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It was no snub ... Robbie will never be happy

Take That singer Gary Barlow claims his former bandmate Robbie Williams will never be happy.

The band members said they wished the troubled singer a speedy recovery - despite being accused of snubbing him when they failed to mention him during an acceptance speech at the Brits last night.

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Speaking about Robbie's visit to the popular celeb rehab clinic, The Meadows, father-of-two Barlow revealed that Robbie, who turned 33 two days ago, won't ever find the contentedness he is looking for.

He said: "There are some people who will never be happy and I fear that Robbie will be one of them. We haven't heard from him in ages, but the boys and I hope that he is okay."

Manc Robbie left his millions of fans in shock when he forked out what is believed to be £30,000 for a 30-day treatment in a bid to beat his addiction to prescribed sleeping pills and the anti-depressant, Seroxat.

But he will be most disappointed to learn his refusal to join Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange and Mark Owen for a reunion has also left a gap in his career.

Last night the four-piece picked up the gong for Best Single with their comeback tune, Patience.

And the boys weren't shy about celebrating - downing a cocktail of champagne and vodka at Knightsbridge posh eaterie Mocoto.

While Gaz was there with his wife Dawn, and Mark was with his partner, Jason - who, incidentally, was chaperoned by his father - spent the latter part of the evening with former Misteeq beauty Alesha Dixon. Our onlooker at the top bash revealed: "Jason was enticed with her, he was flirting like mad as he had heard that she was a single girl.

"She seemed pretty interested too. They were chatting for ages and were overheard trying to see when they would see one another again."

Having ignored his father for many years, Jason last night vowed that he loved him when picking up Take That's award on stage, before going out on a bender with him.

And Gary's night was also given a boost when he agreed with fellow winner James Morrison to write him some hits.

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