Boyzone are set to release another album by the “end of the year”

The group released their last LP ‘Brother’ – which was dedicated to their late bandmate Stephen Gatelet, who died of natural causes in October 2009 – in March 2010 but now want to start on the follow-up record after being astonished by the positive reception they received on their recent tour.

Singer Ronan Keating said: “We’re in talks right now to do an album before the end of the year.

“We played in Glasgow the other night and it was incredible. Probably the best we’ve ever done. The tour’s been absolutely amazing. We played about 20 nights in huge arenas.

“It’s been new faces at every venue.”

Before he can work on a new Boyzone album, Ronan is currently promoting his latest solo work, ‘When Ronan Met Burt’, covers of tracks penned by Burt Bacharach, who also produced the record.

The 34-year-old star felt “honoured” to work with the legendary songwriter.

Ronan said: “It was a great honour to be asked to work with him – and some of the best musicians in the world – on some of the best songs that have ever been written.

“He spends a lot of time in Europe, touring and collaborating with people, so he’s paying attention. He’s 82 but totally in touch with what’s going on.”

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The Boyzone singer – who separated from his wife Yvonne last week following revelations of an affair with backing dancer Francine Cornell – was told to leave his £2.5 million home north of Dublin, Ireland, after he flew in from Switzerland, where he had been performing solo shows.

A source close to the Irish star told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “Ronan is praying the separation is only that and doesn’t translate into a divorce. He is desperate to make amends.”

He is also said to have dismissed suggestions Francine was anything more than a casual relationship.

According to the Daily Star newspaper, he told friends: “She meant nothing – it was just a fling and a mistake.

“It’s cost me the thing most dear to me in the world. I’ve wrecked everything. I just hope it’s not too late.”

Meanwhile, Yvonne is said to be considering forgiving her cheating husband, but is going to make him sweat until Christmas time.

A source told The Sun newspaper: “It will take up to six months but they’ll get there. She will not tolerate any more nonsense now and he will have to earn her trust all over again.

“It will be on her terms and she is likely to ask him to cut down on his hectic workload and devote more time to his family.”

Ronan, 33, has now taken the couple’s three children, Jack, 11, Marie, nine, and Ali, four, on a trip to the exclusive K Club in County Kildare, Ireland, where he was spotted playing golf flanked by minders.

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Ronan Keating’s lover was “indiscreet” about their affair.

The Boyzone singer’s relationship with backing dancer Francine Cornell had reportedly become an “open secret” and she had told her friends about the romance.

A source told The Sun newspaper: “Francine had become quite indiscreet. She told more than one friend this year she couldn’t date other men as she was with Ronan.

“It was as if she wanted people to know. By that time they’d been having an affair for months – it had become an open secret in the dancing community.”

Francine even dumped her previous boyfriend Nick Robbins in October 2009 when things began to get more intense with Ronan.

Nick’s dad Royston told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “I think they’d discussed marriage. She moved into his Chelsea flat and was really pleased when she began working for Ronan.

“Nick told me she was already receiving texts from Ronan. Next thing I heard, she’d told Nick that she wanted to end things.”

Meanwhile, Ronan kept a low-profile between performances in Switzerland over the weekend.

A backing dancer for the ‘Life is a Rollercoaster’ singer said: “We’ve hardly seen him and he’s hardly said a word.

“As soon as he came off stage on Saturday (22.05.10) he just said, ‘God, that was tough – I just want to go home.’ ”

The 33-year-old singer – who has three children, Jack, 11, Marine, nine and Ali, four, with his model wife – is now heading back to Dublin to try and reconcile with Yvonne, who threw him out of the family home last week following the affair revelations.

A friend said: “He’s in bits – embarrassed and ashamed. He’s saying he’ll do whatever it takes to get Yvonne back. He’ll beg on his knees.”

However, a pal of Yvonne’s said she is unlikely to give into him easily.

The source said: “She isn’t going to crumble on this. They had a pact never to cheat. Ronan really has little hope of saving the marriage.”

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Francine Cornell is a 26-year-old beautiful blonde dancer who met Ronan during last year’s Boyzone tour. She has an uncanny resemblance with Yvonne Keating in her youth. Yvonne, who has been married to the Boyzone star for 12 years,  recently discovered a secret mobile phone containing flirty text messages from Francine. This leads to a disaster that has shocked every woman’s heart and has almost grounded Ronan’s faithful image.

It is rumoured that Francine Cornell dumped her long-term boyfriend Nick Robbins in October,  after getting continuous text messages from Ronan all day long.

According to the Sunday Mirror Nick’s father Royston said:  “They had been together for three years. I think they had discussed marriage. He took her all over the world on holidays. ”

“She moved into his Chelsea flat and he helped her career. He boosted her confidence and encouraged her to go to auditions. He was really pleased for her when she began working with Ronan. ”

“I remember thinking something didn’t seem right with Francine. Nick had remarked to me and to his brother Andrew that she was working with Ronan Keating and that she seemed to be always receiving text messages from him.”

“He didn’t seem to be jealous about it, he just thought there were rather a lot of them. The next thing I heard was that she had told him, in front of all their friends on holiday, that she wanted to end things. It was October 25, Nick’s 30th birthday.”

The statement on Keating’s website  said: “With great sadness Ronan and Yvonne Keating today announce their separation. The separation is amicable and they will continue to work together in order to provide the best for their children.”

Ronan  married Yvonne in 1998, after his beloved mother Marie died from breast cancer, they have three children -Jack, 11, Marie, nine and Ali, four.  Ronan has paid visits to his family priest to confess his sins and seek forgiveness.

Ronan Keating Wants to save his marriage

The Boyzone singer is distraught to think his 12-year union to wife Yvonne could be over following her discovery he has been having an affair with backing dancer Francine Cornell and has cancelled all work commitments for the next three weeks in a bid to save his relationship.

The 33-year-old singer performed with his bandmates at the SkyDance music festival in Zurich, Switzerland, on Friday (21.05.10) but is now flying back to the family home in Dublin, Ireland, to try and convince Yvonne, 36, to give their marriage another chance.

According to the News of the World newspaper, Ronan told a friend: “I’m devastated. I know what I did was wrong. I feel terrible about what this has done to Yvonne. But I’m not prepared to give up on my marriage. I’ve cancelled everything and I’m going back to Dublin to make this work.”

Despite Ronan’s hopes, Yvonne – who has three children, Jack, 11, Marie, nine and Ali, four, with the pop star – is completely devastated by the revelations and although she is prepared to meet with her husband he will not move back into the family home.

A source said: “Yvonne is completely shocked, upset and hurt. This has hit her very hard and she’s not ready to even think about a future with Ronan. At the moment she feels betrayed and she can’t see a way back.”

The ‘Lost For Words’ singer is alleged to have been having an affair with Francine, 26, for seven months after meeting her when she was employed as a dancer on Boyzone’s UK tour last year.

He is said to have fallen for her and endlessly bombarded her with text messages when they were apart.

A source told the Sunday Mirror newspaper: “The affair had been going on for around seven months. It was broken off a couple of times but not for long as Ronan can’t stay away from her. He’s obsessed with Francine – besotted.”

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Ronan Keating’s wife allegedly found flirty text messages on a secret mobile phone hidden in a bag.

Yvonne – who has been married to the Boyzone star for 12 years – confronted the singer about the secret phone, leading to a confession of an affair with dancer Francine Cornell.

A source told the Sun newspaper: “Yvonne confronted Ronan with a phone – there was nothing he could say. “She ordered him to leave the family home and told him the marriage was over. She’d heard whispers and rumours about him cheating with Francine during the tour. The dancing on stage was very raunchy, but she’d got used to that over the years and trusted him.

“When she saw the texts on the secret phone she was devastated. She realised he’d been lying. The bottom just fell out of her world. Ronan could only admit what had happened and take it. They agreed to put out a joint statement about their separation.”

The pair have three children -Jack, 11, Marie, nine and Ali, four – and announced in the statement earlier this week their split would be “amicable”. Friends of Ronan’s have revealed their shock of the split – Andrew Coles, the widower of Ronan’s bandmate Stephen Gately, said he had seen no cracks in their relationship.

He told BANG Showbiz: “I didn’t see any signs that they would break up. I sent them both lovely messages, as they’re both friends, and it’s sad because they were a great couple.”

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Ronan Keating’s friend is amazed by his marriage split.

The Boyzone singer – who has three children, Jack, 11, Marie, nine and Ali, four, with his model wife Yvonne – announced his break-up yesterday (20.05.10), much to the amazement of Andrew Cowles, who never saw any sign of cracks in the relationship.

Andrew – the widower of Ronan’s bandmate Stephen Gately – said: “I didn’t see any signs that they would break up. I sent them both lovely messages, as they’re both friends, and it’s sad because they were a great couple.”

Andrew also spoke of his delight that his late husband’s new book ‘The Tree of Seasons’ – which Stephen was pages off finishing when he died – has made the best-sellers list in its first week of release.

Speaking at the Caudwell Children Butterfly Ball in London’s Battersea Park, Andrew told BANG Showbiz: “I had a text from Ronan last night when the charts came out –but he couldn’t make it to the celebrations.

“I’m loving it, it’s great to see it in real book shops, Stephen would have been so happy.”

The book features a foreword from Sir Elton John and David Furnish, and was completed by Stephen’s close friends and family using the detailed notes he left about how he wanted his children’s fantasy novel to end.

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Francine Cornell is a 26-year-old beautiful blonde dancer.

Cornell, 5ft 5inches tall, is skilled in Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Pas de deux & lift work, Pointe work, Contemporary, Singing, Acting. Miss Cornell, who has blue eyes, is believed to hail originally from Leeds, West Yorkshire.

Ronan Keating has allegedly admitted to cheating on his wife.

The Boyzone singer – who yesterday announced he and his spouse Yvonne were separating after 12 years of marriage – was reportedly kicked out the family home on Monday (17.05.10) following a furious row where he admitted to being unfaithful to her during his recent solo tour.

A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “Yvonne was heartbroken but she made her mind up on the spot. The cracks were there already, but this was the final straw. She isn’t the sort of person to forgive and forget. Ronan has accepted her decision.”

Ronan and the former model – who married in 1998 – have known each other since they were youngsters and have three children, Jack, 11, Marie, nine, and Ali, four, together.

It has been reported the hunky pop star was unfaithful with a backing dancer – rumoured to be pretty blonde Francine Cornell – who is now in discussions to sell her story.

Last night (20.05.10), friends of the couple were shocked by the news of their split.

One pal told the Daily Star newspaper: “It is hard for the wife of any pop star when they go off on tour. The separation can take its toll on relationships. Situations that normally would not arise can get out of proportion. We hope Ronan and Yvonne can get through this.”

Boyzone manager Louis Walsh – who has known the pop star since his career began in 1993 – was also stunned by the news.

He said: “I didn’t see it coming at all. Ronan and Yvonne have always been very close. They were a great couple and spent their time together. It’s come as a total surprise to everyone.”

The pair apparently had blazing rows on Tuesday (18.05.10) and discussed their separation with their young children before Ronan was spotted being driven away from the family home in tears yesterday.

The pair are “devastated” about their separation and are waiting for the situation to calm down before they discuss custody arrangements and divorce.

A source told The Sun newspaper: “Telling the kids was heartbreaking. They were both just devastated and never thought it would happen. Custody and things like that have not been talked about yet, it’s just too raw.”

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Ronan Keating has split from his wife.

The Boyzone singer – who has three children, Jack, 11, Marie, nine and Ali, four, with his model wife Yvonne – announced today (20.05.10) the couple are “amicably” separating after 12 years together.

A statement released to BANG Showbiz said: “With great sadness Ronan and Yvonne Keating today announce their separation. The separation is amicable and they will continue to work together in order to provide the best for their children. The family ask for privacy at this difficult time.”

No other details are yet to be released.

Earlier this week, Ronan admitted he was surprised Yvonne had stayed with him for the last 12 years, and admitted he can be jealous if she goes out without him.

He said: “I can’t believe Yvonne has stuck with me for so long. I still get incredibly jealous. The green-eyed monster rears its ugly head and brings out all my insecurities.

“I don’t like it if Yvonne is out without me. I just can’t help it.”

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Ronan Keating has split from his wife.

The Boyzone singer – who has three children, Jack, 11, Marie, nine and Ali, four, with his model wife Yvonne – announced today (20.05.10) the couple are “amicably” separating after 12 years together.

A statement released to BANG Showbiz said: “With great sadness Ronan and Yvonne Keating today announce their separation. The separation is amicable and they will continue to work together in order to provide the best for their children. The family ask for privacy at this difficult time.”

No other details are yet to be released.

Earlier this week, Ronan admitted he was surprised Yvonne had stayed with him for the last 12 years, and admitted he can be jealous if she goes out without him.

He said: “I can’t believe Yvonne has stuck with me for so long. I still get incredibly jealous. The green-eyed monster rears its ugly head and brings out all my insecurities.

“I don’t like it if Yvonne is out without me. I just can’t help it.”

Stephen Gately’s husband signed a contract promising to love the late pop star forever.

Andrew Cowles is still coming to terms with the loss of the Boyzone singer – who died of natural causes in October last year whilst holidaying with his spouse in Majorca – because they were “meant to be” together until they were old men.

He said: “We were meant to grow old together. He made me promise, he made me email him a contract five years ago that I would love him when he was old and I was actually looking forward to sitting in the bay water’s edge, holding hands and drinking coffee like two podgy old men, so I do feel cheated that I’m not going to get that opportunity.”

Stephen and Andrew united at a commitment ceremony in Las Vegas in 2003 and wed at a star-studded civil partnership ceremony in London in March 2006.

Although Andrew misses the pop star terribly, he doesn’t have any regrets about their romance because Stephen “touched his life dramatically”.

He added in an interview with Britain’s OK! magazine: “Stephen was an angel who was sent here for a while. He was a very special boy, he overcame his demons and when he’d found his peace, he moved on. He touched my life dramatically and I’m pleased to have had him in my life, even though it has caused me so much pain. I miss him dreadfully but I’d never miss out on any of it.”

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Ronan Keating’s hobbit ambition

Boyzone singer Ronan Keating has revealed he recently auditioned for a role in upcoming fantasy movie ‘The Hobbit’.

Ronan Keating wants to be a hobbit.
The Boyzone singer auditioned for a role in upcoming fantasy movie ‘The Hobbit’ – based on the J. R. R. Tolkien novel of the same name, a prequel to the ‘Lord of the Rings’ trilogy – and is still waiting to hear back.
He said: “I don’t think I’ll get the role of the hobbit. But I would like to take on roles which nobody would expect. I don’t want to be reduced to love stories. I’d like to try dark, edgy roles. I need a challenge.”
Ronan – who has three children, Jack, 11, Marie, nine, and four-year-old Ali, with his model wife Yvonne – is even considering leaving his native Ireland to live in Los Angeles to pursue his big screen dream.
He added: “If it goes well with the movies we might be there more often. So far I planned to go there for holidays with my family in summer. But we return in September and the kids go back to school in Ireland. But we’ll see.”
Although he is ambitious to break into acting, Ronan has no plans to quit music and is loving working with Boyzone again, who were rocked last October when member Stephen Gately died suddenly.
Ronan told website freundin.de: “My future definitely lies in the music business. I will continue to work as a solo artist. But I‘m now in a situation where I can take a break from my solo career. I don’t want to eliminate that possibility but currently Boyzone is my priority. I just love to work with the guys.”

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The group – consisting of Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham and Shane Lynch – performed at Ronan’s Emerald and Ivy Ball in Battersea, south London, on Saturday night (21.11.09) where Stephen’s grieving husband took to the stage to pay tribute to the late pop star.

Ronan told him: “With you being here tonight, the four of us, Boyzone, feel like five.”

Also during the evening Ronan performed alongside Take That star Gary Barlow.

The pair sang a rendition of ‘Back For Good’ – which Take That topped the UK charts with in 1995 – to the cheering audience.

The bash is an annual event in aid of the Marie Keating Foundation which Ronan and his family set up when his mother Marie died of breast cancer in 1998.

It raised £650,000 for charity Cancer Research UK.

Stephen died aged 33 from an acute pulmonary oedema, a build-up of fluid in the lungs, while on holiday with Andy at their villa in Majorca on October 10.

Since his shock passing, his bandmates have regularly spoken out about their devastation at losing their long-time friend.

Ronan recently admitted: “I just feel worn out. I haven’t been sleeping. My brain doesn’t work. My heart’s broken. You just feel crushed. I’ve had good days and bad days.

“The bad days are horrible, it’s like the walls are coming in on top of you. Anxiety I think is what they call it.

“We’ve all been feeling the same way since Stephen passed. Mentally I’m absolutely exhausted.”

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The Boyzone star and his bandmates – Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham and Shane Lynch – spent the evening before the singer’s funeral last month at a Dublin church because they wanted to be together for one last time.

Ronan said: “We didn’t want him to be alone in the church and nor did his mother Margaret because he was afraid of the dark.

“We got four sleeping bags and laid with him. It was the most moving experience of my life. It was beautiful. We sat on the pews and we sat on the floor.”

The four singers were determined to stay as close to their late bandmate as possible, and even shunned comforts offered by the priest.

Ronan explained to Britain’s The Sun newspaper: “At one point the priest came up and said, ‘Lads, won’t you lie up on the alter? At least it’s got carpet down.

“But we wouldn’t go up there. It was the only time we’d ever had stage fright.”

Ronan – a devout Catholic – admits Stephen’s sudden death has caused him to question his religious beliefs.

He said: “I just don’t understand t. Where has he gone, why was he taken? I question my faith constantly but I’m a believer so I try to think there must be some sort of logic behind it, that God wanted him.”

Stephen died aged 33 from an acute pulmonary oedema, a build-up of fluid in the lungs, at his holiday home in Majorca on October 10.

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The Boyzone singer has been devastated since his bandmate passed away last month and admits he is still struggling to come to terms with his grief and has been left emotionally exhausted by the tragedy.
He said: “I just feel worn out. I haven’t slept. My brain doesn’t work. My heart’s broken. You just feel crushed. I’ve had good days and bad days.
“The bad days are horrible, it’s like the walls are coming in on top of you. Anxiety I think is what they call it.
“I haven’t been sleeping at all lately. It’s been horrible. We’ve all been feeling the same way since Stephen passed. Mentally I’m absolutely exhausted.
“There’s times when you feel like you can’t breathe, you know, when you’re panicking and I’m not like that. I’ve always been on a level.”
Ronan – whose mother Marie died of cancer in 1998 – admits he is even considering having therapy to help him through his grief.
He added to Britain’s Observer newspaper: “I’ve never before thought about going to get help with counsellors. For the first time ever I think I should.
“When I lost my mum it was the hardest thing at the time I’d ever known in my life but because she was sick for two years and we were told three months before she died that she had three months left, subconsciously you build a wall, your defence mechanism goes up and you prepare yourself for that.
“Whereas with Steo, there was nothing, just this wall of devastation, shock. I don’t think it has hit any of us properly.”
Stephen died aged 33 from an acute pulmonary oedema, a build-up of fluid in the lungs, at his holiday home in Majorca on October 10

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The Irish group – Ronan Keating, Shane Lynch, Keith Duffy and Mikey Graham – are still mourning the loss of their bandmate, who died of natural causes last month, but are focusing on their work as it makes them miss the singer less.

Ronan told UK TV show ‘GMTV’: “The four of us are sticking together a lot because when we are together we feel like he is in the room almost.”

The singer also spoke about the group’s decision to release a new album, insisting is what their friend would have wanted and believes it is an appropriate tribute to the late star.

He added: “We are going to make a record. There were two songs Stephen had already put vocals on, so we are going to release it for Ste-o. I think it will be out in the first quarter next year.

“More than anything we are so excited about making the record for Stephen, for the fans.”

His bandmate Keith said: “It’s not about Boyzone – we’re putting it out for him because we know he would have wanted that and we think people are really going to like it”

Keith also admitted he broke down in tears the first time he heard the material they are working on.

He said: “I listened to it for the first time with my mum and we ended up bawling.”

Stephen died aged 33 from an acute pulmonary oedema, a build-up of fluid in the lungs, at his holiday home in Majorca on October 10.

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The Boyzone singer – who died aged 33 from an acute pulmonary oedema, a build-up of fluid in the lungs, at his holiday home in Majorca on October 10 – left behind a £7.2 million fortune and the hunt is now on to find the document, which was supposed to be unveiled to his family on (29.10.09).

His civil partner Andrew Cowles, 32, has been told the will is safe in the hands of a London-based solicitors firm but he doesn’t know which solicitor has the copy of the last wishes.

A source close to Andrew told Ireland’s Daily Mirror newspaper: “It really is panic stations. They can’t locate Stephen’s will anywhere. Nobody from the firm has got in touch with him to say they have it. Everything is up in the air now.”

Meanwhile, Westlife star Mark Feehily – whose group is also managed by Boyzone manager Louis Walsh – has spoken about his regret at not seeing Stephen in the months leading up to his death.

Mark, 29, told BANG Showbiz: “We’ve seen Boyzone umpteen times over the last few years and we’ve supported them. But the last time I saw Stephen was about a year ago when we were on a TV show together. It’s such a tragedy.”

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