Robbie Williams has spoken about his planned break from the X Factor, saying he is “gutted” that some shows clash with his tour dates. The singer, who has become a parent again after a baby girl was born via a surrogate, is missing some of the TV talent contest’s live shows because of other commitments. X Factor judges Robbie Williams, Ayda Field, Louis Tomlinson and Simon Cowell (Ian West/PA)In an interview recorded before wife and fellow X Factor judge Ayda Field announced the couple’s baby news, he said: “I’m gutted that I’ve got to go. Genuinely, genuinely gutted … It was all booked in before. “I’m going to go off and do a few gigs in South America,” he told ITV show Lorraine.

Source: Irish Examiner September 07, 2018 10:18 UTC