Take That’s Howard Donald gushes about colonic irrigation after undergoing eight-day ‘organ cleanse’

The star has gone to extreme lengths to get ready for the band's tour

Eve Wagstaff

Published: 21:50, 13 Apr 2019

Take That’s Howard Donald has revealed he had colonic irrigation in order to get ready for the band’s sellout Greatest Hits tour.

The 50-year-old wasn’t shy about discussing the popular health procedure that’s favoured by many celebs including Gwyneth Paltrow and Kim Kardashian.

Hands up if you need to go to the loo. Howard has revealed the unconventional methods he took to get ready for the upcoming tourCredit: Getty - Contributor

Speaking ahead of the group’s upcoming tour, Howard admitted: “It’s always uncomfortable when the water fills up the belly… you hold as long as you can, and then finally release.”

But he added: “The feeling that you’ve cleared out lingering bad toxins is amazing.”

The procedure, which cleans out the bowel with water hosed through the backside, was part of an eight-day “organ cleanse”.

The singer reckoned the worst bit was when he downed 250ml of olive oil with fresh grapefruit – which he said made him feel sick “until it came out the other end”. But he insisted afterwards: “Proud of myself as it was needed, especially before the tour.

Howard later took to Twitter to tell his fans he fully endorsed having a colonicCredit: Getty - Contributor

“Just wanted to share an experience regardless of how gross I made it sound.”

Howard and bandmates Gary Barlow, 48, and Mark Owen, 47, kicked off their 38-date UK stadium tour in Sheffield on Friday night.

After finishing the run in Cardiff in June, they will head to Europe for a further 14 gruelling appearances. And Howard insists that with his irrigation regime, everything certainly changes.

He told his Twitter fans: “Definitely recommend to anyone that is constantly bloated, has had a weekend on the p***, flies a lot, eats s*** a lot and [is] constipated.”