Robbie Williams sings with Take That on stage for the first time in 15 years

Robbie Williams was in tears before he joined Take That on stage in an emotional reunion with the boyband he left 15 years ago.
The singer looked overwhelmed as he hugged Gary Barlow during the charity gig and enjoyed the limelight with the band once again.
Take That opened the Children In Need concert at the Royal Albert Hall last night, which had been organised by Barlow, and sang Greatest Day dressed in smart dinner suits.
The moment fans had been waiting for came as Barlow introduced Robbie on stage saying: 'What a perfect night for us to introduce an old friend.'

Best mates: Robbie Williams embraced Gary Barlow at the Children In Need concert last night as the former bandmates finally appeared on stage together

Back for good? Robbie joined the band on stage at the Royal Albert Hall and sang with the group during the finale of the show

An emotional-looking Williams appeared on stage and hugged each of his former bandmates in turn, including newlywed Mark Owen.

Fans screamed in anticipation of them singing an old Take That number together, but the boys left him onstage to perform his solo singles Bodies and You Know Me.
He said afterwards that he was welling up before going on and wanted to 'milk' the moment for a bit longer.
It was the first time they had appeared together on stage together since he left the band in 1995.

Reunited but not re-formed: Robbie hugged Take That's Mark Owen, watched by Howard Donald, as he joined them on stage for the first time since 1995

Greatest Day: Take That opened the Children In Need concert, which raised £500,000 for the charity

He said: 'I started tearing up just before I came on and the lads were singing and knowing it was just about to happen and knowing what the reactions were going to be like and then all my team were like "Please don't cry".
'And I think we should have milked it for a lot longer than we actually did. I think Gaz, in his wisdom went "Right, we should get off now, let the lad do his singing". 'That was probably what was in his head because I was trying to get them back to do a bow and everything. That's the first time in 15 years, we should have least stayed there for 10 minutes.'
He said he wanted to sing Back For Good with the band and said the ball was rolling towards a true reunion.

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