For years it seemed like the bad boy of pop Robbie Williams was set to be an eternal bachelor, but then along came Ayda. Robbie and the American television actress started dating all the way back in May 2006, and have recently revealed that they got married last month in the couple’s Los Angeles home.

Williams first shot to fame as a member of the British boy band Take That. He has since enjoyed a successful solo career, selling more than 55 million albums and scoring hits with singles like Angels, Rock DJ, Kids, Eternity and Feel… but has recently reunited with his old band mates to record a new album.

His father Pete Conway told the News of the World that he was delighted with the news. “At last, Rob is happy… the happiest I’ve seen him,” he said. “Ayda is so beautiful. They are brilliant together.”

Robbie Williams is a British singer-songwriter and musician, famous both as a former member of pop band Take That and as a subsequent solo performer.

Robert Peter Williams was born in Stoke-on-Trent, England on 13^th February 1974. After leaving school with no qualifications, he briefly worked as a double glazing salesman before deciding to audition for a new boy band being started by manager Nigel-Martin Smith.

In 1990, Take That were formed with Robbie as the youngest member. Within a year, they were one of the biggest bands in the world. Their dance-pop tunes and slow ballads dominated the charts in the UK, Europe and beyond at the beginning of the 1990s, with the band selling over 25 million records between 1991 and 1996 and winning multiple BRIT Awards.

However, as the band had grown in popularity, Robbie had developed dangerous alcohol and drug dependencies, which culminated in him nearly overdosing the night before the group was scheduled to perform at the MTV Europe Music Awards. The band confronted Williams and he decided to leave Take That to begin a solo career

Robbie’s first solo single was a cover of George Michael’s Freedom which reached number two on the UK Singles Chart. This was followed by Old Before I Die, another number two, and Lazy Days, which hit number eight. His first album, Life Thru a Lens, debuted at number eleven on the UK Album Charts.

Then Robbie released Angels, the fourth single but the biggest hit by far. It was certified 2x Platinum by the BPI and the song became a hit around Europe and Latin America, causing album sales of to skyrocket.  The album subsequently became the 58th bestselling album in UK History with sales over 2.4 million, plus another half a million across Europe.

A decade and a half later and Robbie Williams is one of the biggest pop stars on the planet. He has sold more albums in the UK than any other British artist in history and has won more BRIT Awards than anybody else.

With smash-hit songs like Rock DJ, Kids, Eternity and Feel, it’s no wonder he has sold more than 55 million albums around the world.