Olly Murs has opened up about the heartache his family has endured due to his long-standing rift with his twin brother, which he says he now understands more deeply since becoming a parent himself.

The singer-songwriter has been estranged from his brother Ben since 2009 after choosing to perform on the X Factor semi-final instead of attending his wedding as the best man, leading to a bitter fallout where Ben labelled Olly as a 'self obsessed sell-out' and severed ties.

"Now I'm a parent I can relate more to my mum's sadness that my twin brother, Ben, and I have been estranged since 2009," Olly shared, as he went on to say: "I've got nothing but love and respect for him."

In a conversation with The Sunday Times Magazine, Olly also spoke fondly of his friendship with Robbie Williams, who

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