Mark Owen reveals his hopes of finally being the ‘cool one’ in Take That as he releases his first solo album in a decade – but admits Gary Barlow and Howard Donald joked was ‘s**t’

He’s long been known as the ‘cute one’ in the band.

But Mark Owen has revealed he finally hopes to be known as the ‘cool one’ in Take That as he releases his first solo album in a decade. 

In a new interview, the singer, 50, opened up about his latest music offering, revealing that bandmates Gary Barlow, 51, and Howard Donald, 54, joked it was ‘s**t.’ 

Grand plan: Mark Owen has revealed he finally hopes to be known as the ‘cool one’ in Take That as he releases his first solo album in a decade

Speaking about his long-awaited album, Mark told The Sun: ‘I try and play it cool but I’m not cool, there’s no coolness in me. Even being in Take That for all this time I still don’t think there is, but that’s all right.

‘Howard (Donald) always thinks he’s cool, and Jason (Orange) really was cool — he just is. At least I’ll be the coolest guy on this album!’

The group last performed together in 2019 on their Odyssey: Greatest Hits Live tour and have spent the past few years on a break working on solo projects.

And their break, as well as the coronavirus lockdown, allowed Mark to work on his own album, though the record was initially met with a cheeky jibe from his pals.

Famous five: Mark long been known as the ‘cute one’ in the band [Clockwise, from top left: Jason Orange, Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Mark and Robbie Williams in 1992]

He explained that he ‘sent the song’ to Howard and Gaz, only for them to say ‘it was s**t’, with Mark quick to add: ‘No, afterwards they were very complimentary.’

The star went on to say that with Take That’s latest hiatus, it allowed him to fully focus on creating his album, remarking that making music and performing is ‘part of my life.’

He said: We’ve made three Take That records since my last solo album but I’m not very good at multi-tasking. I can’t do two things at once so I needed to know I had a couple of years to focus on it. The adrenaline of making music and performing is just part of my life.’

Oh dear! In a new interview, the singer, 50, opened up about his latest music offering, revealing that bandmates Gary Barlow, 51, and Howard Donald, 54, joked it was ‘s**t’

He added that he ‘can’t wait’ to get ‘back on stage’, adding that he can’t wait for his work to get ‘out there’. 

The Babe hitmaker is no doubt especially proud of his album as his daughters Willow, 13, and Fox, nine make a cameo appearance on it as backing singers. 

And as well as new music, fans of Mark could have even more to celebrate as the star hinted that he could make the move back to the UK after years of living in Los Angles. 

He noted that the last few times he had returned to his native Manchester, he had felt ‘a bit of a pull’ back to the North of England.

Speak into existence: ‘Howard (Donald) always thinks he’s cool, and Jason (Orange) really was cool — he just is. At least I’ll be the coolest guy on this album!’ [pictured in 2019]

He said despite family living there, being back in Manchester ‘just feels different’ as he questioned why he was getting ‘a pull’ towards his home city.

It comes days after the members of Take That dapper figures at the Greatest Days photo call during Cannes film festival on Wednesday. 

The trio comprising of Gary, Howard and Mark posed in their summery suits at the event to promote the film which will tell the story of their band’s rise to fame. 

But a notable former member Robbie Williams, 48, was missing from the line up – after in 2014 both Robbie and Jason Orange decided to leave the group after it reformed. 

New project: We’ve made three Take That records since my last solo album but I’m not very good at multi-tasking. I can’t do two things at once so I needed to know I had a couple of years to focus on it’ [pictured in 2019]

Gary looked typically suave in a cream suit and white chinos as he smiled for the cameras in the sunshine. 

Beside him Howard looked ruggedly handsome in a bright white jacket and clashing red trousers as he held his sunglasses and sported a grey beard.  

Meanwhile Owen showed off his quirky sense of style in a pink silk patterned blouse and light blue blazer. 

The film follows a young boyband inspired by, (but not the same) as the real-life pop group and compromises newcomers Aaron Bryan, Dalvin Cory, Joshua Jung, Mark Samaras and Mervin Noronha. 

Handsome: It comes days after the members of Take That dapper figures at the Greatest Days photo call during Cannes film festival on Wednesday (L-R: Howard Donald, Gary Barlow and Mark)

Looking good: The trio comprising of Gary, Howard and Mark posed in their summery suits at the event to promote the film which will tell the story of their band’s rise to fame.

Based on the stage musical The Band, the film will reportedly feature music from Take That and has a buy-in from the group and Universal Music.

According to Deadline, the film follows five best friends who have the night of their lives at a concert by their favourite boy band.

25 years later, they reunite and reminisce about their younger days. 

In a statement, Take That said: ‘This is a really exciting time for us! We’re really looking forward to working with such a talented and creative team on the film and we’re absolutely delighted to have such a brilliant cast on board!’ 

Yay! Based on the stage musical The Band, the film will reportedly feature music from Take That and has a buy-in from the group and Universal Music

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