Gary Barlow has opened up about the "wonderful and challenging" time he's had in Take That – including his public fall out with former bandmate Robbie Williams.
After rising to fame as a five-piece back in 1990, fans were left heartbroken following Robbie's departure in 1995. As he forged his own successful solo career, the singer, now 50, didn't hold back when talking about his ex band members in interviews.
Aged 21 at the time, he told Attitude Magazine that he "never f***ing liked" the group and took particular issue with Gary. He said: "And this bloke, this clueless w****r says, 'I write the songs because I'm Gary Barlow'.
"And he's a lot older than you. And the other guys Howard [Donald] - that doesn't say much at all. And the other guy's Jason Orange - that says a lot, too much in fact. And the other guy's Mark [Owen] and he´s just nice at heart."
Speaking to Woman's Day magazine, Gary has now seemingly responded to the tense times between the pair, before they buried the hatchet. "I think as you get older, you stop fighting certain things and just accept them," he said.
"And the stuff and the people that I worried about 20 years ago, I don't give it any time nowadays."
After the band parted ways, Gary, 53, turned to a solo career which got off to a good start at first, but ended with him being dropped by his record label.
Learning the news at the time led Gary to a dark period in his life, which he once described as "drowning in jealousy" of Robbie. In a new interview, the Take That star has now reflected on how such ups and downs have shaped the person he is now.
At first, Gary admitted that he "didn't enjoy" the earlier years of the band due to worrying too much, but has since overcome his fears.
He shared: "It was a funny time (the 90s). Our lives got turned upside down. We became successful and famous, which was new, strange, wonderful and challenging, all at the same time."
Fast forward the years and Gary he had now learned to have a "live and let live" mentality to past issues. Robbie and Gary made amends back in 2010 when they recorded the song Shame together and reunited for Take that's tour.
In an interview with The Telegraph at the time, Gary shared: "We had that big chat and the most amazing thing happened at the end of it. We both said sorry to each other and we both meant it and that was all we needed. It just lifted so much off my shoulders that I didn't know was still there."
Robbie also opened up about his issue with Take That during his self-titled candid Netflix documentary last year.
In one scene, the singer is seen watching archive video footage with his ten-year-old daughter Theodora Rose, who asked him: "Who did you hate the most [in the band] and why?" He responded: "I disliked Gary the most because he was the one that was supposed to have everything and the career. And I wanted to make him pay.
"I was vengeful. By having the career that he was supposed to have." After more footage saw him jeering the crowd against Gary, he added: "I'm sorry that I treated Gary like that."