Take That FINALLY reveal why Jason Orange quit the iconic group in 2014 and why he WON’T return

Take That has finally revealed why Jason Orange shockingly left the iconic pop group in 2014.

The singer, 52, left the band he had been a member of for more than 20 years when he stepped into the spotlight to reportedly live a normal life.

With Robbie Williams also leaving the group in 1995, Gary Barlow, 52, Mark Owen, 51, and Howard Donald, 55, continued as a successful trio.

said Mark The times: ‘I think [Jason] felt like he didn’t want to do it anymore, but I’m not going to speak for him.”

Before proceeding to say, ‘He’s still here after all. The other day we were trying to figure out who the best prankster in the band is and we remembered how Jason used to laugh before he got to the punchline’.

Band: The singer left the band he had been a member of for over 20 years when he stepped into the spotlight to live a normal life (L-R) Jason Orange, Howard Donald, Mark Owen, Gary Barlow and Robbie Williams in 1993

In 2018, Howard revealed that Jason stopped responding to calls after going completely off the grid to live a “normal life” in the countryside.

He told The mirror: ‘Jason has disappeared from the net. He doesn’t take emails or phone calls or anything 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 right now.”

The star reportedly turned his back on the London party circuit, opting instead for quieter nights in low-key venues in and around his native Manchester.

Take That went on hiatus again, performing for the first time in four years at King Charles III’s coronation concert at Windsor Castle in May.

Howard Donald Gary Barlow and Mark Owen, 51, took to the stage to sing for the royal family and 20,000 fans at the historic Berkshire residence, which has a television audience of millions around the world.

Neither Jason nor fifth member Robbie Williams, 49, delivered a crushing blow to fans who dared to dream of the quintet getting together.

Jason has largely kept his private life to himself, but he dated comedian Catherine Tate, 53, in 2011 and split after a few months

Rekindling everyone’s fire: Take That (LR) Mark Owen, Howard Donald and Gary Barlow performed as a trio at the King’s coronation on May 7

Together: The boy band has teamed up with three stars Gary, Mark and Howard Donald since 2014 after Robbie Williams and Jason left to focus on their personal lives (pictured LR Howard, Mark, Gary, Robbie and Jason in 2011)

The singer first met Catherine when they both took part in a sketch for Comic Relief.

Catherine dressed up as the singer of fake band Fake That alongside James Corden, Alan Carr, John Bishop and David Walliams, who made up the other fatter members of the band.

The pair hit it off and were reunited six months later when they both turned out to support Walliams during his charity swim along the River Thames.

But when the press and fans picked up on their blossoming relationship, it reportedly caused friction between them.

And things came to a head when they spent New Year apart.

Jason reportedly saw 2012 on a detox holiday to Thailand, while Catherine stayed in Britain.