsure when we talked to you. But we’ve really enjoyed the music we’ve been making.
“We did a big tour last year. We really, really enjoyed that and we’re halfway through making a new record at the moment.
“It feels good, it feels like a hybrid between the electronic stuff we’ve done and the acoustic stuff.
“We’ve got some amazing songs, and we just thought, ‘We’re going to go for this and do it this year.’”
Bring it on.
Holmes truth out?
THEY’VE spent three years denying they are together but KATIE HOLMES and JAMIE FOXX’s secret romance has finally been exposed.
Their mutual pal CLAUDIA JORDAN from reality show Real Housewives of Atlanta confirmed their relationship in US podcast Allegedly – something I doubt the pair will be too impressed by.
She told the hosts: “He is very happy with her, so I like that he seems very happy.”
The couple were first linked romantically in 2013 when they were spotted dancing together at the Annual Apollo In The Hamptons Benefit night, right, a year after she divorced TOM CRUISE.
Since then they have been spending more and more time together and were pictured holding hands last year.
However, both have been keen to deny they are in a serious relationship, with Jamie going as far as saying romance rumours were “one hundred per cent not true”.
Claudia backtracked last night insisting she didn’t know they were dating and claiming she “misspoke”.
What have they got to hide?
Gwyn and Chris best of palts
GWYNETH PALTROW turned up to watch ex-hubby CHRIS MARTIN play a private gig in Cannes – and he didn’t seem to mind at all.
Before inviting WILL SMITH up on stage for a cover of Men In Black, Chris joked: “Is there anyone in the room that used to be married to me?”
Gwyneth was on good at a talk she gave yesterday, admitting she didn’t come up with the “conscious uncoupling” term which she and Chris, right used to describe their 2014 split.
She said: “We didn’t know that the phrase was going to inspire so much conversation.
“Now I hear people say thank you for showing that there is another way. It wasn’t my phrase but I’m very proud of it.”
Gwyneth also revealed that she and Chris – who is dating Peaky Blinders actress ANNABELLE WALLIS – are better mates now than they were as husband and wife.
And she laughed off the perception that she just eats “seaweed and a bit of air” before admitting she advertises outrageous products on her Goop blog for a joke.
She said: “We’ll link to a $15,000 gold sex toy just to troll people. It’s fun.”
Whatever you say, Gwynnie.
Alesha's Gabbana good time
ALESHA DIXON brought some glamour to our Cannes bash and spilled some secrets while she was at it.
During our catch-up on the boat deck, the Britain’s Got Talent judge revealed she plans to become an actress.
She told me: “I’ve started taking acting classes because I just want to add something extra to what I do. I’m definitely open to that.”
Alesha also poked fun at reports she was drunk during the BGT live shows last month – as she has just come off a month-long booze ban.
She explained: “I had a four-week break and now I’m treating myself.
So that naughty DAVID WALLIAMS kept making jokes about me being drunk. It was not true!”
Alesha, who looked incredible last night in a Dolce & Gabbana blouse, admitted: “When you come to Cannes, you have to wear something special.”
But she won’t be hanging around in France for long, as she is keen to have a go at cracking the US.
She added: “America is such an exciting place and who doesn’t want to be there? As an artist you always want your music to go as far as it can.”
Given her acting dreams, I’m sure Hollywood will be calling soon.
IGGY POP has a better idea of who should run the US rather than DONALD TRUMP.
He said: “KIM KARDASHIAN has been good for America.”
He also talked about how he plans to end his life, saying: “When the time comes, just hire a funeral yacht and party yourself to death.”
MEN In Black star WILL SMITH’s kids JADEN and WILLOW are almost as famous as he is these days.
And it seems that when their careers took off, they stopped following their dad’s rules.
Will revealed: “My family decided they were no longer going to function under my tyranny.”
Sucks for Will.
PROFESSOR GREEN insists he will only do things his way.
He said: “I don’t ever go into a studio and think, ‘Right, this would fit well in a film soundtrack, or this would do well with this brand’.
I go in and I write what I want to write and that’s the way it’s always been.”
THE cast of Star Trek pulled out of their appearance at Cannes as a mark of respect for actor ANTON YELCHIN, who played Pavel Chekov, after he died in a car accident this week.
CHRIS PINE, JOHN CHO, SIMON PEGG and ZACHARY QUINTO were all due to talk. It was a nice touch to withdraw.