Sun 11 Oct 2009 In: International News View at Wayback View at NDHA
Boyzone singer Stephen Gately has died suddenly while on holiday in Majorca, a British tabloid reports. Died: Boyband's 'out' star Stephen Gately The openly gay star, 33, went to sleep after a night out but failed to wake up, according to News of the World. The cause of his death as unknown at this stage. Boyzone manager Louis Walsh 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. He was a great man." Gately came out publically a decade ago, and was civil unioned with his partner Andrew Cowles in March 2006.
Credit: GayNZ.com Daily News Staff
First published: Sunday, 11th October 2009 - 4:02pm