She said: “I remember it was 2am and I called him and I was like, ‘I am just getting on the highway’ and he’s like, ‘Are you driving? Call me when you get home.’ “And he is like, ‘I can’t be in a relationship, I have to get better and I can’t be with you.

Robbie, 49, has been married to Ayda Field, 44, since 2010, and speaking in advance of the show going out, she revealed the moment she phoned him as he tried to go into rehab to get clean. The four-part series, Robbie Williams, begins today - and the singer himself has said watching it back is like seeing the car crash of his own life in slow motion.

A documentary on the life of Take That singer Robbie Williams launches on Netflix today - and his wife has spoken about how he called her to end their relationship as the troubled star lost himself in addiction.