The Take That star, now 55, has released a statement saying he won’t be repeating The Circus tour for a third time due to the physical challenges. Finally, someone in the spotlight who refuses to set an impossible bar for themselves and the rest of us, writes Charlotte Cripps

The singer, 55, recently wrapped the big-budget reprisal of Take That's famous tour The Circus, which first wowed venues around the country in 2009.

The singer told fans tonight: 'I just can’t see a way I could physically do this show again. So, it’s with an extremely heavy heart that I leave The Circus in my past.'