Love him or loathe him, Gary Barlow is one of the country’s most talented artists.

He skyrocketed to fame in Take That, his boy band, in the 1990s alongside his friends and colleagues, including Mark Owen, Howard Donald and Robbie Williams. Since then, he has continued to explode in popularity.

He’s been a judge on The X Factor, and kickstarted his own reality TV show Let It Shine. On top of that, he’s performed in front of the King. As things go, he’s one of the biggest British stars in the…