Robbie is to wed in a secret ceremony

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ROBBIE WILLIAMS is to marry American sweetheart AYDA FIELD tomorrow, The Sun can reveal.

The singer, 36 - newly back with TAKE THAT - and actress Ayda, 31, have planned an intimate ceremony on a romantic island off Los Angeles.

Robbie has had a stunning series of showbiz romances and his love life soon hit the headlines after he walked out on his Take That pals back in 1995.

He dated society girl JACQUELINE HAMILTON-SMITH before being linked with All Saints star NICOLE APPLETON.

Next were actresses JOELY RICHARDSON and ANNA FRIEL, Irish songbird ANDREA CORR, TV presenter TANIA STRECKER and ex-SPICE GIRL GERI HALLIWELL.

Stoke-born Robbie then moved on to Kiwi supermodel RACHEL HUNTER and Hollywood beauties CAMERON DIAZ and VALERIE CRUZ.

But by 2006 he had met actress and comedienne Ayda Field - the girl who was to tame his wandering heart. They are to marry on the island of Santa Catalina, 20 miles off the California coast and a favourite spot for honeymooners.

Secretive Robbie and his bride-to-be told family and close friends of the date only last week.

The other members of the reformed Take That - GARY BARLOW, 39, MARK OWEN, 38, JASON ORANGE, 40, and HOWARD DONALD, 42 - are all believed to be on long-standing holidays and so will not be attending.

The couple will have a two-week honeymoon before Robbie arrives in the UK to promote new Take That single Shame, which is out in October.

Robbie and Ayda - who starred in Channel 4 comedy-drama Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip - met through friends.

They dated in secret for six months before The Sun revealed they were together in 2007.

The couple developed an interest in UFOs and spent weeks in the Californian desert camping and star-gazing.

Last November Robbie rang Ayda to propose as she was being interviewed live on a radio station in Sydney, Australia.

He was quick to claim it was all a joke. But his mum Jan revealed he really WAS keen to wed - and by the New Year Robbie had confirmed to friends they were engaged.

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