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We are SUPERFANS!

‘I’m living out my teenage dreams!’

Sue Smith, 57, a childminder, lives in Cambridgeshire with her husband Graham, 58, and their daughter Lara, 22.

I hold up my newly tattooed wrist. ‘Look! It’s Gary’s signature,’ I grin. But my husband Graham just rolls his eyes.

I’ve been a Take That fan from the start, but back in 1989, when the group formed, I was a young wife, then a mother, and missed out on seeing the band. In 1996, when they split, I assumed I’d missed my chance, so when they reformed in 2006, I was thrilled.

Finally, in 2011, I saw them live on their tour at London’s O2 Arena, dragging my daughter Lara, then 11, with me. Since then, I’ve been obsessed – sleeping outside

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