Gately performing with Boyzone at, May 2009. Background information Birth name Stephen Patrick David Gately Born ( 1976-03-17)17 March 1976, Died 10 October 2009 ( 2009-10-10) (aged 33), Spain Genres, Instruments Vocals Years active 1993–2009 Associated acts Website Stephen Patrick David Gately (17 March 1976 – 10 October 2009) was an Irish pop singer-songwriter, actor, and dancer, who, with, was one of two lead singers of the pop group. Gately and Keating originally served as co-frontmen, but Keating gradually became more synonymous with the group as time went on. All of Boyzone's studio albums hit number one in the United Kingdom, their third being their most successful internationally. With Boyzone, Gately had a record-breaking sixteen consecutive singles enter the top five of the. He performed for millions of fans globally.
He released a solo album in 2000, after the group's initial break-up, which charted in the UK top ten and yielded three UK hit singles, including the top three hit 'New Beginning'. Gately went on to appear variously in stage productions and on television programmes as well as contributing songs to various projects.
In 2008, he rejoined his colleagues as Boyzone reformed for a series of concerts and recordings. Gately made his sexuality known in 1999 and in a blaze of publicity. He wed, first in a in in 2003 and more formally in a ceremony in London in 2006.
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Upon Boyzone's reformation, Gately featured as part of the first gay couple in a boyband music video for ', in what was to be his last with the band. Gately died of a congenital heart defect on 10 October 2009, in a flat that he and Cowles owned in. Brian Boyd in stated: 'Stephen Gately’s death represents the first time that the boyband genre has had to deal with such a tragic situation'. Tim Teeman of (UK) heralded Gately as a hero of for his response to being 'smoked out of the closet'. Contents.
Early life and family Gately grew up in relative poverty in the working-class Sheriff Street area of Dublin. He was the fourth of five children; his father Martin is a former decorator and his mother, Margaret (born 1949) a cleaner. His siblings are Michelle, Tony, Alan and Mark.
Gately was raised Catholic. He was particularly close to sister Michelle throughout his life. Gately's father had an accident as a result of which he had to be hospitalised for three months from September 2004, and has not returned to work. His mother then took over as full-time carer. Gately attended primary school at St Laurence O'Toole's and secondary school at North Strand Technical College. As a teenager he appeared in various musicals and theatre performances at school, such as. He was estranged from his parents for years, but reconciled with them in 2008, and visited them with Andrew Cowles that year.
Career Boyzone. For more details on this topic, see. Gately joined Boyzone upon their formation in 1993. The group became known in Ireland after an infamous appearance on that year, which presenter dismissed—although he later concluded: 'They certainly had the last laugh on us'. Boyzone's first success outside Ireland was when the song ' reached number two in the in 1995. The group split suddenly following a string of performances in Dublin's in 2000. By the time Boyzone originally rested the band, they had achieved six number ones on the UK Singles Chart.
They were considered a major pop band of the 1990s and had a much publicised rivalry with UK boy band, even selling more singles than them. Gately shared the majority of lead vocal work with Ronan Keating.
A February appearance at the relaunched the reformed Boyzone, with touring taking place throughout 2008. After his death, manager Louis Walsh described Gately as 'the glue in Boyzone, he kept them all together'.
Keating informed the congregation at Gately's funeral that he had nicknames for them all; 'the campest straight band in the world'—Rosaleen, Michaela, Kitty, Shanice and Stephanie. Solo career After success with Boyzone, the band decided in 2000 to move on to solo projects. Gately was the first, with his debut solo single, 'New Beginning', released on 29 May 2000. The single reached number three in the UK charts. Two weeks later the album New Beginning was released and entered the charts.
The album included twelve tracks including a version of the classic ', which he recorded for the soundtrack to the TV version of. He also voiced one of the characters in the series, Blackavar, which was created to look like him. His character only spoke for 3 episodes, before becoming a background character.
The second single taken from the album was 'I Believe'. Released on 2 October 2000, this song also featured on the soundtrack to the film.
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The single just missed the UK top ten, peaking at number eleven. He attended the premieres of the film both at the and at the, along with the stars of the film, and. In May 2001, Gately's third single, 'Stay', was released and reached number thirteen in the UK chart. That month, with his single still in the charts, his record company dropped him from their label. Acting and television In December 2002, Gately took the lead role in 's new production of and 's, 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 in February 2003. From September 2004 until March 2005 Gately played the in at the.
In 2001 he made a cameo as himself in the fourth series of sitcom, in that series' opening episode 'Parralox'. Gately made his debut at the in in December 2005 starring as Dandini in. In April 2006 he took on the role of in at the Marlowe Theatre,. 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. He was also in the second series of ITV's with his dancing partner Kristina Lenko.
They went out in eighth place on 10 February 2007. In January 2007, Gately was heard in, a audio drama produced by for. For this audio play, Gately recorded an original song, 'Children of Tomorrow', with music by Tim Sutton and lyrics by; this was his first solo track since 2001. In September 2007, Gately began touring the UK in an 11-week run of 's rock musical, but withdrew from the production after just three weeks for contractual reasons.
In 2008, Gately appeared in the independent horror film, which was released in the United States as Devil's Curse. Boyzone's reformation In 2008 following his solo career and various bouts of acting and television appearances, Gately rejoined his old colleagues when Boyzone reformed, following the success of revived contemporaries. Gately had been the most eager to reform and urged his bandmates to come together again. They sold out two more tours of the United Kingdom. Boyzone released a brand new single, ', followed by a in October 2008. December 2008 saw the release of a second new single, '.
The video for the song generated controversy, as scenes depicting romantic couples included a shot of two men embracing, in an inclusive nod to Gately's homosexuality. The group unanimously agreed that Gately should be allowed to pair with a male actor.
It was condemned by, among others, the minister of the. Others, however, cite that milestone as among the reasons why Gately is a 'gay rights hero'. Wrote Tim Teeman of the Times Online, 'Gately showed that an unflamboyant guy could be a pop star and gay.the 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.'
At the time of Gately's death the group had selected thirty songs which they intended to record for a new album to be released in 2010. This was to have been followed by a tour. Philanthropy Gately was a vice patron of the charity (formerly National Missing Persons Helpline), supporting their Runaway Helpline service for young people. He was an ambassador for the Caudwell Children Charity in and on one occasion gave a private Christmas performance, raising thousands of pounds. Gately's family requested that donations be given to the charity instead of flowers sent to them after his death in 2009.
This in turn raised thousands more pounds. On one visit to a hospital he met a terminally ill child who admired the jacket he was wearing, and Gately allowed her to have it. Writing During the three years prior to his death, Gately had been writing a children's fantasy novel called. In an April 2009 interview with the he declared that he was nearly finished, had publisher interest, and hoped for a Christmas 2009 release. Boyzone bandmate Ronan Keating promised at Gately's funeral that 'by hook or by crook' the book would be finished. The Tree of Seasons was written in collaboration with June Considine and. Based on Gately's handwritten notes – the day he died he had just worked out the ending.
The book released in the UK and Ireland on 13 May 2010, published by Hodder & Stoughton. It contains a foreword by Elton John and David Furnish, and is illustrated by Keith Wilson. The Tree of Seasons remained a best seller and a top ten seller for three consecutive weeks. The paperback version was released in April 2011 Personal life Gately came out as gay in 1999 after discovering that an acquaintance was about to sell the details of his sexuality to the media. He was subsequently described as a 'champion of gay rights, albeit a reluctant one'. From 2000 to 2002, Gately suffered from and addiction to.
Gately started dating Andrew Cowles, an internet businessman, who had been introduced to him by mutual friends and. Gately and Cowles held a commitment ceremony in a wedding chapel while on holiday in Las Vegas in 2003. On 19 March 2006, Gately entered into a with Cowles in a ceremony in London. The couple lived together in the village of. Gately spoke of his love for the village, saying he 'wouldn't move away for the world. It has a great vibe and the people here are brilliant'. In July 2009, their home was broken into by thieves who took £80,000 of items, including a prized watch which Gately had purchased with his first pay cheque.
Gately was based in London for the rest of his life. His manager was unaware of Gately's when he selected him for Boyzone and has said that, had he known, he would have thought twice before picking him, claiming less than a year before his death that 'it wasn't cool then to have a gay guy in a band'. Walsh described Gately as his 'very, very best friend' after the singer's death, saying: 'Of all the people I've worked with I don't think anybody thanked me as much as Stephen. He used to always say to me, 'If I wasn't in Boyzone I don't know where I'd be today, thank you'. Death Stephen Gately died at his home in, Majorca, early on 10 October 2009. His body was discovered later in the morning. His death was later determined to have been caused by a resulting from an undiagnosed heart condition.
Gately had spent the evening with his partner Cowles at the Black Cat club in Majorca's capital. They returned home with someone that they had met that night, Bulgarian Georgi Dochev. Dochev stayed in the spare bedroom. According to Dochev, he discovered Gately's body lying on a sofa as he was about to leave. He woke Cowles, who was sleeping alone in the couple's bedroom.
However, Gately's solicitor and family friend, insisted Cowles was the one who found Gately's body. Spanish police were alerted at 1:45 pm by Cowles, after he had tried to revive Gately. Gately was squatting in an awkward position on the sofa, dressed in his pyjamas.
Police said they had no reason to believe the death was related to abuse of substances such as drugs or alcohol and no suicide note or signs of violence were found on his body. Gerald Kean, acting as spokesman for the Gately family, said that foul play and suicide had been ruled out, describing it as 'just a tragic accident'. It was Kean, Gately's solicitor throughout his career, who informed Ronan Keating that Gately had died. Gately's bandmates flew to Majorca on 11 October 2009; Walsh was expected to join them soon after.
The remaining members of Boyzone, and, issued a joint statement: We are completely devastated by the loss of our friend and brother, Stephen. We have shared such wonderful times together over the years and were all looking forward to sharing many more.
Stephen was a beautiful person in both body and spirit. He lit up our lives and those of the many friends he had all over the world. Our love and sympathy go out to Andrew and Stephen's family. We love you and will miss you forever, 'Steo'. A post-mortem and toxicology tests took place on 13 October and this examination showed that Gately.
He died as a result of a heart defect. Toxicology also confirmed the statement by Gately's partner Cowles that he had been smoking that evening.
On 16 October, accompanied by the four remaining members of Boyzone, his body was brought from Majorca to Dublin where his funeral took place at the Church of St Laurence O'Toole the following day. The four surviving members of Boyzone maintained an overnight vigil in the church the night before. Thousands of fans, celebrities and politicians were in attendance at the funeral. Fans had travelled from as far as, South Africa and Taiwan to attend the funeral. He was cremated in a private ceremony later that afternoon.
Gately's was carried into and out of the church by his bandmates, and during the service Ronan Keating gave an emotional eulogy, during which he broke down several times and apologised to the congregation. Reminisced on the early days: 'He told Louis Walsh he was 5ft 7in.
When he auditioned for later on, he said he was 5ft 3in. But he was a true giant of a man'. Said Gately had only told him the previous week how much he loved Cowles, adding: 'When he came out, he finally became himself'. The funeral clashed with the wedding of a niece of and several of her guests defected to the funeral instead. Reaction Fans responded with messages of sympathy on Twitter and Facebook. Thousands of pounds have been donated by fans to a -based children's charity which Gately had endorsed.
Searches for 'Stephen Gately' was said to have 'risen exponentially' and remained at the top for several days after the singer's death and was later confirmed as being the most searched for topic on Google's UK site in 2009. The search term 'Boyzone' also ranked highly, being separated from 'Stephen Gately' only by second-placed searches for ' following a controversial award to US President. Boyzone's record catalogue was propelled back into the music charts. The single ', on which Gately is a prominent vocalist, received heavy play on radio. Boyzone manager is quoted as saying: 'We're all absolutely devastated. I'm in complete shock.
I was only with him on Monday at an awards ceremony. We don't know much about what's happened yet. I only heard after (UK television talent show on which Walsh is a judge) and we will rally around each other this week. He was a great man.' Walsh dropped out of the live results show of The X Factor on 11 October 2009 as a direct result of Gately's death. Addressed the issue at the start of the programme. He said: 'This is really, really tragic news I want to send out my condolences to the family, our thoughts are with Louis'.
That edition of the show attracted an 'absolutely huge' audience which was said to have been seeking updates on the singer's death. Walsh also was absent from the second week of The X Factor which coincided with Gately's funeral, —later commenting: 'I never want to watch the show at home again. I've been shouting at the TV all night' —at which Walsh was too upset to speak. My First Time, a stage show which was set to star bandmember Keith Duffy, was cancelled entirely. Duffy, Graham, Keating and Lynch had memorial '76 09' tattoos (Gately's birth and death years) engraved on their bodies when they brought Gately's body home.
Irish boy band said: 'We are, like everyone else, in shock today. We met Stephen Gately back in 1998 when we first started out and since then had the pleasure of meeting him many times. Himself and the Boyzone lads paved the way for us as a band. Our thoughts are with Andy and the rest of his family, his friends, his legions of fans and of course his bandmates Keith, Mikey, Shane and Ronan who will be devastated at the loss of a truly beautiful person.' Former said: 'It's so sad.
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. He was 33 years of age, 15 years at the top, a fine musician, it's just a huge tragedy to Irish entertainment, Irish music and further afield as well'. 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. There was a joy about his music making, and his death at such a young age is both a personal and professional loss'. Said it is 'a great loss to the musical world'. Said he and his partner David Furnish were 'stunned' when they heard the news.
Twittered of 'memories 2 cherish' from a night out in the weeks leading up to his death. Nsa junior officer career cryptologic programmi. Described Gately's demise as 'a dreadful shock'. 'This was not supposed to happen. This was not in the script', said music historian. UK television personality said he was 'haunted' by Gately's death and based his decision to move back to from on a phone call with Louis Walsh during which they discussed Gately's death.
Later paid tribute to Gately during 's worldwide concerts. Daily Mail-Jan Moir controversy An article by in the on 16 October 2009 claimed: 'Healthy and fit 33-year-old men do not just climb into their pyjamas and go to sleep on the sofa, never to wake up again. Whatever the cause of death is, it is not, by any yardstick, a natural one.' She suggested that drugs and a 'dangerous lifestyle' were to blame for Gately's death. Moir's article resulted in over 25,000 complaints to the (PCC) that day, causing its site to crash for several hours. And used Twitter to front an online campaign against the Daily Mail and Jan Moir throughout the afternoon and a Facebook page was set up urging followers to complain to the brands whose advertisements featured alongside the article.
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'. Brown wrote, 'If Gateley's passing causes today's kind of gutter-journalism to be held to account, we can perhaps take that as a tribute'. And writer called for a complete boycott of the Daily Mail, tweeting 'Which brands advertise in the Mail? Are they aware of Jan Moir's piece?what are they going to do about it?' 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'.
According to details about where Moir lived were posted on the Internet and a false rumour that the Daily Mail had reported Cowles as Gately's murderer was repeated on Twitter. The matter became serious enough for retailer 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'. 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'.
The company's brand was featured alongside the article. The Daily Mail then removed all advertising from the online version of the article.
The publication also attempted to alter the original article but this succeeded only in provoking the public further. Moir responded to the controversy by criticising what she claimed was 'clearly a heavily orchestrated internet campaign' and said it was 'mischievous in the extreme to suggest that my article has homophobic and bigoted undertones'. 's, whilst 'struggling to absorb the sheer scope of Moir's hateful idiocy', accused her of 'dancing' on Gately's grave before he had even been buried. Of said the article was 'vile'. The editor of UK gay magazine questioned why Moir linked Gately's death with the recent suicide of the former partner of comedian, asking 'If that's not, what is homophobia?' The Daily Telegraph 's said 'Moir's reputation is in tatters this evening'.
The PCC contacted the Gately family and investigated if they receive a formal complaint from them, but stated they were not in a position to act directly on complaints from members of the public. A PCC spokesman said 'We're trying to work out what the complaints are.
Offensiveness is not within the remit of the PCC – we deal with accuracy and intrusion.' However, the column featured only in the British version of the newspaper, being removed from the Irish Mail and replaced instead by positive tributes to the singer's life. According to, the Gatelys 'are aware of the article, they have not read it, they will not read it, but they know what is contained in it and they know the sentiment' and 'are just very, very disappointed'. In Ireland itself, former said, 'Some of the British papers were waiting to write some sensational piece about him. I can never understand why people just don't leave things simple' and one radio station owner, who called on people to write to the Mail to express their disagreement, commented, 'We are all very very insulted by that coverage.
I certainly hope the Irish people force that newspaper's editor to apologise for the great hurt caused by that article'. Received a complaint. Gately's record company also issued a complaint to the PCC. The PCC did not uphold the complaint, stating: 'It found the article caused some offence but there was insufficient evidence it breached the law.' 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. It is an established legal principle that this freedom applies equally to information and ideas that are favourably received as to those which offend, shock and disturb.
Though the complainants and many others found this article offensive, this does not make its publication unlawful.' Solo discography.
. During the height of their fame in the late 90s, the five members of pop band Boyzone sat around discussing their various plans for a rare weekend off. Their respective agendas involved some resolutely testosterone-charged classic rock star behaviour - car racing, several celebrity parties to attend and a spot of mandatory nightclub excess. Throughout the discussion, Stephen Gately remained unusually quiet.
When, finally, his band mates demanded to know how he would be spending his free time, Gately, always the most introverted of his famous cohorts, announced somewhat sheepishly he was planning to stay at home, reading horoscopes and indulging his latest interest in New Age crystals. Scroll down to watch a video report. Stephen Gately (left) with his partner Andrew Cowles (right) and Louis Walsh in fancy dress 'That was so Stephen,' his friend Kevin Fennell told me last night. 'I used to give him a lift after shows and while the other boys went out on the town to celebrate, all he wanted to do was go home to see his mum.' But, then Gately never quite fitted the stereotypical image of your average boyband member. In truth, that was a role that never sat easily with him and threatened for a time to destroy him as he sought to hide his homosexuality from the heartthrob group's millions of adoring girls fans. And when he did finally come out in a blaze of publicity ten years ago, it coincided with him becoming hooked on drugs to deal with a bout depression so severe he became a virtual recluse who confided to friends his suicidal thoughts.
Andrew Cowles and Stephen Gately after their civil partnership ceremony at the Goring Hotel in London International fame came to him at an exceptionally young age. Gately, the fourth of five children brought up in a tough district of Dublin's city centre, was just 17 when he applied for a band being put together by Irish impresario Louis Walsh in 1993. Up by record label Polydora year later, the group's teen-friendly ballads proved a commercial hit, chalking up six No1 singles and selling in excess of 15million records. Boyzone meeting the Prince of Wales after performing in the Party In The Park, in aid of the Prince's Trust in 1998 The bands' PR handlers put out smokescreen stories claiming he was dating a series of female pop stars, including Emma Bunton of the Spice Girls and Mandy Smith, the ex-wife of Rolling Stone Bill Wyman. Gately himself would play along with the illusion, routinely telling interviewers about the famous women he fancied. But behind the scenes he had begun a relationship with Dutch singer Eloy De Jong who was himself a member of Europop boyband Caught in the Act.
De Jong regularly travelled with his boyfriend on tour alongside the wives and girlfriends of the other members of Boyzone, but was required to book into hotels under false names, travel on different flights from his partner and in different cars. The charade was finally exposed, however, in June 1999 when a bodyguard working for the group on their European tour approached a tabloid newspaper with the true story of Gately sexuality. Knowing he was about to be outed, the singer agreed to come clean in an interview in which he announced he was gay and that de Jong was his lover. The feared backlash from the group's girl fans did not materialise, but Gately later admitted he was subjected to homophobic abuse in his native Ireland and pulled out of plans to buy a home in Canterbury, Kent, because of anti-gay chants by local teenagers. At the same time and unbeknown to his fans, he was suffering from acute depression he had first fought when the band were riding high, but which had kicked in with a vengeance during Boyzone's acrimonious break-up. Doctors put Gately on antidepressants, but he quickly became addicted to his medication and later admitted: 'I was a zombie. On these anti-depressants you can't even laugh or cry.'
At the time, friends of Gately were privately talking of their fears that he might try to kill himself as he admitted to he had begun to have secret suicidal thoughts. Stephen Gately with skating partner Kristina Lenko on Dancing On Ice A member of Boyzone's entourage who met him by chance at the time said: 'I was really shocked when I set eyes on him. He looked vacant and spacey. He said he had given up the drink and was going to the gym five-times a week. But he looked like he was out of his tree.' It was Elton John whom Gately credited with bringing him back from the brink after the pop star heard of his plight and invited him to stay at his South of France villa.
After regaining his confidence, Gately returned to the lakeside home near Amsterdam which he shared with de Jong and began immersing himself in the Eastern mystical art of Chakra. But the relationship was already unravelling and the couple split in 2002. Stephen Gately stars as Joseph with Kay Murphy in Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in 2003 Gately set out to reinvent himself as an actor and musical theatre star and was chosen by Andrew Lloyd Webber to take on the West End lead role in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat in 2003. This led to his participation in a series of minor reality television shoes, including Channel Five's All Star Talent Show and ITV's Dancing On Ice. A month later, he mysteriously pulled of the UK tour of the musical Godspell, in which he was starring as Jesus, after just three weeks, blaming contractual problems. Then, last year he appeared in low-budget horror movie Credo.
The amazing spider-man game. But if his professional career was stalling, then his personal life was flourishing. Gately had been introduced to internet entrepreneur Andrew Cowles by Elton John's partner David Furnish. Within weeks of their meeting in 2003, they 'married' while on holiday in Las Vegas.
Three years ago, the couple had a civil partnership ceremony in London, during which they exchanged £20,000 rings. Last performance: Stephen Gately (second from right) and the boys perform at the Bath & West Showground on September 25 Sadly, Gately's parents, who still live in a Dublin council house, were not there, as his mother admitted she had not known about the wedding until the day of the ceremony. Friends of the family revealed at the time that Stephen had not visited his parents home for several years, despite the fact his painter and decorator father needed 24-hour care after suffering a fall from a ladder two years earlier. Nor was his relationship with Cowles without its share of storminess. Just two months after tying the knot, Cowles was photographed allegedly beating Gately after they had a row while dining at The Ivy restaurant. Gately subsequently laughed off the incident saying: 'Boys will be boys.
We were both tipsy and tired.' Gately had pinned his hopes on a Boyzone reunion to help reclaim the success of his youth, but when Keating eventually relented last year, it was not an unbridled success with a tour this summer often playing to half-empty arenas.
At the time of Gately's death, the group were still working on a 'comeback' album. 'Stephen had so much to live for,' says his friend Kevin Fennel. 'The boys had 60 songs they had written and were whittling them down for an album.' As they mourn their 'friend and brother', the question for the remaining members of Boyzone is whether they can carry on without him.
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THE family of Stephen Gately have told of their “nightmare” at discovering that his husband has moved a new lover into the Spanish home where the Boyzone star died. Andrew Cowles, 37, looked blissfully happy with boyfriend Rafael Romero at the £1million pad this week, just days after the sixth anniversary of Stephen’s death. But his heartbroken sister-in-law Claire Gately fumed: “Why would you choose to live in the house where your husband died? “I don’t know why he would want to stay in a place like that, let alone move someone else in.” Claire spoke out for free after The Sun on Sunday approached her about pictures of Andrew and Rafael at the Mallorca apartment. She also revealed the family are still in dispute with Andrew over Stephen’s £1.5million estate.
The boyband icon was just 33 when he was found slumped on a sofa at the luxury flat while on holiday with businessman Andrew in October 2009. The pair had been out partying before returning to the pad. Officials ruled that Stephen died from an undetected heart condition. But despite the tragedy, his husband chose to keep the home as well as the £1million flat they shared in London’s Haymarket. He then moved Brazilian ex-fitness trainer Rafael, whom he started dating in 2013, into the Spanish pad earlier this year.
Claire, 34, continued: “It is very insensitive. Why would they want to be there when there is a home in London where they could live? “The flat was part-owned by Stephen, yet six years on no one has seen a penny of the estate he would have wanted them to receive. It is ridiculous and a complete nightmare.” Dublin-born Stephen, who had six UK No1 singles with Boyzone, married Andrew in Las Vegas in 2003, seven years after Elton John introduced them.
The singer died with a £3.3million fortune, but debts and tax cut it to £1.5million. As he did not write a will, Andrew was expected to get the bulk, with the remainder going to Stephen’s parents Margaret and Martin. But Claire said they are still yet to receive “even a sentimental picture” of their boy. And she also told how the family fear they will be crippled by “huge solicitors’ bills” built up while battling the dispute. Claire, of Dalkeith, Midlothian, explained: “Really, it is not about the money. We want closure and the estate being sorted will give us that.
“We want to move on but it feels like Andrew is holding up things deliberately so that the family does not get anything. “We have still not even had a single sentimental item back off him.
It has been a constant thorn in our side.” The battle has even meant plans to hire a private investigator to probe Stephen’s cause of death, are shelved. To add insult to injury, it is legal wrangling over the controversial Spanish home that is stalling a settlement. Claire added: “Andrew owns half of that so it has not been straightforward.”. But Andrew appeared care-free this week as he and Rafael played with their pet poodle. The sign on the apartment’s letter box, which used to read “Andrew Cowles and Stephen Gately”, has now been removed. One neighbour said: “They are here all the time and have a cute dog that they take out for walks. “It seems like they have very much decided to make this their main home.” When The Sun on Sunday visited the sea-front home this week, Rafael answered the door topless.
He said: “Andy is not here. He flew back to England last week.” It came despite Andrew being pictured at a bar in the area the evening before. When asked about the situation with Stephen’s estate, Rafael said: “I don’t know about it.”. ©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. 'The Sun', 'Sun', 'Sun Online' are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's in accordance with our.
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