At the height of *NSYNC's popularity in the late '90s and early 2000s, Lance Bass needed to get away from it all from time to time, so he ditched his signature frosted tips and opted to travel in disguise.
“When I was in *NSYNC, I took a few trips by myself to dye my hair blue-black,” Bass, 44, recalled. travel + leisure. Unfortunately, it seemed to have the opposite effect. “I looked pale, like a Goth guy, so I stood out more because I couldn't see the sun back then.”
The father of two still has fond memories of his incognito solo trips during his boy band days, and he recently reunited with *NSYNC to perform their new song “Paradise” at Justin Timberlake's Los Angeles concert on March 13th. .
“I went to Cancun to relax and have my own vacation. It's nice to just relax and relax your mind for a few days without any responsibilities,” he said. I reminisced.
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These days, Bass is more focused on making memories with her husband, Michael Turchin, and their two-and-a-half-year-old twins, son Alexander James and daughter Violet Betty.
“The first few years, it was hard to travel with them because you can't communicate with them to understand why they're crying. When does someone have a meltdown?” Because you don’t know if you’re going to wake up,” he said. T+L. “Now that they're talking enough, it's much easier to fly with them. Having games and snacks can help distract them. Compared to a year ago. Traveling has become so much easier these days.”
In an interview with PEOPLE earlier this month, Bass revealed that the family will be visiting Utah, where the twins will “see snow for the first time and put on skis for the first time.”
“I'm really looking forward to them enjoying every bit of it, because I didn't even know how to ski until I was in my 30s,” he added with a laugh. “That's why I want to give them this present.”
Bass said she and Turchin, 37, also enjoy spending time with other families with their young children.
“We love visiting our grandparents in Mississippi and Florida,” he said.
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The couple, who married in 2014, hope to travel abroad with their children within the next few years.
“Eventually, I would like to take my children to different countries. Not right away, but when they are old enough to start remembering things, preferably around 4 or 5 years old. cod,” Bass said.
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“I want them to choose: 'Where do you want to go this year?' And options like, 'Do you want to go to England? Do you want to go to Spain? Do you want to go to Central America?' Please give me. ” he explained.
Base added. “There’s something different about them being able to choose where we go on our adventures.”
Read the full interview with Lance Bass at travelandleisure.com.
