Robbie Williams admits 'sense of shame' over one of his exes on BBC's The One Show

The One Show took an emotional turn as music icon Robbie Williams opened up on his upcoming film, Better Man

Robbie Williams became visibly emotional on The One Show tonight (November 26) as he discussed his upcoming semi-autobiographical film, Better Man.

Robbie is depicted through a CGI chimp in the film, helmed by The Greatest Showman director Michael Gracey, who appeared alongside the singer on The One Show sofa.

While the interview was mostly light-hearted, it was one viewer's question that prompted deep reflection and emotion from the singer. Co-host Lauren Laverne asked the star on fan Jenny's behalf: "Do you have a favourite part of the film and how emotional was it watching it?".

Robbie exhaled deeply before answering, and revealed which parts of the film were most difficult to watch back. He even confessed to feeling a "sense of shame" about one moment of his life that is retold on the big screen, reports Wales Online.

"I think the bits with Nicky Appleton were the most difficult bits because everybody else in the movie was villain-esque in my life in some way or another and she's the only person that didn't do me any harm," he explained.

"So when I watch that, I feel a sense of shame that I was her idiot boyfriend at the time. She didn't deserve that, she's a good person."

His connection with Nicole Appleton began back when they met during Top Of The Pops in 1997, and they went on to get engaged. Unfortunately, things didn't work out, leaving Robbie with lingering regrets which he revisited in his heartfelt One Show appearance.

Elsewhere on the programme, Robbie delved into the reasons why he is portrayed as a chimp in the forthcoming movie.

"I love eccentricity and I love unusual and I love surreal, and it made complete sense as soon as he [Michael Gracey] pitched it to me," he divulged. "I don't know if this film would be as talked about if it hadn't had the monkey in it," he continued, before concluding: "It all makes sense when you see it."

Better Man is out in cinemas on December 26