Stephen Gateley

Such tragic news over the weekend about Stephen Gately from Boyzone, and so sad that the unscrupulous tabloids are trying to sell more newspapers by using headlines like "Gateley dead after 8 hour drink/drugs fuelled binge".

He was one of the best Josephs I have seen in Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and his hit theme tune "I Believe" to the film version of Billy Elliott still brings tears to my eyes.

Stephen Gately also appeared in 2007 on ITV1's reality series Dancing on Ice in 2007 and last message on Twitter was  posted on 6th  October:  "Still busy - lots going on. Focussing on finishing my book next so may be quiet here."

It is Hispanity Day all over Spain today which means it's a public holiday and there can be no autopsy until tomorrow - let's hope the results show natural causes to shut these pariahs up.

God bless you Stephen...