Pets go to Robbie's head

The chart star is seen trying out a series of new hairstyles by posing with his beloved dogs to create the effect of wigs.

The private photos of the star – which give a new spin on the phrase “poodle perm” – are among the candid shots in a new book, You Know Me, which is published today.

He explains in the book: “The press continually do the same story, the headline that should be – ’Guy That Used To Be Young Gets Progressively Older ..’, Hair Turns A Different Colour’ etc etc.

“So I was just trying out different colours to see what would suit me if I dyed my hair, using the dogs as colour pods.

“I think there could be a new website in there somewhere where people send pictures of themselves with their dogs as wigs.”