Theyd eaten at their favourite restaurant, finished decorating ready for their guests and, most importantly, Stephen had finally found the ending he was seeking for the novel hed been writing for four years. Reliving the heartbreaking scenes as Andrew frantically tried to revive his husband, Georgi continued, Andy was whispering, Come on baby, wake up. Consent Settings, Copyright 2023 Contactmusic.com Ltd, all rights reserved, Boyzone 2008 Meteor Music Awards - Arrivals Dublin, Ireland - 15.02.08, Stephen Gately's Family Wants Probe Five Years On From Death, Stephen Gately's Mum Plagued With Ill Health Since His Death, Gately Family Apologises For Book Comments, Gately's Shyness Stemmed From Public 'Outing' Fears, Gately's Husband Files Complaint Over 'Discriminative' Article. [47], Gately died at his home in Port d'Andratx, Mallorca, early on 10 October 2009. "[112] The Daily Telegraph's Damian Thompson said "Moir's reputation is in tatters this evening". At Stephens funeral at his childhood church in Dublin, Boyzones Ronan Keatings voice faltered as he talked of his bandmate to the congregation and thousands of fans gathered outside. loud. Gately and Cowles held a commitment ceremony in a wedding chapel while on holiday in Las Vegas in 2003. Site Map The Boyzone star and husband Andrew Cowles were settling into a month-long working holiday, with close friends and family due to fly out to join them. The couple met in 2003 at a party in London after some matchmaking by Elton John and his partner David Furnish. RM2D35JB0 - ALTERNATE CROP Andrew Cowles, the husband of Boyzone star Stephen Gately, who was found dead at his home in the resort of Port Andratx, Majorca, on Saturday afternoon, arrives at the Mon Port Hotel, in Majorca, where fellow Boyzone members Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham and Shane Lynch are staying following the death of their fellow band member. Beyonc just made Grammy history. [46] Jackson died four months prior to Gately. Andrew Cowles, the husband of Boyzone star Stephen Gately, who was found dead at his home in the resort of Port Andratx, Majorca, on Saturday afternoon, arrives at the Mon Port Hotel, in Majorca . [33], During the three years prior to his death, Gately had been writing a children's fantasy novel called The Tree of Seasons. The student told a radio station in Bulgaria the three of them met regularly for dates and sexual encounters. Its not called the death zone for nothing. Thousands of mourners, including Walsh, turned up to pay their respects to Gately, at his funeral in Dublin on Saturday. At his low point he would go out at 3am to buy the papers scouring the tabloids in the middle of the night to see if anyone knew about him. A post-mortem revealed Gately had died of sudden arrhythmia. We met up a night later and that was that. In 2008, he rejoined his colleagues as Boyzone reformed for a series of concerts and recordings. Gately spoke of his love for the village, saying he "wouldn't move away for the world. The Spanish central government's top representative in the Balearic Islands said yesterday that the exact cause of death should be established quickly following the post-mortem examination. He then tried to revive him by giving him mouth-to-mouth but there was nothing either of us could do.. [6] After the singer's death, Walsh described Gately as his "very, very best friend",[44] saying: "Of all the people I've worked with I don't think anybody thanked me as much as Stephen. Singer Stephen Gately's husband was the person who found his body early on Saturday afternoon, the tragic Boyzone star's family insisted last night. When he auditioned for The Hobbit later on, he said he was 5ft 3in (160 cm). Something went wrong, please try again later. His body was discovered by his husband Andrew Cowles. He admitted: "This is not true. There was a joy about his music making, and his death at such a young age is both a personal and professional loss". We don't know much about what's happened yet. Years after being left reeling by Stephen Gately's death, Boyzone's Mikey Graham says he understands the "pain" being endured by Mark Sheehan's The Script bandmates. Jemma Neely and Michele Moffat at the Boyzone concert in the Odyssey, Caoimhe Campbell, Lauren Doherty, Meghann McKeever and Hayley Quinnell at the Boyzone concert in the Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Margret Campbell, Francis Doherty, Maureen McKeever and Clare Campbell at the Boyzone concert in the Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Jemma Neely and Michele Moffat at the Boyzone concert in the Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Christine and Nollen Bannon at the Boyzone concert in the Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Seanan Donnelly, Cara Donnelly and Michelle Corry at the Boyzone concert in the Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Catherine McVeigh, Nadine Quinn and Aislinn Murray at the Boyzone concert in the Odyssey Arena, Belfast. I miss him. He dries his eyes and recalls: He made me email him a contract promising to be there for ever, and that Id love him when he got fat, old and lost his hair. "In the morning Andy went into his room. We bought a house together. [105] Details of companies with advertisements on the same web page as Moir's article were posted on a specially established Facebook page named "The Daily Mail should retract Jan Moir's hateful, homophobic article". [102] Fry wrote, "I gather a repulsive nobody writing in a paper no one of any decency would be seen dead with has written something loathesome and inhumane". Stephen Gately was previously married to Andrew Cowles (2006 - 2009).. Stephen Gately was in relationships with Eloy de Jong (1999 - 2002) and Stephen Howard (1993 - 1995).. About. He smiles, unexpectedly, remembering the last day he spent with Stephen. Bulgarian student Georgi Dochev claims his previous statements about meeting the Boyzone singer and his husband Andy Cowles the night before the star's tragic death in October are untrue, as he had been having a long-term sexual relationship with both men. [113] The PCC contacted the Gately family and investigated if they had received a formal complaint from them, but stated they were not in a position to act directly on complaints from members of the public. After a few weeks or so we were both saying marry me, marry me, we both knew it was a good thing, we were in love., Five months after they met, the couple went on holiday to Las Vegas. [92] Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism Martin Cullen paid tribute: "Stephen Gately was a gifted young man with a talent for singing which brought him tremendous success as a member of Boyzone and also as a West End star. Walsh said that he got on very well with Cowles and always has.. On the spur of the moment, we got married, says Andrew. Stephen Patrick David Gately (17 March 1976 10 October 2009) was an Irish singer, who, with Ronan Keating, was co-lead singer of the pop group Boyzone;[1] all of Boyzone's studio albums during Gately's lifetime hit number one in the United Kingdom, their third being their most successful internationally. [15] Boyzone's first success outside Ireland was when the song "Love Me for a Reason" reached number two in the UK Singles Chart in 1995. [52][78][79] Simon Cowell addressed the issue at the start of the programme. Stephen Gately: Hunt for mystery third man that Boyzone star and husband took back to their 1m home on night he died. Updated 06:52, 2 JUL 2012. When he came out, it was a major step, it didnt matter that someone was going to sell the story, he came out with real dignity. [106] Nestl also disassociated themselves with the article, saying Moir's words contradicted the company's values of "mutual respect and tolerance, regardless of culture, religion or nationality". before photographer GREG BRENNAN stepped in and prevented the one-time singer For this audio play, Gately recorded an original song, "Children of Tomorrow", with music by Tim Sutton and lyrics by Barnaby Edwards; this was his first solo track since 2001. Lets wake Stephen up so I can say goodbye. Andrew explains: Then, one day Id been for a bit of a boozy lunch at the Ivy and I bumped into Stephen shopping in Covent Garden. [36] Based on Gately's handwritten notes the day he died he had just worked out the ending. In apparent good health and aged just 33, no-one could have predicted the beloved star's tragic passing after a night out in Majorca on October 10, 2009. "I went to take his pulse and couldnt find one. Released on 2 October 2000, this song also featured on the soundtrack to the film Billy Elliot. But instead, the singer went to sleep and never woke up after an undiagnosed heart condition called atheromatosis - a thickening of the arteries - caused his lungs to suddenly fill with fluid. That month, with his single still in the charts, his record company Polydor dropped him from their label. The album was released on the 16 November 2018.[27][28]. Stephen Gately's husband Andrew Cowles will get the Boyzone singer's 11 million ($16.4 million) estate, and the Gately family reportedly has no intentions of challenging the decision. The family asked if his mother could have them as she was having a very tough time, Andrew says, quietly. I did it with both of them.". Boyzone and Stephen, they've all been part of Irish life and far wider than that, the last 15 years, and so successful, so it's a huge, huge tragedy. I only heard after The X Factor (UK television talent show on which Walsh is a judge) and we will rally around each other this week. The trio partied at the Black Cat nightclub in Palma before heading back to their apartment at around 5.30am. [115] Scotland Yard received a complaint. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. The second single taken from the album was "I Believe". [104] Father Ted and The IT Crowd writer Graham Linehan called for a complete boycott of the Daily Mail, tweeting "Which brands advertise in the Mail? Stephen and Andy slept together on the sofa, I fell asleep in the bedroom. [24] Others, however, cite that milestone as among the reasons why Gately is a "gay rights hero". [35], The Tree of Seasons was written in collaboration with June Considine and Jules Williams. Stephen's fellow bandmates from Boyzone flew to. and they said there was an exchange of words. Stephen Gately died in his husband Andrew's arms Boyzone slept with Stephen Gately's coffin before funeral to ease mum's fear Stephen Gately's battle with pills and depression before. He began his career in the music industry in . And I knew I would be, thats the silly thing. [26], Boyzone's former manager Louis Walsh is quoted as saying: "We're all absolutely devastated. Clapping and cheering echoed through the inner city streets where Stephen Gately grew up today as the diverse worlds of pop celebrity and a working class Dublin community united to say farewell. [23] It was condemned by, among others, the minister of the Dromore Reformed Presbyterian Church. I noticed some strange spots on Stephen's legs, but I thought it was due to some kind of skin disease.". He lit up our lives and those of the many friends he had all over the world. I certainly hope the Irish people force that newspaper's editor to apologise for the great hurt caused by that article". [42] Gately was based in London for the rest of his life. I almost have not slept since this happened.. Id like it to be his solo number one, he says. The day Stephen Gately died at his holiday villa in Mallorca had been almost perfect. It was very difficult having to lie for the first years of his career. saw him aim a kick at the back of his head.". In 2001 he made a cameo as himself in the fourth series of BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous, in that series' opening episode 'Parralox'. We met Stephen Gately back in 1998 when we first started out and since then had the pleasure of meeting him many times. The group unanimously agreed that Gately should be allowed to pair with a male actor. The trio partied at the Black Cat nightclub in Palma before heading back to their apartment at around 5. STEPHEN GATELY'S devastated husband Andy Cowles yesterday took the singer's ashes back home to London. 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