OVER his 30-year career, Robbie Williams has had 14 No1 albums, won 18 Brit Awards and has just shot his own biopic.
But now the Old Before I Die singer is preparing for his most ambitious project yet — building his own hotel in Dubai where he can perform for years to come.
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He has told how plans are underway for the resort, which will feature a purpose-built venue for him, although it won’t be ready for years.
Robbie said: “I don’t think I will be going back to Vegas. But I am currently building my own hotel so I can do my own gigs in my own hotel.
“But I am taking the opportunity to dream even bigger. I have achieved everything I have achieved without even dreaming big.
“I have an accessibility to people because of my name and if I have a good idea they will back me.“So I am really excited about that and there are loads of things that are taking my fancy now to see if I can pull something remarkable off and the hotel idea is one of them.
“It is a remarkable thing to pull off and I will be proud of it when it happens.”
As well as the hotel, he is working on a new album, a Netflix docuseries and his film.
But his huge success over three decades doesn’t mean he feels above cancel culture, as he admitted it makes him feel uncomfortable.
Speaking on the Robbie Williams Rewind podcast, he explained: “It is a vulnerable time to be in the media right now as you can get cancelled for anything.
“One day you wake up on the wrong side of history.
“You are 15 seconds away from being cancelled at any moment and that does not feel comfortable, especially for someone like me who shoots from the hip with silliness: just jokes, daftness and laughter.
“I am looking forward to the film coming out but success makes you feel vulnerable.”
USIC icons Dolly Parton and Dionne Warwick are teaming up for a gospel collaboration.
During a chat in the US, Walk On By singer Dionne said: “She [Dolly] sent me another song, the one that we’re going to be doing as a duet.
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“It’s a gospel song called Peace Like A River
“She wrote it. I am very excited about this, I really am.
“I’ve done so many duets over the years, but this one’s gonna be very special.”
Gemma’s ’drum role
GEMMA COLLINS has burst her eardrum while on holiday in Israel.
The reality star, who’s such a loudmouth that it’s a wonder no one around her has been deafened, revealed she needed urgent medical attention after the incident during a trip to the city of Haifa with fiancé Rami Hawash.
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She wrote on Instagram: “Thank you so much to this wonderful doctor in Israel who helped me today when my eardrum burst!!!
“It could only happen to me.”
SHANIA’S GIDDY HEIGHTS
SHANIA TWAIN is saddling up for a big year, kicking off with the release of new single Giddy Up!
The horse-loving superstar posed in this tasselled top and glittering green boots to promote the tune, which is out today.
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It is the fourth track taken from her upcoming sixth album Queen Of Me, which will be out on February 3.
Shania, who is coming to the UK on tour in September, compared the song to Man! I Feel Like A Woman, because of her famous remark at the beginning of the hit.
She explained: “The saying ‘Let’s go, girls!’ is such a wonderfully uplifting sentiment now, but it’s just something I said during the recording in the studio and I guess that’s the same for Giddy Up!
“These lines come to me when I’m thinking about how to put a little pep in my step.
“I want people to feel good when they hear the new album. I want to set a celebratory tone, and Giddy Up! is a way to call to the audience and say. ‘Let’s get ready for some fun!’ ”
BILLIE EILISH believes a hip injury at age 13 led to years of body issues.
The Happier Than Ever singer told Vogue: “I got injured right after we made Ocean Eyes so music kind of replaced dancing.
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“I felt like my body was gaslighting me for years. I had to go through a process of being like, ‘My body is actually me. And it’s not out to get me’.”
During the interview, the eco-friendly star said flying makes her feel guilty.
She added: “I have to take planes. I hate it.”
RED HOT AMANDA
AMANDA HOLDEN had her Baywatch moment at the beach in a red bikini.
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The presenter rocked this two-piece at a five-star hotel in Mauritius where she rang in the New Year with her daughters Lexi and Holly and husband Chris Hughes.
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On Instgram she wrote: “Goodbye sunshine Back on @thisisheart tomorrow morning from 6:30am.”
I think the gloomy skies of London will be a shock to the system.
Marg dives in Oceans
MARGOT ROBBIE is back on screen alongside Brad Pitt in Babylon but in a matter of weeks she will start working on her next big project.
She will take over from the Hollywood hunk in the much-hyped prequel of Ocean’s Eleven and it won’t be long before she’s on set.
Filming will begin on March 6 with the blonde playing the lead alongside Barbie co-star Ryan Gosling.
While Warner Bros. are remaining tight-lipped about the film’s plot, it’s thought it will be set prior to George Clooney’s antics as Danny Ocean in the franchise’s first movie in 2001.
The film will be headed up by Austin Powers and Meet The Parents director Jay Roach.
With Margot also on course to star in a new Pirates of the Caribbean flick, too, she’s spoiled for choice.
FLO-TING UP THE RANKS
THERE will be no escaping girl group Flo this year, as they have just won Radio 1’s Sound Of 2023 poll and landed a collaboration with Stormzy.
The trio have been announced as the winners today after being chosen by a panel of more than 130 industry experts including Elton John and Dua Lipa.
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Previous winners of the title include Adele, Ellie Goulding, Sam Smith and Jessie J.
But they aren’t dwelling on the hype, as they’re already throwing themselves into work by working with Stormzy on a new version of his recent song Hide & Seek.
During a radio interview last year the girls – Jorja Douglas, Stella Quaresma and Renee Downer – said they would like to collaborate with him, which resulted in him reaching out. They then got into the studio last month to work on the track, which is due out in the coming weeks.
The group have already racked up more than 100million streams with their songs, after releasing debut EP The Lead last summer. They said last night: “Wow, we did it! To win this accolade not even a year after we released our debut single Cardboard Box is wild.
“We feel so connected to our British music roots winning BBC Radio 1’s Sound Of, and admire the artists who have come before us.”
Flo, who are also the first group to win the Brits Rising Star award, beat off competition from other emerging acts including Fred again, Nia Archives and Cat Burns.
I first started raving about Flo in Bizarre last March, a day after they released Cardboard Box, and they’ve gathered plenty of steam since then.
The only way is up.
JESY NELSON is building a home studio so she doesn’t have to leave her Essex property to make music.
The ex-Little Mix singer is splashing thousands on the project, which is situated on the top floor of her mansion.
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She plans to record tracks for her debut solo album over the next few months.
Jesy said on Instagram: “For my next project, I am going to turn a room into a studio. I am very excited.
“I have ordered the equipment. I am going to learn how to record myself and learn how to do all that s**t.”
DJ DIP’S PRETTY RIPPED
MOST of us are on a New Year health kick – but DJ and producer Diplo already looks in good nick, despite having more than a decade on me.
In natty swim shorts, the chart-topper unwound at Bondi Beach in Australia after seeing in 2023 with a big gig in Bali.
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But I suspect he won’t relax for long, if 2022 was any guide.
Last year he released his self-titled fourth album – his first solo project in more than 15 years – as well as playing gigs all over the globe including Coachella and Burning Man.
And last month on TikTok he previewed new track Wasted, featuring country singer Koe Wetzel and US rapper Kodak Black.
Louis’ Next big thing
After helping launch Westlife, Boyzone and Girls Aloud, pop supremo Louis Walsh is bidding for the top of the charts again.
The veteran manager’s new boyband Next In Line is to make its international bow at the grand final of the world’s largest eco-fashion competition.
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The five lads from Ireland will perform at Junk Kouture’s first World Final in Abu Dhabi next week.
The former X Factor judge and legendary music manager discovered the new group after holding open auditions in Dublin in 2021.
The band have already recorded ten songs in London with Brian Higgins, who is credited with writing hits for Girls Aloud.
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