It’s been 26 years since British boy band Take That formed and a lot has changed since then. Gone are the dodgy haircuts (yes, Gary Barlow we mean you… blonde peroxide, really?), the sleeveless tank tops have been replaced by dapper shirts and its five members have become three. The boys have become men – which means they’re really more of a man-band now than a boy band – but their cheeky charm, infectious pop and ability to fill stadium seats in their tens of thousands remains.
The group have had their fair share of ups and downs over the years, too, with Robbie Williams leaving in 1995, before coming back in 2010 and calling it quits again last year along with Jason Orange, who also threw in the towel. And so it’s been left to Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald to continue the Take That legacy.
Ever the joker, 43-year-old Owen answers the phone saying, 'Hello, Take That,' pretending to be a secretary before 'patching us through' and coming on the line as himself, followed by the group’s trouble-maker, Donald, then the ever-cool Barlow, who Donald calls the 'main member of the band', to which Barlow cheekily replies, 'In the words of the great Vanessa Williams, they’ve saved the best ’til last.'
After half an hour of passing the phone back and forth, and Donald showing Owen inappropriate pictures, here’s what we learn about the boys…
