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Robbie Williams: I couldn't be an X Factor judge - I wouldn't want to break anyone's heart

Singer Robbie Williams says being on the panel would 'desensitise' him to the emotion

Robbie Williams helped Gary Barlow choose his acts on this year's X Factor

Robbie Williams reckons he's too sensitive to be a judge on The X Factor.

The singer helped Take That bandmate Gary Barlow select his acts for the live shows at judges' houses and saw how tough the process really is.

'I was sat thinking: "Wow, this is great." But that's all it is, a great day,' explains Robbie, 37.

'I've got my personality to look after. If I was doing it, I would desensitise myself to the emotion.

'I would find it difficult. Who wants to break a 16-year-old's heart?'

But Robbie insists Gary, 40, is the perfect man for the job.

'He's not temperamental and emotional,' he tells the Daily Mirror. 'He does the job and leaves.'

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