HE hasn’t had a beer in nearly 20 years but Robbie William still knows how to throw a birthday bash.
I’m told he is planning a lavish party at his US home to celebrate wife Ayda Field’s 40th on May 17.
Ornate invitations have been dished out to a select 100 people the couple want to share the big night with.
Along with close family and friends, guests are said to include Simon Cowell, Adele, Elton John and Petra Ecclestone.
They will all be invited to the couple’s Malibu home in Los Angeles.
A source said: “Robbie’s been really excited to plan the party, although it’s not a surprise because he knows Ayda would freak out if there was a big party and she hadn’t picked her own outfit and pulled out all the stops to look and feel her best.
“There’s a bit of a buzz of excitement about the event as Rob and Ayda pride themselves on throwing a good party and never disappoint.
“Plus it’s at their place by the beach, so it’s a beautiful setting and will be catered at a really high standard, with vegans and vegetarians particularly well catered for.” The couple are enjoying some down time between Robbie’s stints at his Las Vegas residency, which began in March and continues in June.
They’ve rented out their London and Beverly Hills homes to enjoy living near the coastline of LA with their three children, Teddy, Charlie and youngest daughter Coco, who was born in September via a surrogate.
The birthday bash will also mark 20 years since former drug addict and alcoholic Robbie last touched booze.
He told The Sun two years ago: “I’m an alcoholic. I like booze. That’s the one that stayed with me, going to meetings, going to rehab, getting this information.
“It’s miraculous because I’m drawn to getting f***ed up.”
Robbie and Ayda, a regular panellist on ITV’s Loose Women, announced at the start of April that they would not be returning as judges on the next series of The X Factor.
That hasn’t stopped them remaining close friends with Simon and his partner Lauren Silverman — and the couples will be spending time together in LA this month away from the bash.
I’m sure they’ll get one hell of a party bag, too.
CHARLIZE THERON looked stunning in this sparkly blue see-through shirt in New York yesterday – after she opened up about battling another sort of blues.
The South African-born mum of two revealed she is now “at peace” with herself after discovering therapy in her thirties.
The actress said of her treatment: “It showed me that I can see the big picture and understand the reason to get to a place where I could create a life for my own kids.”
GLASTONBURY will pay tribute to Prodigy legend Keith Flint at next month’s festival, following his death in March. Organisers last night announced there would be an hour dedicated to his music in the Shangri-La zone.
IT’S the penultimate day of my ticket giveaway to celebrate National Concert Week with Live Nation – and this one’s for K-pop fans.
If you would like to win a pair of tickets for Black- Pink at Manchester Arena on May 21, simply send an email with “Blackpink tickets” in the subject field to bizarre@the-sun.co.uk.
SHE is notoriously coy when it comes to relationship problems – but Adele finally broke her silence about her break-up yesterday with a defiant Instagram post.
The singer spoke out in a meme, above, following her split from Simon Konecki.
It shows a snap of her crying next to one of her smiling while making a “finger gun” gesture.
The caption read: “When you catch yourself in your feelings then you remember who you are.”
It comes after The Sun revealed last week that Adele had called it quits with the charity boss, who she has a son with, after more than seven years.
TAYLOR SWIFT has told why she gave no interviews to promote 2017 album Reputation. With single Me set to hit No3 tomorrow, she said: “There was a lot that made me feel really terrible and I didn’t feel like talking about it.”
ELTON JOHN could be on to his eighth No1 album – but this time with his iconic songs sung by someone else.
Soundtrack details for his biopic Rocketman, which is based on Elton’s early life and career, were unveiled yesterday.
The album features 21 Elton hits sung by Taron Egerton, who plays Elton in the film, as well as new tune (I’m Gonna) Love Me Again, performed by Elton and Taron.
The record is to be released on May 24 and Elton said: “It was so important that the music I composed and recorded had to be sung by Taron.
“I didn’t want to be in Taron’s shadows, watching over the process, I trusted them to do what they needed to do, artistically and, listening back, I’ve been astonished with the results.
“Getting the music right was the most important thing, as the songs in the film are integral to the story.”
Taron agreed, and added: “The beauty of having Elton involved with the film is that we’ve been able to work with him to see how far we can take these classic songs.”
The film hits cinemas on May 22.
I’m sure sales will Rocket, Man.
CHARLI XCX has promised big things from her new music following her 2017 mixtape Pop 2. She tweeted: “Things are coming this year. This new era will be all things Charli. Kind of a continuation of Pop 2 but also more Charli than ever. No compromises, my best yet.”
RITA ORA, Anne-Marie, Sigala, Sigrid, Tom Walker and Jax Jones are the latest acts to join the line-up for Capital Summertime Ball at Wembley Stadium on June 8. Tickets go on sale at 8am today. JESS GLYNNE and MAROON 5 also perform.
JULIANNE MOORE’s new romance drama Bel Canto made just £9,498 at the box office in its first weekend. The film, which also stars The Last Samurai’s Ken Watanabe, was ranked No33 overall. No1 Avengers: Endgame pulled in £43.4million.
TAKE THAT are about to break their own record for the most shows played by any artist at London’s O2 Arena. Tonight is the first of an eight-night run at the venue as part of their Greatest Hits Live tour. Next Friday’s eighth show will take their total O2 tally to 34.
