Exclusive Better Man interviews!

We’re delighted to welcome not one, but FIVE actors from Robbie’s biopic, Better Man, onto this very special episode of the podcast!

We chat with the guys who play Take That: Jake Simmance (Gary Barlow), Jesse Hyde (Mark Owen), Chase Vollenweider (Jason Orange) and Liam Head (Howard Donald). This is the first joint interview the four actors have given and it’s as fun and fascinating as you’d hope, especially as they’ve become best friends in real life!

As if that wasn’t exciting enough, we also bring you ANOTHER interview, with Frazer Hadfield who plays Robbie’s friend ‘Nate’ in Better Man!

We hear about all of their audition processes, how they prepared for their roles and what their favourites scenes to film were. They reflect on the cultural significance of Take That & Robbie and tell us about the times they’ve seen Robbie live or met him.

They celebrate Jonno Davies’s incredible portrayal of Robbie, discuss the technical marvels of filmmaking, and share the challenges of costume and makeup.

They share insights into their characters, the challenges they faced, and the nostalgia and personal connections associated with Robbie and Take That’s music.

This is definitely an episode you won’t want to miss!

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**About Robbie Williams Rewind**
Join husband and wife Matt and Lucy, as they rewind through legendary pop star Robbie Williams’ solo career. Each episode, they have a guest fan to help us relive Robbie’s incredible music and tours.
Visit: robbiewilliamsrewind.com to discover more episodes, track listings & photos!
Follow: @rewindrobbie on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter & TikTok.

Did you love the Boybands Forever documentary which Robbie was featured in recently? It was a great show, but it was also really sad to hear the negative sides of what most of the 90s/00s boybands went through. They each discussed their rise to fame and what they hysteria was like, but also how it affected their mental health, and left some of them with no money in the end.

There’s one 90s boyband member who’s been discussing this topic and more with other pop stars on his own YouTube channel, The Accidental Pop Star, for a while. So, we’re thrilled to be joined by Ally Begg from Bad Boys Inc to hear about his 90s boyband experience, as well as his memories of meeting and seeing Robbie live many times.

Bad Boys Inc had 6 Top 40 singles and a Top 20 album and were created by one of Take That’s early producers, Ian Levine, to rival Take That. Ally fills us in on how he felt about that, what being in Bad Boys Inc was like and why the band split after just one album. He also tells us what happened the first time he met Take That, and why he ended up going to some of Robbie’s earliest solo gigs and rehearsal shows. Robbie once suggested a put down to use with anyone being snide, that Ally still uses to this day!

Find Ally’s show at https://www.youtube.com/@theaccidentalpopstar

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**About Robbie Williams Rewind**
Join husband and wife Matt and Lucy, as they rewind through legendary pop star Robbie Williams’ solo career. Each episode, they have a guest fan to help us relive Robbie’s incredible music and tours.
Visit: robbiewilliamsrewind.com to discover more episodes, track listings & photos!
Follow: @rewindrobbie on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter & TikTok.

Join us on the red carpet at the European Premiere of Robbie Williams’s film, Better Man! We were very lucky to be invited to interview some of the cast of the movie in London – hear our chats with Robbie, Ayda, Director Michael Gracey, Jonno Davies who plays Robbie, Raechelle Banno (Nicole Appleton), Carter J Murphy (young Robbie), Steve Pemberton (Poppa Pete), Jake Simmance (Gary Barlow) and Karina Banno (Natalie Appleton).

You can also watch a video version of this episode on our YouTube channel.

Better Man is released in cinemas from 26th December in the UK and Ireland. Dates vary for other countries so check Robbie’s website for details.

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**About Robbie Williams Rewind**
Join husband and wife Matt and Lucy, as they rewind through legendary pop star Robbie Williams’ solo career. Each episode, they have a guest fan to help us relive Robbie’s incredible music and tours.
Visit: robbiewilliamsrewind.com to discover more episodes, track listings & photos!
Follow: @rewindrobbie on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter & TikTok.