Post by Jeanne Sager
The Closing Ceremonies of the Summer Olympics were everything they were supposed to be: all about celebrating some amazing athletics. But if you noticed a tinge of sadness as Take That took to the stage, you weren't wrong. X Factor judge and singer Gary Barlow was performing for the world just over a week after his baby girl, Poppy, came into the world stillborn. The loss of Barlow's fourth child threatened to keep the entire band out of the Olympics event, but somehow he made it out there last night anyway. I don't think I could have done it, but let me just set the cruel trolls of the Internet straight right now.![]()
The Closing Ceremonies of the Summer Olympics were everything they were supposed to be: all about celebrating some amazing athletics. But if you noticed a tinge of sadness as Take That took to the stage, you weren't wrong. X Factor judge and singer Gary Barlow was performing for the world just over a week after his baby girl, Poppy, came into the world stillborn. The loss of Barlow's fourth child threatened to keep the entire band out of the Olympics event, but somehow he made it out there last night anyway. I don't think I could have done it, but let me just set the cruel trolls of the Internet straight right now.