Take That tightrope walker says it's an 'honour' to perform with the group

Take That tightrope walker says it's an 'honour' to perform with the group15 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleDylan GreeneBBC Wales Chris DempseyEllis walked six metres above the crowds in the Principality Stadium as part of Take That's rebooted Circus Live tour A tightrope walker who performed high above the crowds at the Principality Stadium said it was an "honour" to help Take That transform the venue into a giant circus. On Tuesday, the British band took to the stage in Cardiff as they returned with their rebooted Circus Live tour, complete with acrobats, ringmasters, tightrope walkers, and even a mechanical elephant.One of those performers was Ellis Grover, from Carmarthen, who walked "unstrapped" between two stages with a six-metre (19ft) drop below him"Gary [Barlow] is a lovely chap, I've been trying to get him a tightrope," he joked. Getty ImagesMark Owen, Howard Donald and Gary Barlow returned with their rebooted Circus Live tourTake That originally brought the Circus Live tour to Wales in 2009, with the band performing three nights at the then Millennium Stadium. The group, made up of Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald, previously said: "The Circus tour was one of our favourite experiences as a band and, in the years since, we've talked many times about how much we'd love to do it again one day."Now, 17 years on, they did the same for one night only in Cardiff, ahead of releasing their 10th studio album towards the end of 2026. Ellis told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast he had been a high wire walker for 15 years, and as there are only a few of them in the UK at the moment, the opportunity "just came across my desk, so to speak"."It is just a process of trust really. We've all got this ability in us," he said. With the circus already passing through Southampton, Sunderland, Coventry and Glasgow before coming to Wales, Ellis added he was "qu...