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Inside Boyzone’s heartbreak: From Keith Duffy’s ‘divorce’ and Stephen Gately’s sudden death to Ronan Keating’s double family tragedy

Earlier this week it was reported that Boyzone star Keith Duffy and his wife are splitting, but it's not the first tragedy the band's endured

The five-piece band – comprised Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Shane Lynch and the late Stephen Gately – has been hit by endless heartache over the years, including a number of heartbreaking deaths… Fresh off the back of a Boyzone tour, Stephen and husband Andrew Cowles had enjoyed dinner at their favourite restaurant, followed by drinks at a bar, where they met Bulgarian model and student, Georgi Dochev. It was later revealed that Stephen had died after an undiagnosed heart condition called atheromatosis – a thickening of the arteries – caused his lungs to suddenly fill with fluid.

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