Most expectant fathers would help their wives through the pains of labour by holding their wives and speaking a few comforting words. Robbie Williams is no such man.

Attempting to keep his wife Ayda's mood up, he performs a bedside rendition of his song 'Candy,' though all those hip thrusts don't appear to have the desired effect.

Williams has been documenting the lead up to the birth of his second child with live tweets and series of YouTube videos. You can keep up here on his Twitter account.