Robbie WIilliams has confirmed he is ready to reunite with his former pop band.

The singer said he has patched up his difference with Take That and the timing is right for him to rejoin them.

Williams, 35, quit the band in 1995 to launch a solo career, and the remaining members - Gary Barlow, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, and Howard Donald - carried on as a four-piece until 1996.

Ten years later they reformed and have become one of pop music's most successful comeback groups, with two number one albums and two sell-out tours.

A reunion with Williams looked unlikely because of his acrimonious departure that has resulted in a war of words ever since.

But he told the Daily Mirror today: "I'm in regular contact with them and it's looking more likely by the week. The lads all seem up for it. I think it would be fun.

"Let's see what happens, but my head's in the right place, so the timing could be right if Gary calls. I think it would be fun. It would be good."