Barlow reveals weight gain pain

Gary Barlow piled on the pounds following Take That’s first split in 1996 and admits it became so bad he was having trouble doing everyday tasks.

The father-of-three – who recently celebrated his 10th wedding anniversary with wife Dawn – said: “For a couple of years in the late 90s I suffered with depression and I ballooned to 16st 9lb (233lbs) by the year 2000. I was practically immobile and found it hard to move around. I remember waking up one morning and trying to sit up in bed and it was so hard. Getting out of bed was such an effort.