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THE LATEST TOP OF THE POPS ARTICLE WITH STEO!
NAME: STEPHEN GATELY
NICKNAME: Homeboy ('cos he was desperately homesick in the early days).
DATE OF BIRTH: March 17, 1976 in Dublin.
STAR SIGN: Pisces.
FAMILY TREE: Brothers Mark, Tony and Alan. Sister Michelle.
HEIGHT: 5ft 7in.
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES: Dimpled cheeks when smiles.
NATURAL HAIR COLOUR: Brown.
ALTERNATIVE CAREER: Dancer. Trained for six years before Boyzone.
LIFE BEFORE BOYZONE: Barman at Dublin's Olympia Theatre and sales assistantin a clothes store.
FAVOURITE CITY: New York and, of course, Dublin: "It has the best people inthe world.
FAVOURITE MOVIE STARS: Robert de Niro, Snow White, Mickey Mouse, DonaldDuck, Sneezy. . .
FAVOURITE COMEDIAN: Adores Jennifer Saunders. She signed his Ab Fab vidduring Comic Relief.
FAVOURITE FOODS: Loves spicy food, Chinese and Japanese dishes and anythinghe's not allergic to. Had to go on an elimination diet and cut out cheese,tomato and chocolate.
FAVOURITE SEASON: Winter. Also loves the rain.
CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT: Boyfriend Eloy and his pet Shih Tzu- named after Joey from Friends.
IDEAL DAY OUT: Piling on layers of cosy clothes and taking Joey for a walkalong the beach.
IDEAL DAY IN: Sitting in front of his swish DVD system watching Disneymovies.
FIRST RECORD BOUGHT: If Only I Could by Sidney Youngblood.
FAVOURITE SUBJECTS AT SCHOOL: Art, Science and English.
GREATEST FEAR: Drowning or burning in a fire.HELP! FIRE!
PASS ME: A holy medal given to him by his mum- it "protectshim".
SECRET PASSION: He'd love to be blond!
WOULD RATHER FORGET: Early interviews. They said: "What's the best thing about being in Boyzone?" He said: "The girls are great". Oops.
PET HATES: Ignorance.
HOUSE SECRETS: Boyzone gold discs decorate the walls. . . he's given therest to charity.
SPENDS LOADSA DOSH ON: Other people. Isn't really into materialpossessions.
DESCRIBES HIMSELF AS: Quiet, fun, outgoing, mysterious and unpredictable.
HOT FASHION TIPS: Gucci, Prada and Dolce & Gabbana. Likes black.
MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE: Spent his 21st birthday in Argentina (as you do),forgot he had interviews that afternoon and indulged in a champagnr lunch.An ever so squiffy Stephen had to be collected from the restaurant andpromised Shane he'd let him do most of the talking. Needless to say, hedidn't.
BAD HABITS: Temper tantrums during which he starts grinding his teeth andlashing out at unsuspecting viictims. Blames his mum for this one.Typical.
SPOOKY FACT: He believes in flying saucer-dwelling alien life forms. Fool!
CHILDHOOD MEMORY: Lost his temper with brother and sister and hit the both at the same time. Impressive co-ordination.
GIVE HIM A MILLION: and he'll pose in the nude for a magazine!
SECRET RITUAL: Dines at the Hard Rock Cafe in every city he visits. Makehis a portion of spicy buffalo wings, fajitas and a large strawberrymilkshake.
COULD EASILY LIVE WITHOUT: His mobile phone hands-free set- fans andpassers-by are convinced he's a mad man when they see him talking to himself.
DESERT ISLAND CDs: David Bowie. Would also like to do a duet with Mel C. .. or any of the other Spicies, for that matter.
EMBARRASSING MOMENT: Installing a £20, 000 security system at his home and waking up to find nine sheep had sneaked in and gobbled up all his plants.
DREAMS FOR 2000: Wants increased respect for the environment and Aids anddrug awareness.
DATE HIM IF: You're into long walks, nights in front of the fire and more Disney flicks than you can shake a stick at.
I HEREBY DECLARE THAT, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS TRUTHFUL AND CORRECT....................................................Steve xxx