As every Take That fan was rejoicing yesterday, with the news that Robbie Williams had confirmed plans to reunite with Take That on tour, everyone was also wondering if former member Jason Orange would also be joining the line-up.
Now, current Take That member Howard Donald, has shattered all of hope of a full reunion by telling viewers on Loose Women that getting Jason to join them is unlikely as he has "gone off the grid."
The 'Pray' singer went on to say, "He's not taken emails or phone calls or stuff like that," admitting it's good for him saying, "That's good for him. That’s where he wants to be, I think he wants to be a million miles from this at the moment. Who knows, in the near future he might decide to change his mind, and if he does he's welcome back anytime."
During the TV interview, the Take That star also addressed the recent on stage reunion with Robbie during The X Factor final saying, "It was fantastic." Seeing Robbie reunite with his former band mates to perform 'Everything Changes', viewers quickly reminisced about the early days of the boyband.
Now take a look at Take That through the years:
Take That through the years slider
1 of 13Take That (1991)
Take That's original line-up of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Mark Owen, Jason Orange and Robbie Williams.
2 of 13Take That (1992)
In 1992 Take That had hits with 'It Only Takes a Minute', 'A Million Love Songs' and 'Could It Be Magic'.
3 of 13Take That (1993)
Take That had huge success in 1993 with 'Pray', 'Relight My Fire' (featuring Lulu) and 'Babe'.
4 of 13Take That (1994)
The band's success continued in 1994 with 'Everything Changes' and 'Sure'. Here they are performing at The BRITs 1994.
5 of 13Robbie Williams (1995)
Robbie Williams left Take That in 1995.
6 of 13Take That (1995)
The remaining members of Take That continued to perform as a quartet.
7 of 13Take That (1996)
Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Mark Owen and Jason Orange performed at The BRITs in 1996.
8 of 13Take That (2005)
After a break of nearly 10 years, Take That members Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Mark Owen and Jason Orange reformed in 2005.
9 of 13Take That (2006)
Take That performed on The X Factor in 2006. In 2006 they had a Number 1 single with 'Patience'.
10 of 13Take That (2007)
In 2007 Take That embarked on their 'Beautiful World' tour.
11 of 13Take That with Robbie Williams (2010)
Robbie Williams made an unexpected return to the group in 2010 for the wildly successful album, 'Progress' and its live tour.
12 of 13Take That as a trio (2014)
In 2014, Jason Orange announced he would be leaving the group and they continued as a trio made up of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen.
13 of 13Take That (2017)
Take That continue as a trio to this day.
After all the excitement of The X Factor final, the group's fans were then treated to more great news as Robbie confirmed he was in talks to perform with Take That when they embark on their 'Greatest Hits Live Tour' next year, with Rick Astley as special guest.
Speaking to us, Robbie revealed that, "As long as we stay healthy, I’m sure there’ll be another moment where we all get together. Maybe we can coax Jason back, who knows? We shall have to see.
Robbie continued, "But definitely, definitely in the future. We will all ride again. Next year when the boys are on tour, I’m on tour too. If we’re in the same place at the same time, there’s an open mic at my gig. I’m sure there’s an open mic at theirs too."
At present the exact dates that Robbie might join Take That haven't been confirmed, however his schedule looks suspiciously clear, with only one UK date next year!
See the full list of Take That’s 'Greatest Hits Live Tour 2019' dates below:
APRIL 2019
Sheffield FlyDSA Arena – Mon 15th
Sheffield FlyDSA Arena – Tue 16th
Glasgow The SSE Hydro – Thu 18th
Glasgow The SSE Hydro – Fri 19th
Glasgow The SSE Hydro – Sat 20th
Manchester Arena – Mon 22nd
Manchester Arena – Tue 23rd
Manchester Arena – Thu 25th
Manchester Arena – Fri 26th
Manchester Arena – Sat 27th
MAY 2019
London The O2 – Thu 2nd
London The O2 – Fri 3rd
London The O2 – Sat 4th
London The O2 – Sun 5th
London The O2 – Tue 7th
London The O2 – Wed 8th
Birmingham Arena – Sun 12th
Birmingham Arena – Mon 13th
Birmingham Arena – Tue 14th
Birmingham Arena – Fri 17th
Birmingham Arena – Sat 18th
Milton Keynes Stadium MK – Thu 23rd
Southampton St Mary’s Stadium – Sat 25th
Bristol Ashton Gate Stadium – Tue 28th
Norwich City Carrow Road Stadium – Thu 30th
JUNE 2019
Middlesbrough Riverside Stadium Sat 1st
Huddersfield John Smith’s Stadium – Tue 4th
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