Barlow ‘overwhelmed’ by fans’ messages of support

The singer and his wife Dawn issued a statement earlier this week saying Poppy was delivered stillborn in London last Saturday.

Yesterday he tweeted: “Your kind words and lovely messages are overwhelming. thank you.”

A charity fund has been set up by fans in his daughter’s memory and aims to raise £100,000 for the stillbirth and neonatal death charity Sands.

A page, set up on justgiving.com, said the move is a “mark of respect”.

A statement said: “As fans and many of us as parents we all want to show love and support to the Barlow family.

“Here we can make a difference, and leave united messages of love and support. This is a united donation from all Gary Barlow and TT (Take That) fans.”

The 41-year-old singer previously spoke about how he was looking forward to becoming a father for the fourth time with his wife, a 42-year-old dancer.

The Take That star and X Factor judge announced in February that his wife was expecting another child.

In April, Barlow, already a father to Daniel, Emily and Daisy, wrote on Twitter: “There’s gonna be another girl in the Barlow household!”