Jason Orange is said to be getting stuck into a new a career a decade on from his decision to quit boyband Take That and embrace a quieter life out of the spotlight.
The 54-year-old Manchester native originally shot to fame as a teenager as part of the original line-up of the pop group in 1990 alongside Gary Barlow, 53, Howard Donald, 56, Robbie Williams, 50, and Mark Owen, 52.
Despite the group experiencing huge success thanks to hits such as Babe, Could It Be Magic and Relight My Fire, he decided it was no longer for him in 2014 and has since kept a relatively low profile.
Now, it has been reported that he has become the co-owner of property business Nine The Firs after partnering with Leicester City football legend Neil Lennon.
A source told The Sun: “Jason and Neil have known each other for a fair while and played in a charity football game together some years back.
“Neil has a firm and Jason has come on board. Jason prefers to live a quiet life out of the spotlight but has got a real flair for property.”
The source went on to tell the publication that Orange appeared to be thriving in his new role and has already made his first sale, with the customer reportedly saying he was “lovely” and “professional”.
It wasn’t all bad for Take That either.
They’ve had various line-up changes over the years, but most recently have found success as a trio comprising of Barlow, Owen and Donald.
Despite Orange once calling the other lads his “brothers”, How revealed in 2018 that he had stopped responding to calls after going completely gone off the grid to live a “normal life” in the countryside.
He told The Mirror: “Jason has gone off the grid. He's not taking emails or phone calls or stuff like that. That's good for him,' he told the Loose Women panel.
“That's where he wants to be. I think he wants to be a million miles away from this at the moment.”
For his part, Barlow has previously told The Sun: “Jason isn't coming back. Take That is Mark, Howard and me for the next few years.”
Williams recently gave an eye-opening insight into what life was really like in the boyband during they heyday in his 2024 biopic Better Man.
