Robbie Williams received texts from Joey McIntyre from New Kids on the Block and Jon Bon Jovi after watching ‘Better Man’

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Robbie Williams has recalled receiving texts from a number of famous faces following Better Man hitting cinemas.The singer shared the news during a recent interview with Nicki Chapman on Magic Radio, recalling the ways that his life has changed since sharing the biopic.The project, directed by Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman), sees Williams depicted as a CGI monkey and tells his life story – from his early days in childhood to his first taste of success with boyband Take That.During the interview, Williams recalled the huge response he has seen since the film hit cinemas last month, and said that a number of famous faces have reached out to congratulate him about the release.“I wake up every day to a slew of emails and texts, and they’re not short texts,” he began, going on to drop some specific examples.“Because of the length of these things that I’m getting, I know that it’s doing something incredibly special.

And I will name drop… texts came from Joey McIntyre from New Kids on the Block and Jon Bon Jovi,” he added. “I have been receiving texts and emails from people every day.

And it’s truly special.”He also explained what it has felt like to see so many people go to view the depiction of his life story, and admitted that he has learned to watch the film with more acceptance than before.“I think that the first few times I watched it [I was] getting over the fact that it is the greatest hits of my trauma,” he said. “Then, because I’ve had to watch it over and over again at screenings and premieres, most of the time I just get to sit there [with a] healthy ego, and enjoy people enjoying a story about me.“I think that’s where I’m at with the film.