IT'S A MIGHTY LONG WAY DOWN ROCK AND ROLL...

When Mark Feehily came out, amongst the first to reassure him that it was a good move, and wouldn't harm his career at all, was Stephen Gately. Gately spoke from experience, having been in the same position himself, so his example, proving that boyband stars can keep their audience with them even after admitting all the things they'd been saying about girlfriends in interviews was just a marketing pitch, must have been a great comfort to Mark.

Stephen Gately is appearing as Dandini in Cinderella at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley

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