Duran Duran star Simon Le Bon once put on so much weight his trousers ripped onstage in front of thousands of screaming fans.Former guitarist Andy Taylor recalls how his bandmates would tease Le Bon for being "podgy".The singer finally took note of his pals' jokes when he embarrassingly tore his trousers open during a show.Taylor says, "On one memorable occasion, the fans were treated to an unexpected treat when his bulging leather trousers tore open. He was bouncing energetically around on stage when he dropped down on his knees with his legs apart in order to belt out some vocals."Rip! Unfortunately, he wasn't wearing any underwear and his entire undercarriage went on show to the whole auditorium. We were always ribbing Simon for being a bit podgy, so the fact that he'd burst his trousers caused endless hilarity."

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