Robbie Williams says Gary Barlow was 'made to look arrogant' in BBC doc as he addresses feud

Robbie Williams shared his thoughts on the recent BBC documentary Boybands Forever, in which he addressed his feud with Gary Barlow and Take That's former manager

Robbie Williams has claimed his former Take That bandmate Gary Barlow may have been perceived in the wrong way, in the BBC documentary Boybands Forever.

The film saw Robbie and stars from bands such as Westlife and Five share their honest thoughts on their rise to fame and its darker side.

After watching the doc, the 50-year-old dished out his verdict on what was shown.

Speaking to The Face, he said: "Yeah, I thought it was really well done. I was happy that they didn't stitch me up. But, there was a bit where I think Gaz got stitched up.

"[In the old footage] Gaz is doing a mock bravado bit, talking about being, 'The big star in my village, people knew that I was going to go on to do things'.

"And it's sold in the documentary that he's arrogant, but I know he was joking in that moment. But, you know - the magic of TV!".

In the documentary, Robbie laid bare his feelings about Gary and their former manager Nigel Martin-Smith.

Nigel had accused the Rock DJ hitmaker of painting him out as the baddie by blaming him for some of his wild antics, including drug use.

Robbie argued that Nigel should've been more clued-up about how he was feeling and said he turned "feral" due to being in a "toxic" work environment.

The former band member also touched on his past bitterness towards Gary, who he saw as "Nigel's cash cow".

Robbie added: "At the time, it was like metaphorically speaking I couldn't trust him to not play the right key. And he couldn't trust me either."

The singer and Nigel are yet to speak about their mutual accusations in person. Robbie has, however, issued a statement to him through Instagram since the documentary.

As part of the message, he said: "I love you for what you did for me, but I didn't like you." He also urged his followers to send his ex manager “positivity and love”.

On a brighter note, the rift between Gary and Robbie has long been mended following a previous chat together about their differences.

Catch Robbie on The Graham Norton New Year's Eve Show tonight at 10.25pm on BBC One.