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The prized possession you value above all others… My iPhone. It connects me ‘I’ve been performing for with my friends, work and my children, Jack, 13, Marie, 11, and Ali, six. 20 years so people assume The unqualified regret you wish you I’m very sure of myself, but could amend… The breakdown of my 14-year marriage to Yvonne, which I’m actually quite insecure’ ended in April [after he admitted an affair with a dancer]. I’m not proud of The poem that touches your soul… The the mistakes I made and it’s not a pretty Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. It ech- sight when a relationship breaks down oes the spirit in which I’ve led my life. and everything falls apart. If I could I’ve always taken the tougher road. turn back time I’d do things differently. The misapprehension about yourself The way you would spend your fantasy you wish you could erase… I’ve been 24 hours, with no travel restrictions... performing for 20 years so people I always wake up on my own these days. assume I’m very sure of myself. I’m But on this day, I’d be with my children actually quite insecure. in a whitewashed house on Malibu The event that altered the course of beach. We’d hang out there all morning, your life and character… The moment just spending quality time together. I’d Louis Walsh said I was in Boyzone then travel through the Alps with close when I was 16. I was euphoric. friends for a champagne lunch on the The crime you would commit knowing Orient-Express, and go on to do a gig in you could get away with it… I’d track London as there’s no greater buzz than down those evil warlords in Africa who performing. I’d hook up with some turn young kids into soldiers and beat people in New York for drinks, but end them to within an inch of their lives. the day at home in Dublin. I’d cook a The song that means most to you… steak with plenty of greens and a glass Father And Son by Cat Stevens. I sang of red wine, then kick back on the sofa it at the audition to get into Boyzone, to watch a good film, then go to bed. we later released it, and years later I The temptation you wish you could recorded it with Cat and we became resist… Australian shiraz red wine. I’m friends. I owe that song an awful lot. not a big drinker but a meal out with The happiest moment you will cherish mates can get messy if I have too much. forever… Obviously, the births of my The book that holds an everlasting definite children, but my first solo album going resonance… Ernest Hemingway’s The to No 1 in 2000 was incredible. Old Man And The Sea. There’s a real The saddest time that shook your beauty in the old man’s perseverance. world… The world fell apart on the day The priority activity if you were the Steo died. The shock was horrific. Invisible Man for a day… I’d go behind The unfulfilled ambition that contin- the scenes at the Kremlin. article ues to haunt you… I want to climb From top: The The pet hate that makes your hackles We ask a celebrity a set of devilishly Everest and raise money for charity. Kremlin, The Old Rudeness. It’s so easy to be nice. Man And The Sea, rise... The philosophy that underpins your lunch on the The film you can watch time and time probing questions – and only accept life… Live each day as if it’s your last. Orient-Express, again… The Great Escape with Steve The order of service at your funeral… Winston Churchill, McQueen – I’ve seen it 30 or 40 times. THE definitive answer. This week I’m Catholic so it’d be at my local an Australian shiraz, Steo [Boyzone singer Stephen Gately, church in Malahide, Co Dublin, and I’d Boyzone, a Rolex Submariner and who died in 2009] gave me a vinyl edition it’s Irish pop star Ronan Keating want Truly, Madly, Deeply by Ray

of the soundtrack signed by McQueen LaMontagne played. I’d like my ashes P

Steve McQueen in hoto The Great Escape for my 30th birthday, which I treasure. The piece of wisdom you would pass on The treasured item you lost and wish scattered somewhere overlooking the g

The person who has influenced you to a child… Your health is your wealth. I you could have again… My virginity! I sea in Ireland, where my kids can visit. ca raphs: most… My mother, Marie. She gave keep in good shape for 35 and I’m pretty wish I could make it more memorable. The way you want to be remembered… me the core values for my life – tough on my kids to be healthy, but I The press made a big deal about me As a good father and an honest man, me

truthfulness and respect for others. I still let them have junk food now and being a virgin after I said in my first who made mistakes but he learnt from pr ra

owe her a lot. [Marie Keating died then. Kids need to enjoy themselves. interviews when I was 16 that I hadn’t them. And as someone who made e from breast cancer in 1998 aged 51.] The unlikely interest that engages your had sex. I got asked about it for years people happy with his music. ala ss,

The figure from history for whom you’d curiosity… Wrist watches. I got my first and I kept saying I was still a virgin The Plug... Wasted Light, the new m most like to buy a pie and a pint… serious watch – a Rolex Submariner – when I wasn’t. I actually lost it when I single from Ronan’s album Fires, is out y, k obal, ge obal, Winston Churchill. He was a right after joining Boyzone and have been was 18 while on the road with Boyzone. on 3 December. Visit the Marie Keating character who accomplished amazing collecting ever since. My Portuguese Foundation at www.mariekeating.ie n

The unending quest that drives you tty things but also had a dry wit. Tourbillon is worth £70,000. on… To be the best I can be. As told to Rob McGibbon Next week PS... l As The Hour returns, Dominic Nominated three times already, there’s Oscar buzz about Amy West on the women in his life l Adams again in The Master, in cinemas now. The Bodyguard, Michael Parkinson unveils his brand new chat show l Three the musical, opens at London’s Adelphi Theatre. And Robbie cuts of meat get the Jamie Oliver treatment l PLUS Williams’s new album Take The Crown is out on Monday Britain’s best TV listings

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