Iconic nineties pop star looks unrecognisable from boyband fame as he's snapped in Australia
Take That star Mark Owen, 52, looked very different from his cute nineties boy band image as he stepped out in Perth, Western Australia in a black sports kit, dark sunglasses and with his brown hair falling into his face on Thursday 30 October. He’s in Australia for Take That’s sold out, This Life On Tour, string of concerts that mark the band’s first live performances in Australia for seven years.
Mark had a much cleaner cut image when Take That first rose to fame in 1992, after forming in 1990. Back then, he was known as the sweet one in the band, who performed alongside lead singer Gary Barlow, Jason Orange, Howard Donald and Robbie Williams, and he won Smash Hits awards for both ‘Most Fanciable Male in the World’ three years in a row, and ‘Best Haircut’ for his short and neat style.
The band, which broke up in 1996 and reformed in 2005, now consists of Mark, Gary and Howard, with Robbie Williams having left the group in 1995 to embark on a hugely successful solo career, and Jason Orange leaving in 2014 when he decided to retire from the entertainment industry.
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Earlier this year, fans noted that Mark had started “ageing backwards” after he got rid of the moustache he had been sporting and also cut his longer, greying hair, and it now appears he has coloured his hair, too. In an exclusive look at his training with OK! in April, he talked about getting fit for the band’s upcoming tour and revealed he had been working hard for six months at a gym in West Hollywood.
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Speaking about his intense training programme, Mark said: "It opens your heart, opens your body, your muscles... everything opens up more. It's really positive because you start to understand your body more, and the way your body works.”
"I can't say it's been easy. It's been pretty tough. I feel stronger. I can feel my body vibrating - that's the sign that it's working. I thought I was quite fit until I came here," he laughed.
Fans were quick to share their praise for his fitness regime, remarking on his incredible transformation as they pointed out he'd never looked better.
One person said: "You literally look the best you’ve ever looked. I didn’t think you could top the Nobody Else tour - and here you are!" Another fan wrote: "Wherever you got the motivation from, I need a bit of that! You look absolutely amazing!"
