Watch Robbie Williams travel back in time to perform on ‘The Word’ for new ‘Pretty Face’ video

Robbie Williams has travelled back in time to perform on The Word for his new ‘Pretty Face’ video.

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The pop icon and former Take That singer has given us a blast from the past in his new video for ‘Pretty Face’, taken from his upcoming album ‘BRITPOP’. Though the album was set to drop in October, the record has now been pushed back to 2026.

In the meantime, Williams has dropped the video for ‘Pretty Face’. In the video, he’s recreated performing on stage at The Word, the classic variety show that ran from 1990 to 1995.

Dressed in his iconic red tracksuit top and bleached hair while attending Glastonbury 1995, Williams’ appropriately grainy footage sees a jumping crowd dancing along to his Britpop-inspired track.

Speaking about the video, Williams said: “This is my “DeLorean Moment” back to 1995… The Word was the late-night gateway to so many – Nirvana, Oasis, Happy Mondays… If ‘BRITPOP’ is the album I would have made, then THIS would have been the TV show…. now a (virtual) reality”. Take a look at ‘Pretty Face’ below:

Recently, Williams played his smallest-ever ticketed show in London. On October 9, Williams not only performed his debut album in full, he also played ‘BRITPOP’ in its entirety.

During the intimate show, Williams confessed that ‘BRITPOP’ had been pushed back to avoid clashing with Taylor Swift. The pop juggernaut released her twelfth studio album ‘The Life Of A Showgirl’ a week before the show (October 3).

Speaking to those in attendance, Williams quipped: “We’re all pretending it’s not about Taylor Swift, but it fucking is. You can’t compete with that.”

He continued to say he avoided the clash as he wanted to achieve a record-breaking 16th Number One album; Williams is currently tied with The Beatles for the most chart-topping records. “I was worried about making you all fucking wait, and then I was like, ‘Fuck it! I want a 16th Number One album!’”, he told the crowd.

“I’m sorry, but I’m fucking being selfish. How many times in your life do you get to have the most Number One albums the UK’s ever fucking had?”

Meanwhile, Williams has recently announced his ‘Long 90’s Tour’ dates in February 2026.

The tour will see him perform at intimate venues in Glasgow, Liverpool, London and Wolverhampton, where he’ll play his debut album, ‘Life Thru A Lens’, as well as ‘BRITPOP’, in full.

Fans who pre-order ‘BRITPOP’ from the Robbie Williams store here will receive early access to tickets for the new live dates. Alternatively, tickets will go on sale on Tuesday, November 28, and you can visit here for more information. See all dates down below:

Robbie Williams’ ‘Long 90’s Tour’ 2026 dates are:

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4 – Barrowlands Ballroom, Glasgow
6 – Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool
8 – O2 Academy Brixton, London
9 – Civic Hall, Wolverhampton

Elsewhere, watch Robbie Williams put his own cheeky spin on Wet Leg’s ‘Chaise Longue’ in the Radio 1 Anthems Live Lounge.

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