Robbie Williams was forced to pay £1.5million to leave Take That

Robbie Williams has revealed that he was forced to pay a whopping £1.5million to leave Take That in 1995.
The Candy singer also revealed that he set a date to leave the boyband but was asked to leave early so the fellas could prove they could make it as a four-piece.
“For reasons I can't go into because certain people like suing me - and they like winning - there was a big need for me to get out of my contract and out of that record company," Robbie told BBC Radio 4's Mastertapes.
"I think I made a million or something in Take That and then it cost me a million and a half to get out of the deal.
"So as a 20-year-old I ended up coming out of Take That owing £500,000."
Asked if he left the band of his own accord or if he was sacked, Robbie replied: "It was a bit of both. At the time I was drinking really heavily - and very young.
"I said to the boys, 'This will be my last tour.' We went for a curry the night before everything happened and we were taking a competition winner for a curry. It mustn't have been a very nice evening for them!
"I went back to the hotel and got drunk again, got up the next day, went into rehearsals and I wasn't in a very good way."
He continued: "During the afternoon, Jason Orange said, 'Bob, we need to sit you down and have a chat.'
"'So you're going to leave after this tour and what we've decided is, we think it's best you go now, so we can prove we can do this as a four-piece. What do you think?'
"That was the opening of the door. That's all I needed."