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[commonpeople1]

Take That The Circus Tour: Jason Orange
Originally uploaded by bunchoflemons

I rode the Tube's Central line yesterday evening beside Jason Orange from Take That. He's about 6 foot, with muscular arms and chest stuck on a tiny dancer body with designer beard. He looked around when I first came in - that look celebrities give when they wonder if they have been recognised - and that's when I knew it was him. Otherwise, I'd have just thought it was some cute gay guy on his way to meet friends downtown.

Was he testing the waters because tickets for Take That's shows had just gone on sale and crashed a website? I tried to not pay attention to him but kept getting reminders of his presence from the double-spread Take That story in all the Evening Standard's being read. I'd say all the commuters were unaware of him apart from myself and two girls. When he was about to leave at Bond Street, he smiled at one of the girls (I think she had quickly waved hello at him or something). That must have made her day.

Comments

[olamina.livejournal.com]

aww, i'd have been excited. i don't usually get excited about stars but it's Take That!

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

I know eh? I'm not a fan or anything, but couldn't help being a little star struck.

[kevyn-kronycles.livejournal.com]

Christine meets a Backstreet Boy, you spot a Take That-er...wonder what boys band celebrity I'll run into...

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

New Kids on the Block? ;-)

[naturalbornkaos.livejournal.com]

What a strange story.

It must be weird - Take That's concerts were all over the news yesterday and everyone at work was talking about them (with various people clamouring to get tickets online) and yet Jason Orange doesn't get recognised on the tube.

I think it says a lot about what kind of band Take That are.

[sparklielizard.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't acknowledge the Queen if she sat next to me on the Tube! It's just not the done thing, is it? ;-)

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

Agreed! I wonder actually if she does that often, dressed in trackies to disguise herself? :-)

[sparklielizard.livejournal.com]

She may not even bother! She might get on in her full regalia, crown, corgis and all, and Londoners would just stare into space. Maybe a tourist would ask for her autograph, but that's it!

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

I was thinking the same as I stood there - how people probably wouldn't bat an eyelash if someone like Cher was sitting beside them, just because that's not what they would expect in the Tube. It could also be that Jason isn't the most well known Take That, so he feels more comfortable wandering about.

[millionreasons.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but he's no Cillian, is he?

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

Cillian is married and with kids, Jason is still single...

[norabird.livejournal.com]

funny how regional fame is.

jason orange sounds like a made-up name.

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

A lot of stuff in the UK sounds completely made up!