Robbie Williams has spoken out on bandmate Gary Barlow's recent baby tragedy.

The X Factor judge was hit with heartbreak in August after his fourth child, Poppy, was delivered stillborn.

Williams, who is set to become a new dad soon, told The Sun that whilst his Take That comrade is good at dealing with bad news, the shock of losing a child must have affected him greatly. The 'Candy' star said:

"You know, Gaz is the most solid man I know, way more solid than me. He has the ability to put things in compartments. But this is the most testing thing he's ever had to go through, I'm sure."

Williams continued: "It's just one of those things where we'll see how it goes when I see him, but it's obviously a very, very sad time for both him, Dawn and the kids. It's the heaviest, heaviest thing, and, like I say, Gaz is so together. We'll sit down and have a proper chat at some point but so far it hasn't happened."