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Take That fans STUNNED by 'unrecognisable' Mark Owen at Strictly performance

Was that REALLY Mark?!

Author: Emma DoddsPublished 19th Nov 2018
Last updated 19th Nov 2018

Take That took to the Strictly Come Dancing floor last night (18th Nov) to perform their brand new single, 'Out Of Our Heads'. And although fans were happy enough with the band's singing, there was one thing about their performance that was completely distracting.

Mark Owen, who is well known for his vibrant fashion sense and differing looks through the years, caught the attention of most viewers - because he looked so different that they barely recognised him.

Taking to the Strictly dancefloor with Gary Barlow and Howard Donald, fans of the band were shocked by Mark's scraped-back 'man bun' and unshaven beard, as most fans are used to seeing him with a hairless chin and a volumised quiff.

Viewers took to Twitter to share their confusion over Mark's new look, with one writing, 'Mark Owen with a man bun wasn’t something I was expecting to experience ever.' Another added, 'I don’t know what to say about Mark’s new look, he looks like Keith Lemon' as one questioned, 'Err...what happened to Mark Owen?'

A Star Wars fan joked, 'I appreciate I haven’t kept up with the Take That line-up in a while, but when did Qui-Gon Jinn replace Mark Owen?' and one other likened him to Radiohead lead singer, Thom Yorke, 'You never see Mark Owen and Thom Yorke together in the same room, do you?'

Swipe through to see how Take That have changed through the years...

Take That (1991)

Take That's original line-up of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Mark Owen, Jason Orange and Robbie Williams.

Take That fans STUNNED by 'unrecognisable' Mark Owen at Strictly performance
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Take That (1992)

In 1992 Take That had hits with 'It Only Takes a Minute', 'A Million Love Songs' and 'Could It Be Magic'.

Although Mark didn't respond directly to the conversation around his new look, he did seem to reference it in a light-hearted Instagram post about their performance.

Posting a Boomerang video of the band and their backing dancers jumping up and down during their Strictly performance, Mark wrote, 'Jump up and down if you enjoyed it... jump up and down if you didn’t...'

The post was inundated with supportive messages from fans who loved the performance, with many writing that they 'loved it.'

Take That have recently released details of this 30th anniversary tour - Greatest Hits Live Tour 2019. 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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