Robbie Williams ‘to reunite’ with Take That for a special performance

Robbie Williams is reportedly set to reunite with Take That for a special X Factor performance ahead of their 30th anniversary.

Many Take That fans had been hoping the Angels singer would re-join his former bandmates for their greatest hits tour next year, it looks like they are going to get their wish a lot sooner than expected. The 44-year-old is one of the three new judges for this season of X Factor, alongside his wife, Ayda Field, and former One Direction singer Louis Tomlinson. And an insider from the TV series admitted that while "having Robbie on the panel has been a huge coup", there is "a surprise at the end of the series" - and it involves his former bandmates, Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen.   They told The Sun: 

“Having Robbie on the panel has been a huge coup, but obviously backstage everyone has been talking about whether or not he’s going to sing at some point. “It seems a shame to have one of the biggest pop stars on the planet sat there and not hear him, so they’ve been plotting a surprise for the end of the series. “It’s a while since they got together and nobody is ­completely sure when it was going to happen for the anniversary so it’ll be a massive moment.”

It comes as it was revealed that Take That announced a mammoth tour to celebrate their 30th anniversary - including a gig at Dublin's 3Arena on April 29.