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'I helped him battle his demons': Stephen Gately's partner talks about his life with the Boyzone singer

When Boyzone singer Stephen Gately died seven months ago of an undiagnosed heart condition, he was only pages away from completing the children’s novel that he had been writing for three years. It was left to his partner, businessman Andrew Cowles, to get it published. He gives his first interview since Stephen’s death to YOU magazine

Andrew Cowles, who married Stephen Gately in a civil partnership ceremony in London in 2006

Stephen Gately was the poor boy from the backstreets of Dublin, catapulted to overnight stardom in Boyzone – one of the most successful exports in his nation’s history. He was the teen pin-up who, at the peak of his fame, was forced to admit that he was gay. And later, when he plunged into depression, he was the fortunate friend of Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish, who helped pull him back from his abyss.

His life contained all the ingredients for a cracking show-business autobiography, but Stephen hadn’t got round to

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Andrew Cowles 15 years after Boyzone star husband Stephen Gatel's death

Andrew Cowles and Stephen Gately shared a loving relationship for seven years before the untimely death of the Boyzone singer.

Stephen Gately died 15 years ago at his residence in Port d'Andratx, Mallorca, due to an undiagnosed heart condition causing pulmonary oedema. The pair first crossed paths in the early 2000s and remained inseparable until Stephen's death.

It was through their mutual friends Elton John and David Furnish that Andrew and Stephen's love story began, with their romance blossoming in 2002 after their initial meeting. In 2003, while on a trip to Las Vegas, they celebrated their union with a commitment ceremony in a wedding chapel, and later formalised their relationship with a civil partnership on 19 March 2006 in London, reports RSVP Live.

Highgate, a village in north London, became their shared home.

Andrew was by Stephen's side during his final moments at their Spanish property. Breaking his silence in 2010, Andrew recounted the poignant details of Stephen's l

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Andy Cowles

MrAndyM.Cowles

Born 1950s.

Ancestors

Son of [private father (1930s - unknown)] and Marjorie (Lett) Cowles

[sibling(s) unknown]

Father of [private son (1970s - unknown)], Andy Cowles, James Cowles, [private son (1980s - unknown)], [private daughter (1980s - unknown)] and [private daughter (1980s - unknown)]

Died 1990s.

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Biography

Andrew was born about 1957. Andrew Cowles ... He passed away in 1996. ^[1]

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