Meet Robbie Williams, the peacemaker

Take That’s Mark Owen has revealed that Robbie Williams often plays the peacemaker when the band has a divided opinion.

The singer said that the group calls the former member to take his advise to settle arguments between Gary Barlow, Mark Owen, Jason Orange and Howard Donald.

"Sometimes in a band you have to compromise. I might have an idea about something and Jason might have another idea,” Contactmusic quoted Owen as saying.

“There are four of us, so when we have two on each side, we''ll phone Robbie and say, ''What do you think?'' " he added.

The 37-year-old further said that being in the band had been nothing less than going to college and learning about what he loves best.

He added: "I always say that being in Take That was like going to university. I learned about music, bought my first keyboard and wrote my first song. A lot of it was hard work. Trying to learn all those routines - that was hard, but not as hard as having to get up every day and do a proper job."