Gary Barlow and wife Dawn celebrate 20th wedding anniversary with identical snap to first holiday

Gary Barlow and his wife Dawn Andrews have recreated a photo they took on their fist holiday together to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary.

The Take That singer, 49, shared the heartwarming snaps to his Instagram of the couple looking cosy on Petit St Vincent, a private island resort in the Caribbean.

In both pictures, the pair are sat on sun loungers, with Dawn closer to the camera and Gary wrapping an arm lovingly around her. 

Romance: Gary Barlow and his wife Dawn Andrews have recreated a photo they took on their fist holiday together to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary 

Alongside the post, Gary wrote: ‘Same people, same place, 24 years apart. Dawn and I went to @petitstvincent January 1996. It was our first holiday together. 

‘We always dreamed of going back. As this year we’re celebrating 20 years married we thought it would be a good idea.’

Petit St Vincent is described as one of the most ‘sublime and secluded holiday experiences in the world’.

The island features 22 stone cottages, none of which have phones, television or internet, to ensure maximum privacy.

Relationship: Dawn was a back-up dancer on tour with Take That in 1995 and the couple were together for five years before tying the knot (pictured in 2012)

Relationship: Dawn was a back-up dancer on tour with Take That in 1995 and the couple were together for five years before tying the knot (pictured in 2012) 

Dawn was a back-up dancer on tour with Take That in 1995 and the couple were together for five years before tying the knot.

The couple married in 2000, the same year they welcomed their son Daniel, 19, while they are also parents to Emily, 17, and Daisy, 11.

It comes after Gary shocked fans when he abruptly cancelled plans for a Take That 30th anniversary reunion tour.

However, the singer later gave fans reason to smile, as he revealed in December his intention to embark on his own solo trek across the globe. 

Back again: Gary announced plans for solo tour a year after abruptly scrapping plans to reunite boy band Take That for a 30th anniversary world tour (pictured in February 2020)

Back again: Gary announced plans for solo tour a year after abruptly scrapping plans to reunite boy band Take That for a 30th anniversary world tour (pictured in February 2020) 

Taking to Instagram stories to share the news, Gary announced his plans to embark on a series of performances in 2020. 

‘Australia, Russia, Italy, China, United States, Summer 2020’, he wrote simply.

Gary rose to fame in the early 1990s as a member of British boy band, Take That, alongside Robbie Williams, Howard Donald, Mark Owen and Jason Orange.

During his time with the band, Gary sold over 45 million records worldwide, and was credited as the lead singer and main songwriter.

Tour: Taking to Instagram stories to share the news, Gary announced his plans to embark on a series of performances in 2020

Tour: Taking to Instagram stories to share the news, Gary announced his plans to embark on a series of performances in 2020 

In 2010, the group got back together to release their sixth studio album Progress, which became the fastest-selling album of the 21st century .

Gary has since gone on to release four solo albums in the UK, as well as write for many of his contemporaries, including Lily Allen, Sir Elton John and T-Pain.

Gary’s solo announcement comes after he scrapped plans to reunite the ’90s group for a global tour to mark their 30th anniversary last year.

At the time, the singer told fans that he had to be close to home following a ‘family illness’.

Speaking with The Mirror, Gary said he was a ‘little stuck at the moment’ and ‘could not leave home’, as he needed to be there for his loved ones.

Despite his admission, he and the band continued to tour the UK and Europe, however they cancelled all other dates, including Australia, Asia and South America.

Heartbreaker: In 2018 Gary surprised fans when he cancelled all remaining Take That tour dates, citing a 'family illness' as the cause

Heartbreaker: In 2018 Gary surprised fans when he cancelled all remaining Take That tour dates, citing a ‘family illness’ as the cause