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Gately's bandmates flew to Mallorca on 11 October 2009. Not realising, Andrew cuddled Stephen for three hours before going to sleep in their own bed. Stephen died of a previously-undetected heart condition aged 33 on October 10. 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. In the end, I cant have him back and having his ashes isnt him., He finds comfort instead in an old ritual he and Stephen shared. Stephen Gately died Saturday while he and his partner were visiting the Spanish island of Majorca. Mon 12 Oct 2009 at 19:01. I will never forgive myself for this. [71], Fans responded with messages of sympathy on Twitter and Facebook. But when he spoke about the novel Stephen had been writing when he died, he made a firm promise. When he too realised he was dead, he broke down in tears. [50] Spanish police were alerted at 1:45pm by Cowles, after he had tried to revive Gately. He smiles, unexpectedly, remembering the last day he spent with Stephen. Gately also took part in Channel Five's All Star Talent Show in October 2006, performing the slice and dice magic trick which he only had a week to learn, coming second to Toby Anstis. [51] Gately was squatting in an awkward position on the sofa, dressed in his pyjamas. Harrowing moment Stephen Gateley's husband realised he'd died in his arms eight hours earlier, Stephen Gately died in his husband Andrew's arms, Stephen fell asleep on the sofa of their Majorca apartment and never woke up, Georgi Dochev was the one who raised the alarm, Andrew attended court for the results of the autopsy. 00:00, 19 OCT 2009. But in the harrowing first hours after the grim discovery, Andrew is said to have been wracked with guilt for not checking on him. 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. From September 2004 until March 2005 Gately played the Child Catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the London Palladium. Stephen and Andrew were legally wed in London on March 19, 2006, entitling Cowles to ownership of the couples homes in England and Spain, as well as Gatelys investments and savings. News Politics. . Reliving the heartbreaking scenes as Andrew frantically tried to revive his husband, Georgi continued, Andy was whispering, Come on baby, wake up. Bulgarian model Georgi Dochev said he met the couple in a Majorcan gay club . The book, a Harry Potter-style fantasy adventure story Stephen was working on the day he died, is published on Thursday. [92] Andrew Lloyd Webber said it is "a great loss to the musical world". "[91] The album was released on the 16 November 2018.[27][28]. stopped him. Gately made his sexuality known in 1999 and came out to publicity. [90], Irish boy band Westlife said: "We are, like everyone else, in shock today. [76] The search term "Boyzone" also ranked highly, being separated from "Stephen Gately" only by second-placed searches for "Nobel Peace Prize" following the announcement of the award to US President Barack Obama. Subscribe now for more! 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. [7] The single "No Matter What", on which Gately is a prominent vocalist, received heavy play on radio. And by hook or by crook, those who loved him and there are somany in this room are going to finish his book.. Stephen Gately and husband Andrew Cowles Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham and Shane Lynch carry out the coffin after the funeral of Boyzone singer Stephen Gately at St Laurence. Sun 11 Oct 2009 11.44 EDT. [92] Stephen Fry described Gately's demise as "a dreadful shock". If he hadnt done that, and left some handwritten notes, we would have had to guess the ending., Andrew said the book had become deeply important to Stephen, a place where his imagination was allowed to roam free. Irish Singer Stephen Gately was born Stephen Patrick David Gately on 17th March, 1976 in Dublin, Ireland and passed away on 10th Oct 2009 Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain . The official said Gately had suffered a pulmonary oedema, an. [92] Katherine Jenkins twittered of "memories 2 cherish" from a night out in the weeks leading up to his death. In January 2007, Gately was heard in Horror of Glam Rock, a Doctor Who audio drama produced by Big Finish Productions for BBC7. The night he died, wed had such a good time, a lovely evening in our favourite restaurant. Stephen's fellow bandmates from Boyzone flew to. [26] This was to have been followed by a tour. The Gately family are expected to find out the exact cause of the 33-year-old's death today. Upon Boyzone's reformation, Gately featured as part of the first gay couple in a boyband music video for "Better", in what was to be his last with the band. "They asked me to get involved but I couldn't stand up . By Tom Kelly for the Daily Mail and Sara Nathan Updated: 06:44 EDT, 12 . There was a joy about his music making, and his death at such a young age is both a personal and professional loss". This was not in the script", said music historian Paul Gambaccini. Stephen Gately died in his husband Andrew's arms. There was no sign of violence in his death, the spokeswoman said. 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[99], The matter became serious enough for retailer Marks & Spencer to request the newspaper to remove an advertisement for its services from anywhere near the vicinity of the article, with the company issuing a statement which read: "Marks & Spencer does not tolerate any form of discrimination". I feel like my life is over, he is said to have told Stephen's Boyzone bandmates. [35], The Tree of Seasons was written in collaboration with June Considine and Jules Williams. [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. His body was. Wrote Tim Teeman of the Times Online, "Gately showed that an unflamboyant guy could be a pop star and gaythe real shame should be reserved for those managers and showbusiness power-brokers who practise that kind of discrimination, and also maintain the closet, to line their pockets. 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He woke Cowles, who was sleeping alone in the couple's bedroom. Stephen's family have rejected claims he'd been out drinking for eight hours. We werent apart for the next seven years. The man who spent the last hours of Stephen Gately's life with him and the singer's husband has broken his silence. Andrews had huge support from friends and family, he says, as well as Stephens fans. When news of his shock death from an undiagnosed heart condition at his holiday. I have found myself cussing him, just a few times, for leaving me, he says, choking back tears. [needs update][citation needed], Gately came out as gay in 1999 after discovering that an acquaintance was about to sell the details of his sexuality to the media. Cookie Policy Andrew chose his favourite picture of Stephen for the book jacket. "[114] However, the column featured only in the British version of the newspaper, being removed from the Irish Daily Mail and replaced instead by positive tributes to the singer's life. He is a total mess., Celeb obsessed? He apologises. Tony Connell, CPS London complex casework lawyer, said: "In coming to this conclusion I have paid particular attention to Article 10 of the Human Rights Act which protects individuals' freedom of expression. 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. In 2008, Gately appeared in the independent horror film, Credo, which was released in the United States as Devil's Curse. His body was discovered by his husband Andrew Cowles. Former BOYZONE star Stephen Gately has been beaten up in a violent attack I took his wrist and he was motionless. Soon after, Stephen fell asleep on the sofa with Andrew's arm wrapped around him. But Mr Gately's solicitor and family friend, Gerald Kean, last night insisted Mr Cowles was the one who found his husband's body. The Gately family are not expected to travel to Majorca and will stay in their home near Sheriff Street in Dublin's north inner city to arrange Stephens funeral. When he auditioned for The Hobbit later on, he said he was 5ft 3in (160 cm). 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. The guy is in a deep state of shock and he hasnt slept for a minute since this tragedy unfolded. [45], Gately's idol was Michael Jackson, whom he met at RDS Arena in 1997 when Jackson was embarking on his HIStory World Tour. The guy is in a deep state of shock and he hasnt slept for a minute since this tragedy unfolded. 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. [17] Gately shared the majority of lead vocal work with Ronan Keating. It wasnt legal, it was just a commitment ceremony, but it was fun. A video of highlights from the Irish singers career was shown. I still always kiss Stephen goodnight. [48] His death was a result of a congenital heart defect. In an April 2009 interview with the Press Association he declared that he was nearly finished, had publisher interest, and hoped for a Christmas 2009 release. 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. Mr Kean added he had been speaking to Mr Cowles last night, who told him that Mr Dochev stayed in the spare room of the apartment, and not in the couple's bedroom. Jo Garland, our friend, sang it at the funeral and at Stephens memorial.. The FATHER AND SON singer was dining at THE IVY on Saturday (18OCT03) with I could picture us in the bay in Mallorca sat having coffee, two podgy, pasty grey-haired chaps and I knew Id still love him because I loved his soul.. I certainly hope the Irish people force that newspaper's editor to apologise for the great hurt caused by that article". [75] Boyzone's record catalogue was propelled back into the music charts. [26], Boyzone's former manager Louis Walsh is quoted as saying: "We're all absolutely devastated. [42] Gately was based in London for the rest of his life. In December 2002, Gately took the lead role in Bill Kenwright's new production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,[15] which previewed in Oxford in December 2002 before moving to Liverpool over Christmas 2002 and finally to London's West End and the New London Theatre in Drury Lane in February 2003. After winning the 2009 PDC World Darts Grand Prix, Phil Taylor dedicated the trophy to Gately after beating Raymond Van Barneveld 6-3 in the final. Stephen was a beautiful person in both body and spirit. [15] By the time Boyzone originally rested the band, they had achieved six number ones on the UK Singles Chart. But in the harrowing first hours after the grim discovery, Andrew is said to have been wracked with guilt for not checking on him. See PA story DEATH Gately. Andy replied, No, leave him sleeping and thats when I told him Stephen looked strange," he said. 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. We know from the pathologists report that Stephen died sleeping with me on the sofa, he says, softly. I know that my boy fell asleep under my arm, his heart stopped, he didnt feel any pain.. He began slapping him round the face when he didnt respond. [119][120][121][122] The PCC did not uphold the complaint, stating: "It found the article caused some offence but there was insufficient evidence it breached the law". [63][64][65] He was cremated in a private ceremony later that afternoon. M argaret Gately was joined by fans who had flown in from the UK and even as far away as Geneva for a mass at St Laurence O'Toole Church on Sheriff Street in Dublin, where his funeral mass also . And I knew I would be, thats the silly thing. Stephen Gately dating history Relationships. A postmortem has found that Boyzone singer Stephen Gately died of natural causes, a court official on Mallorca said today. Its not called the death zone for nothing. Stephen was a very private person. He also voiced one of the characters in the series, Blackavar, which was created to look like him. Boyzone singer Stephen Gately, who has died suddenly aged 33, had successfully made the transition from teenage pop idol to mainstream showbusiness performer. Oscar nominations: "Banshees" breaks record as Irish talent has its best day ever. We bought a house together. 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. He had . 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. 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. I feel like my life is over, he is said to have told Stephen's Boyzone bandmates. [62] Fans had travelled from as far as South Africa, and Taiwan to attend the funeral. [7] Tim Teeman of The Times (UK) heralded Gately as a hero of gay rights for his response to being "smoked out of the closet". 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