Robbie Williams has revealed that England captain David Beckham helped him get over a last-minute fit of nerves at this summer's Live 8 event.

The former Take That star, currently promoting his new album Intensive Care, was part of the concert in London's Hyde Park and was nervous about performing in the UK for the first time since his huge gigs at Knebworth in 2003.

"I got on stage and David looked more scared than me and I got a perverse joy out of it. He's a big hero of mine," Robbie said on BBC's Friday Night with Jonathan Ross.

Robbie has also quashed rumours that Take That could reform for a one-off comeback special.

Despite being offered in the region of £5 million pounds to sing hits like Could It Be Magic and Relight My Fire with Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange and Mark Owen, Robbie insists it's not happening.

Apparently, he still doesn't get on with the bands old manager, Nigel Martin Smith, but there's no hard feelings aimed towards the other guys: "I can say something nice about every single member of the band," he said.