SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2014 Jason Orange quit Take That to escape fame

he 44-year-old singer left the band because he no when they broke up in 1996, is now keen to travel the longer wanted to feel “violated” by the industry and world and appears to be in a better mental place after he Teven grew his beard and hair in the hope of going decided to quit his career. A source explained: “Jason hat- unrecognized in public after the group reformed in 2006. A ed being in it first time around. He genuinely likes going fan, who once asked him for a picture when they spotted off travelling the world with a backpack, being anonymous him in Manchester, told The Sun newspaper: “He was the and fancies himself as a thinker. He feels he’s got his life grumpiest person in there. We asked him for a quick pic- back. He can now kick on and do what he wants to do.” ture and he said, ‘No, this industry makes me feel violated.’ Jason announced that he’d informed his bandmates - Gary “He had a small entourage of young ladies with him. We Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen - of his decision to were extremely polite in asking but he point blank said quit last week. The group will now continue as a trio. ‘No’. My friend said she had spent money seeing him in concert but he just walked off.” Jason, who was the only member of the group not to continue with a music career

he ‘Piece of Me’ hitmaker split Britney is currently in the UK promot- from boyfriend David Lucado last ing her new lingerie range, she has Tmonth after 18 months of dating been based in Las Vegas for several but she isn’t feeling too upset and is months on a concert residency and instead focusing on her goals. admits she loves the routine and can’t Discussing her personal life, she said: “I believe how much she used to travel. am pretty damn happy right now.” She said: “The way I used to travel all Asked for advice on being single, she around the world and do a different added: “It’s all about setting yourself a show every night, I’m like ‘How did I do goal and going for that and just being it?!’ Promotion is a different story and motivated and staying true to your- going to a different city every day like self.” When she isn’t working, the 32- what I’m doing now it’s really hard but year-old beauty enjoys doing “normal” being based in Vegas and having one activities with her sons Preston, nine, show that you just keep going back to, and Jayden, eight, her kids from her the consistency of that is really ground- marriage to Kevin Federline. Speaking ing and really cool.” — Bangshowbiz on ‘Good Morning Britain’ she said: “I love swimming, I swim all the time, I love going to the spas, I love cooking, I love studying with my boys and doing just normal things like that.” Though

Kristen Stewart is in love Britney with Nicholas Hoult Spears is he pair are reported to be inseparable old actor became “instant friends” with the after spending time together on and off singer - whose real name is Tahliah Barnett - Tthe set of their new movie ‘Equals’. and has already introduced the 26-year-old ‘pretty happy’ Kristen, 24 and Nicholas, 24, are said to have musician to his friends in Los Angeles and “bonded” during filming and are “constantly shown her the sights of the city. A source said: hanging out” in between takes playing pranks “Rob is falling hard for Tahliah. He’s just being single on the film crew. A source told HollywoodLife: enamored with her beauty, creativity and “Kristen and Nick are inseparable. They are confidence. He hasn’t felt this way about constantly hanging out together when they someone since Kristen. “This is his girl and aren’t on set. They’ve really bonded with each Rob is beyond proud to show her off. They other and are like best friends now. It became instant friends at first and it blos- wouldn’t surprise any of us if it turns into somed into a romance. He’s really taken with something more serious, something roman- her and not afraid to show it.” Nicholas tic. “When Kristen is on location for long peri- Hoult’s ex-girlfriend Jennifer Lawrence has ods of time, she usually has a good friend also recently moved on from the actor and is come stay with her but not this time cause now reported to be dating Coldplay frontman she has Nick. “They love playing practical Chris Martin. jokes on the cast and crew, playing pool, just exploring and hanging out.” Meanwhile, Kristen’s ex Robert Pattinson - from whom she split last year after she cheated on him with married director Rupert Sanders - has also moved on with FKA Twigs. The 28-year-