Quoted by
Press Association: "The Take That star revealed that while son Daniel, 11, and daughters Emily, nine and Daisy, two, aren't impressed with his pop performances, they were chuffed when he landed a place on the X Factor panel.
"The reason I did The X Factor is because my kids love it and it's so seldom your kids engage with what you're doing work-wise," he told the Sun.
"My son sits playing Nintendo all the way through my concerts. They're not mad about what I do - but being a judge on The X Factor, they couldn't believe it.
"They were absolutely made up."
He also warned that the gloves will be off once the live shows begin on the ITV1 show.
"I must say, I really get on with Kelly (Rowland) - up until this point. I've noticed the texts have stopped - it's all gone into a new gear."