Robbie Williams has turned heads after performing with a near-naked woman on X Factor Italia.

The singer played his new single 'Candy' on the show on Thursday night (October 18) as he promotes his forthcoming new album 'Take The Crown'.

The Take That man was in Milan to launch his Farrell clothing line in the city before performing on the TV show.

The 38-year-old, who has just become a father for the first time, performed with a topless woman in nothing but flesh coloured underwear.

She used their hands and arms to cover her top-half modesty as Williams ploughed through the song.

As previously reported, the singer has revealed that he had to cut the umbilical cord of his new daughter during her birth after it got caught up around her.