Take That’s Gary Barlow has suggested that he has finally found his bandmates’ weakness, confessing that the other members of the group are all insecure about their age.
The singer, who celebrated his 40th Birthday with a performance in London earlier this year, has said that the other members of the band are all very conscious of their status as ageing popstars.
Speaking to The Sun, 42-year-old Howard Donald confessed: "I am very sensitive about my age. Gary will make jokes that I'm 46 or 47 and it really pisses me off. I feel like I'm still fit enough to go on, I don't feel my age."
While the band are no doubt fitter than most men their age, they are in no way escaping the inevitable signs of getting older: in 2007 Howard Donald ended up in hospital with a collapsed lung after attempting to perform the splits during a Milan show.
However, it would appear that songwriter Gary Barlow is finding it a bit easier to come to terms with his age. He said: "People still find it hard to believe I'm 40. Actually I'm not bothered about age. I'm really happy and it's lovely to be 40, I'd recommend it to anyone. Music is a young person's industry but you want a few of the older bands like us around. We don't have a plan for how long it is going to last."
Take That are currently working on their upcoming ‘Progress’ Tour, which is said to involve a set design worth over £15 million.
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