Boxing Day: Last News

Robbie Williams has revealed the response that Gary Barlow had to his new biopic, Better Man.The semi-autobiographical film, directed and co-writtten by Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman), is due for release in the UK on Boxing Day (December 26) and in select US cinemas on Christmas Day (December 25). In it, the singer is depicted as a CGI monkey, and the film tells the story of his life and career – from his early days in childhood to his first taste of success with boyband Take That.Now, Williams has opened up about his past feud with former bandmate Gary Barlow, and shared his blunt response to how he is depicted in Better Man.After the Take That frontman got an early look at the biopic, Williams recalled how he got a phone call from Barlow, saying that the project made him look like a Hollywood supervillain.“We had a fractious relationship.

Robbie Williams has opened up about his past relationship with Nicole Appleton, admitting he feels a “sense of shame” for being an “idiot boyfriend”.The former Take That singer spoke to The One Show on November 26 about his new semi-autobiographical film Better Man, where Williams is depicted as a CGI chimpanzee.He went on to say that the scenes portraying his former relationship with All Saints‘ Nicole Appleton were “the most difficult bits” to watch. Appleton and Williams met in 1997 on Top Of The Pops; they dated shortly after with Williams proposing but ended their relationship in 1999.Speaking on The One Show, Williams said: “I think the bits with Nicky Appleton are the most difficult bits because everybody else in the movie was villainous in my life in some way or another, and she’s the only person that didn’t do me any harm.“So when I watched that, I feel a sense of shame that I was her idiot boyfriend at the time.

Robbie Williams has explained why he is played by a CGI monkey in his new biopic Better Man.The semi-autobiographical film, directed and co-writtten by Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman), is due for release in the UK on Boxing Day (December 26) and in select US cinemas on Christmas Day (December 25).When the first teaser for the movie arrived in October, many fans reacted to the unique decision to have a CGI monkey portraying Williams instead of an actor in a live-action role. Some called the move “bonkers”, “completely bananas” and “totally incredible”.During an interview on The One Show last night (November 26), Williams explained that it was an idea of Gracey’s.

Aml Ameen has used his character in Boxing Day to open up a conversation about men growing up and becoming ‘dope Black dads’. The Kidulthood actor has directed the rom-com, the first Black British Christmas movie, while also starring as successful author Melvin alongside Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Aja Naomi King. *** SPOILERS *** Melvin eventually learns that his fiance Lisa (King) has been keeping a pretty big secret from him – she’s pregnant with their child.