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Robbie Williams has until May to commit to Take That.
The 40-year-old singer, who has 19-month-old daughter Theodora with his wife Ayda, has been given a deadline to decide whether he'll return to the band or not.
Bandmate Gary Barlow, 43, said: "We need to know what we are doing by the end of May.
"The thing is with Robbie is that he is a family man, so whether he will be in the final line-up I'm not sure."
Gary initially gave Robbie until January to make his final decision, but the band - also consisting of Howard Donald, Jason Orange and Mark Owen - have only just begun work on their new album, so the cut-off date has been extended.
Gary explained: "We're one month into the writing process, with the new record hopefully at Christmas and a tour next year. We think we have some good material already but no album title just yet."
However, regardless of Robbie's decision, the 'Face to Face' hitmaker insists the hunk will still write with the band on their new album, and the group will also help out with Robbie's next release.
Speaking on 'Alan Carr: Chatty Man' tonight (28.03.14), he explained: "If he's not back in the band, he'll write on the record and we will work with him on his next record."
'Alan Carr: Chatty Man' airs at 10pm on Channel 4.

Fleetwood Mac have announced their first tour with Christine McVie in 16 years.
The band will be reuniting with the 70-year-old singer, who walked out on the group in 1998, for their North American 34-date tour, which kicks off at the end of September.
The rock band - consisting of Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham - have also confirmed they will be recording a new album with Christine and they will be heading to the studio together next month, according to NME magazine.
Fleetwood Mac confirmed at the beginning of the year that Christine had rejoined the band, but remained tight-lipped on whether a tour was in the pipeline.
Meanwhile, Christine expressed an interest in reuniting with the group after she performed with her former bandmates at their Fleetwood Mac Live London shows last year.
She said in November: "I like being with the band, the whole idea of playing music with them. I miss them all."
The blonde beauty - who was married to bassist John until they divorced in 1976 - played with Fleetwood Mac for 28 years, and wrote some of their most famous songs, including; 'Say You Love Me', 'Don't Stop' and 'Little Lies'.

Amy Winehouse could perform a posthumous tour - as a hologram.
Billionaire Alki David is plotting a world tour for the tragic 'Back to Black' singer using 3D computer technology and a backing orchestra.
The entrepreneur will utilise the same advanced technology used to resurrect late rapper Tupac Shakur - who was gunned down in a drive-by shooting in 1996 - for Coachella festival two years ago.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "The plan is that Amy will finally tour the world after failing to do so when she was alive.
"With an orchestra and her hologram, she can take to the stage and fans can see her perform her legendary hits. The idea is in its early stages but it's hoped that Amy's dad Mitch will maybe join her and do the introductions."
Thankfully for Alki, Mitch has previously endorsed such an effort to keep his daughter's "memory alive" and is open to a hologram of Amy, who was 27 at the time of her tragic death in 2011, performing her big hits.
He previously said: "The most important thing to Amy was the music and I'm sure a lot of people would like to hear her sing again.
"It depends on what Amy's fans want as a way to keep her memory alive. If it's a book, an album or a hologram, then so be it."

Kodaline want to work with Rick Rubin and Pharrell Williams.
The Irish rock band - made up of Steve Garrigan, Jason Boland, Vincent May and Mark Prendergrast - are writing and recording their second album and are looking for a producer to work with.
Guitairst Mark told BANG Showbiz: "Rick Rubin would be amazing! Pharrell would be a lot of fun, he's untouchable, he's king of the world right now.
"It's starting to get serious now [for the band] ... We're in a good place at the moment.
"There are about 15 songs that are there, we're probably going to write and record about another 15 and then pick our favourite 10 or 11 and go into the studio."
Mark insists the band won't be veering away too much from their original sound on 'In a Perfect World' when it comes to their new album but say the recording process will be a lot different.
He explained: "It's obviously going to sound similar. But on our first album, Jay, our bass player, didn't have a lot to do with writing because he wasn't around, we didn't have him yet.
"He's writing some great songs now. So it's the whole influence of having somebody else involved and he'll have a huge impact on the second album. It's probably a lot better."
Meanwhile, the band will release a cover of the Paul McCartney's 'Coming Up' on 7" vinyl for this year's Record Store Day on April 19.
They will also perform at Benicassim in Spain in July and V Festival, along with shows in London, Leeds and Liverpool in coming months.

Victoria Beckham has given the Spice Girls "her blessing" to reunite without her.
The British fashion designer's former bandmate Mel C says the group, which also includes Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell and Mel B, may consider getting back together as a four-piece in the near future.
She told the MailOnline website: "We've talked about it. Victoria doesn't want to, which we completely understand. We are so proud of her and her incredible foray into fashion, it's incredible what she's achieved as a designer."
She added: "The four of us could consider it maybe. We have Victoria's blessing to do that."
Victoria previously insisted that she would never get back together with the girls after they reunited for a sell-out 2008 world tour, 'The Return of the Spice Girls' and then again to perform at 2012 Olympics in London.
Meanwhile, Mel is preparing to release her upcoming single, 'Cool As You,' and hopes to continue performing either alone or with the Spice Girls for the rest of her life.
She said: "My number one love is performing and I want to be doing this forever. My current priorities are my spring/summer tour with Jules Holland and working on my own album."
The brunette beauty is a single-mother to daughter Scarlett, five, and admitted it can be "exhausting."
She explained: "Scarlett is going through the phase of waking up a lot in the night but she is so wonderful and great company."

Kurt Cobain has inspired a new comic book.
The late Nirvana frontman will have his life documented in a new animated biography - which documents the rock singer's rise to fame and battle with drugs in his last few years.
The book, entitled 'Tribute:Kurt Cobain', will be released on April 9, to coincide with the anniversary of Kurt's death on April 4, 1994, after he committed suicide.
In a statement, Darren G. Davis of Bluewater Publishing said: "Not only is this a great way to understand the importance of his contribution to music, but it is a great tool for kids to read about him in a different medium. Our biography comic books are now taught in schools and libraries for students and reluctant readers."
The 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' hitmaker's biography follows a string of celebrity biopics by Bluewater Publishing, with notable books in their tribute series looking at the lives of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Keith Richards.
Darren added: "The tribute line of comic books tells the stories of people that have made a significant difference in the world while they were with us.
"It is a way for us to honour these people who have made a difference in the world."
It's thought Freddy Mercury and Monty Python comic books are also being lined up for future release.

Kelly Rowland is pleased she split from her old record label and insists there are "no hard feelings".
The 33-year-old singer has confirmed she wasn't "dropped" from Universal Republic and instead decided to cut ties with the label after the release of her last solo record 'Talk A Good Game' is now recording new material with Motown Records.
She told HuffPost Live: "It's been wonderful so far, a fresh new spin on everything, with writers, producers, just being inspired, just creativity.
"I feel like right now, I just needed something new and I've earned the right to make my own choices and make my own decisions. I wish them well, they wish me well. No hard feelings, I just needed a fresh, new start."
The 'Kisses Down Low' hitmaker has revealed her latest music includes new instruments such as horns and flutes and she was inspired by some of her favourite female singers, including Diana Ross.
Kelly said: "I've been inspired by the queens that have gone before us, incredibly strong women who aren't afraid to take risks and just be innovative.
"There are different offers on the table. I just want to see what it feels like. I'm just in the studio on my own and just having a really good time just being creatively free."

Marcus Mumford is using unheard Bob Dylan lyrics for a new project.
The Mumford and Sons frontman has penned new words to unfinished tracks written by the legendary folk singer in the late sixties during his 'The Basement Tapes' period, for a new album entitled 'Lost On The River: The New Basement Tapes'.
Producer T Bone Burnett, who also worked with Elvis Costello, 59, for the project, told the LA Times newspaper: "These are not B-level Dylan lyrics. They're lyrics he just never got around to finishing."
Dylan's 1975 album 'The Basement Tapes' was mostly recorded in the basement of the The Band's Big Pink House - a home the Canadian-American rock group shared in New York - after they toured with the singer in 1966, however this time the material is being recorded at Hollywood's Capitol Studios.
T Bone added: "This is the exact opposite of 'The Basement Tapes'. We're in the best recording studio in the world, and we're not in a basement."
The producer has already recorded almost 50 tracks for the project which also includes Carolina Chocolate Drops singer Rhiannon Giddens and Dawes guitarist Taylor Goldsmith.
The whole process will be documented in a film directed by Sam Jones which will be aired on American television network Showtime.

Lily Allen would like to be "anything like" Kanye West.
The 'Hard Out Here' singer, who named her latest album 'Sheezus', a play on the rapper's 'Yeezus' record, wants to be just like the star and is trying to break the American music market.
Lily told New York radio station Z100: "I'm totally for Kanye, he's a G, he's cool, he's Yeezus, I'd like to be anything like him. (sic)"
Asked what she would say to new American fans who are just discovering her music, she quipped: "[I'd say] pleazus buy Sheezus (sic)"
The 28-year-old singer is currently visiting the US to promote her new music and has been to the likes of New York and Las Vegas and has posted photographs of her trip on Instagram, showing her relaxing in the sun and even taking a helicopter ride over the Grand Canyon.
Meanwhile, the 'Air Balloon' hitmaker previously admitted she is "terrified" she might receive a call from Kanye after paying homage to his successful record.
She said: "I'm terrified ... I thought he'd think it was a diss, but it's totally not a diss, I love Kanye I think he's brilliant.
"He speaks his mind, whether what he's saying is ridiculous or not, he honestly does believe it and I think there's a lot to be said for that in this day and age."