British pop star Gary Barlow is stranded in the Solomon Islands as the region braces itself for a cyclone.
The Take That star is currently touring the world looking for inspiration for his collaboration with Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber to mark Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee, and his trip around the Commonwealth states has taken him to the Solomon Islands, east of Papua New Guinea.
However, Barlow and his crew are stranded on a remote island as weather reports predict tropical storms will hit the region over the next few days.
The star told fans of his predicament in a post in his Twitter.com page on Saturday (31Apr12), writing, "We're stranded on an island in the Solomons. There's a cyclone heading our way and there's no way off. Gonna have to sit it out!!"
Barlow's trip previously hit headlines when a passenger on his flight to South Africa fell ill, forcing the plane to turn around and head back to Britain. The incident delayed the start of the singer's tour.