Take That fans be warned: you may be about to have your nostalgic hearts broken again.

Yes, the latest Robbie Williams-Take That reunion rumour already looks to be coming undone.

The solo chart-topper, who sent a raft of teenagers into prolonged mourning after leaving Take That in 1995, sparked wide-spread celebration and a tabloid frenzy after being photographed meeting his former bandmates at a New York recording studio at the weekend.

The Mirror quoted “a source” as saying: “He is back with Take That in the studio and they’re all writing together again. Robbie wouldn’t be happy performing old Take That songs that he has had no part in.

“But if they can pen new tracks that they’re all happy with, they’ll record them and he’ll be back with them on stage.”

But this afternoon, the band’s spokesperson, Richard Dawes, cast doubt on the latest in a long line of reunion reports.

All five were in New York for band member Mark Owen’s stag night, he said, and the studio was not booked for a recording session.

“They were there approving mixes for a live album that’s due out at the end of November.”

Williams, he said, had probably popped in to have a listen.

Reunion rumours have surfaced and receded repeatedly since 2007 when Williams and frontman Gary Barlow put more than a decade of acrimony aside and revived their friendship.

Williams, who is about to release his first album in three years, has done little to discourage the endless speculation by reguarly flirting with the idea of a reunion in interviews.

Earlier this month, he said he would “really like” to work with the band now that old rifts, which saw the group dissolve before reforming without him, had been healed.

In a radio interview with Chris Moyles, he said: “I was with [Take That frontman] Gary Barlow a couple of weeks ago and we watched the whole [Take That tour] show together at mine and I just thought it's one of the best shows I have ever seen,” he said.

"It was an amazing show and I loved it."

Asked if it felt weird to watch his former bandmates performing, he replied "Not really.”

"It made me want to be with them in the band."

Williams saw his career stall while Take That enjoyed a second round of success without him. After leaving the band, he built an enviable career, racking up eight No 1 albums and six chart-topping singles, while the group dissolved. However when Take That regrouped without Williams in 2005, they found widespread success just as their former bandmate’s album, Rudebox, garnered poor reviews and failed to produced any chart-conquering singles.

After three years away from the music industry, Williams will release Reality Killed the Video Star on November 9.

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