Mark winning his booze battle

GOOD news for TAKE THAT fans wondering how MARK OWEN has been getting on battling his booze demons.

The latest from Mark's camp is that the singer, who admitted a ten-year drink problem, has now gone three months without a drop and is making brilliant progress.

He's also having a really productive spell in the studio, cracking out new material. A pal of the singer told me: "Mark is getting better and stronger every day. He's through the worst of it with the booze, although there's still a long road ahead.

"He's getting on well at home and the studio sessions couldn't be going better."

While Mark's busy writing in London, fellow Take That-ers GARY BARLOW and ROBBIE WILLIAMS are in Los Angeles polishing off new material. Gaz and Rob's rekindled relationship is going from strength to strength.

Their joint-single, Shame, comes out later this year, just ahead of the release of Robbie's greatest hits album.

Looks like it's shaping up for a huge 2011 for Take That.

I'd stick the mortgage on a full five-piece reunion and an epic stadium tour...

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