More stagger than swagger, Robbie was 
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overweight and clearly sozzled as he later 
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clowned about onstage with Oasis. The only 
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headlines he made that weekend ran to the tune 
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of “Blobbie Pill-iams”. Three weeks later, 
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he left Take That.
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Three years later, though, Robbie was playing to 
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the biggest crowd of his career. Angels had been a 
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surprise hit at Christmas and, as Robbie 
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started to sing — his heart in his mouth — the 
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sun broke through the clouds. Something 
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heavenly was happening. To his utter 
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amazement, 70,000 people sang Angels right back 
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at him. His star had risen again.