Sophie Ellis-Bextor has apologized for being “cruel” to Robbie Williams.
A clip of the ‘Murder On The Dancefloor’ singer talking about pop star Robbie back in 1998 featured in his new self-titled Netflix documentary and Sophie was heard saying: “To me he doesn’t have any charm about him, why people embrace him, I find it confusing and it really makes me a bit sad.”
However, she deeply regrets the comments and has publicly apologized for being so “rude”. In a post on Instagram, she wrote: “In 1998, aged 19, I was very rude to @robbiewilliams and the clip of me being horrible is included in his brilliant Netflix documentary.
“I didn’t need to see it again to feel bad. I’ve really felt bad about how I spoke in the 25 years since I said it. I thought it was smart to be clumsy back then, but it wasn’t cool then and it’s even worse to see now.Not proud.Not how I raise my kids.
“Having said that, I wanted to reach out and apologize, so a few years ago I found an address for Robbie and wrote him a note to say how sorry I was. He was very gracious and forgiving .”
Sophie went on to reveal that she met Robbie and his wife Ayda Field and they have since become friends and worked together on a number of songs – and the singer says the lesson she’s learned is to be kind and “own” your error.
She added: “We ended up meeting last summer and I spent time with him, his amazing wife. @aydafieldwilliams and his beautiful children.
“It was great to be able to become friends and we’ve now done some songs together. I guess the moral of this story is, as always, be kind. Own your mistakes. And if you’re ever cruel, try to make sure it’s not filmed as it’s bloody brutal to see sharp-tongued teenage me after all these years!”
Sophie finished by adding: “PS – watch the documentary. It’s amazing.”
