Fast Forward - 269 - November 23-29, 1994
Fast Forward - 269 - November 23-29, 1994
SWEETS ARE MY WEAKNESS!
What makes Mark Owen drool and go weak at the knees? Chocolate, of course. He loves the stuff! FF's Gill asked him to tell her all his sweet secrets!
What's your favourite kind of chocolate?
I have to say I've been trying on and off all year to give up chocolate! I still have the odd nibble now and again, but I'm really trying to stop.
Come on, Mark, you can tell us - what really makes you go "Mmm"?!
Well, I think my favourite bars - and I have a few - are Double Deckers and blue Bounties. I used to like Snickers but I think I once ate too many. One that I did like was a bar called Applause, but I don't think you can get them any more. I actually got really keen on them and I was quite scared - I thought I was stuffing far too many of them - so I stopped eating them!
So when was the last time you snaffled a chocolate bar?
I haven't had any for four days now. But, usually, I can easily eat two bars a day! Fans just keep buying loads of them for us. Bags full of chocolate, everywhere I go!
Which Take That member eats the most chocolate?
Gary does! He's always been in love with chocolate and has always been the main chocolate eater - but I'm not too far behind! I eat more, too, when I'm tired. I eat a lot of chocolate to get me through the day! Jason's always nagging us about eating bad foods, and now we've decided to have a go at eating more healthy.
Do you like to dunk your choccie biccies in anything?
Yes, I like dipping them into my drinks! So if I have a cup of coffee, I have to have biscuits to dip into it - Chocolate Hobnobs are best!
Have you ever made yourself ill by eating too much chocolate?
Mmm, definitely. And not just chocolate. I've eaten too much in a day and made myself feel ill. I can't sleep on a full stomach at all, so I like to eat about 6:15 pm. When I used to live at home, my mum got my meals at four, as soon as we came in from school. So it was a new thing when we started going on the road and not eating until about eight. I could never sleep at first.
What's your favourite coloured Smartie?
I suppose red. I've always liked red sweets. I like red Opal Fruits and red M&Ms because they're the same colour as the Manchester United football strip!
Who would you give your last Rolo to?
I probably wouldn't give my last Rolo to anybody at the moment! There are girls in films who I like, but I think I'd rather give it to girls who are characters in films - like I'd give my last Rolo to Julia Roberts' character in Pretty Woman or Demi Moore's in Ghost!
What are your mum's favourite chocolates?
Everything! She could eat chocolate for England, my mum! She used to live on chocolate. She'd have a bar of chocolate for tea! King-size Mars bars were what she loved the most. But my dad's not helping her 'cos every Sunday he goes out and always brings back two bars of chocolate! And I bought her some after-dinner mints for Mother's Day this year because I didn't get to see her.
Would you make a good Milk Tray man? (You know, the Action Man type from the adverts!)
Yeah! I'd like to have a go. I'm reasonably fit so I can't see any reason why not. I used to dress up in black and play army games over everyone's walls when I was about 12. I must've terrified the neighbours! Since I'm used to dressing up in black and playing games like that, I'd be OK, wouldn't I?
What's the sweetest thing you've ever done for anyone?
Erm...I took my mum, dad, sister and brother to the pictures. For the first time in five years, we had a family night out. They had the night of their lives! My mum doesn't get out often, so she really enjoyed herself!
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