Robbie Williams’ self-titled documentary will be airing on Netflix shortly, which the singer has described as “taking back power.”

The four-part programme will see the Take That icon open up about his past and struggles with thousands of hours of behind-the-scenes footage which he has “never seen.”

Whilst attending the premiere of the series recently, the 49-year-old told the PA news agency: “In a way, it feels like being the birthday boy, it feels like a very special occasion.

“I feel very vulnerable, because I’m yet again laying myself (out) there and oversharing about myself, in the hope that I will be seen somewhere, somehow because I’ve never been really in control of the narrative on who or what I am out there.

“So it’s a very important tool for me to have to represent myself in the best way possible.”

He added: “It does feel like taking power, but also exploiting it for commercial gain.”

The new Netflix addition follows on from the well-received Beckham series.

Did Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow fall out?

Over the years, there have been many rumours about what happened between Robbie and the other Take That members Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Mark Owen and Jason Orange.

Robbie left the band in 1995 and went on to have a successful solo career – but did he ever fall out with frontman Gary?

The musical pair reportedly fell out when Robbie “ditched” Take That rehearsals to party in Glastonbury although they are now pals again, reports the Express.

Falmouth Packet: Robbie Williams and his wife Ayda Field attended the launch of his Netflix documentaryRobbie Williams and his wife Ayda Field attended the launch of his Netflix documentary (Image: Ian West/PA)

After Robbie went his own way, he later explained: "The last few months I was a wreck. The night before we all went out. I drank myself stupid.

“That morning, we rehearsed as normal, but I was drinking an awful lot. So when they spoke to me about my attitude I thought they were saying ‘you should leave’.

"I walked out, left it a couple of seconds and then I jumped in through the door and everybody laughed. And then I walked away. They never thought that would be the last time."

Meanwhile, in the past, Gary spoke on food critic Jay Rayner's Out to Lunch podcast to discuss the issues he had with his former bandmate.

Gary said: "Rob was wanting to get to the front. He had a great voice, very natural given talent he had."

The 52-year-old went on to say: "My beef with Rob, and we still talk about this, is that I'll spend six weeks rehearsing a five-minute piece to perfect it, every move and note I'll know what I'm doing. I'll go out and I'll get a great response.

"Robbie gets given a song four minutes before he goes out. He learns it and goes out and gets a better response. That's what annoys me about him."

Gary added: "He's just got a gift. He always calls it the Freddie Star syndrome.

"He loves going out and doing five minutes, the audience goes crazy and he walks off and he's gone. I prefer a two-hour thing where I can warm people up, that's got highs and lows."

When is Robbie Williams on Netflix in the UK?

The limited series will be released on Netflix on Wednesday, November 8.