Key Highlights
- Gary Barlow walked out of an interview on Capital Breakfast after being asked about Robbie Williams’ worst song.
- The incident occurred during a game called “There’s the Door!” where participants are given increasingly awkward questions until they leave the room.
- Barlow and Take That bandmates Mark Owen and Howard Donald are currently on good terms, though they had a reported feud in the past.
- The trio appeared on Netflix’s new documentary about their band, discussing personal connections and relationships with former members.
The Awkward Exit: Gary’s Joke at Robbie’s Expense
You might think this is new, but… it’s not. Celebs have been doing these kinds of exits for decades. But Gary Barlow just took a page out of his former bandmate Robbie Williams’ book and walked right out of an interview on Capital Breakfast when asked about what Robbie’s worst song was.
“Okay we’ve not had anyone walk out the door so far. Gary Barlow, what is the worst Robbie Williams song of all time?”
Ready or not, Gary replied instantly: “Right, I’m going for the door” and saluted the studio as he went.
The Game of “There’s the Door!”
And during their chat with the show’s hosts Jordan North, Chris Stark, and Sian Welby, Gary decided he’d dodge a question about Robbie’s “worst song.” The pair are on good terms these days but were once reportedly in a feud. So when they reached the ‘Final Round’ of the game called “There’s the Door!” — where celebrities get increasingly difficult questions until they can no longer handle it and leave — Jordan asked Gary:
“Okay we’ve not had anyone walk out the door so far. Gary Barlow, what is the worst Robbie Williams song of all time?”
The room erupted in laughter, with people started singing the lyrics to “I Will Survive”: “Go, walk out the door! Don’t turn around now…”
Take That’s Reunion and Relationships
Gary appeared on the show with Take That bandmates Mark Owen and Howard Donald. They talked about their new self-titled Netflix documentary and how they support each other’s ventures. Mark Owen, in particular, revealed that comedian Peter Kay is a massive fan of the boys and has seen them “over 20 times live.”
“In the 90s Peter Kay was one of the security men at the MEN — and he used to make sure by the time ‘Never Forget’ came on, he’d worked his way down to the front of the stadium with the yellow high vis jacket on so he could do all the moves!!”
The four remaining band members reunited in 2005, until Jason left in 2014 and the current trio continued. But Gary has maintained that he, Mark, and Howard still have ‘great’ relationships with absent bandmates, Robbie and Jason.
A Celebration of Relationships
Take That were formed in 1989 in Manchester with the original line-up of Gary, Howard, Mark, Robbie, and Jason Orange. The band split in 1996 after the departure of Robbie — whose own documentary recently dropped and is currently riding high in the charts with a Number One album Britpop.
“The fact that we’re all here now, and we’re all still friends and talking – even the guys who aren’t here today, we talk to them, we have relationships with them. There’s a great thing.”
Gary added: “And the one thing we didn’t want to happen with this is for it to undo any of those.
There are healed wounds, and it is a celebration. It definitely tells you the story, but it’s also a celebration.”
