RONAN IS THE ULTIMATE MR. CLEAN GUY
The Essential Stuff...
Ronan's Greatest...
THE ESSENTIAL STUFFName : Ronan Patrick John Keating
Date of Birth : 3rd March, 1977
Day of Birth : Thursday
His name means : Baby Seal
Nickname : Tintin, Ro
Height : 5 foot 9 inches
Colour of Eyes : Blue
Family : Father Gerry, mother Marie ( died in 1998 ).
Ronan is the youngest of 5 children and has three brothers -- Gary, Ciaran and Gerard and a sister called Linda
First Girlfriend : Rebecca
First Kiss :When he was 13
Love Life : He was rumoured to have had an affair with Claire Danes, Gabrielle -- an MTV VJ and Vernie from Eternal. He finally married Irish model Yvonne Connelly ( picture on right )
Children : Ronan's son Jack was born on 15th March, 1999 and daughter Marie on 18th February, 2001
Previous Jobs : Assistant salesman in Korky's Shoe Shop in Dublin
Wedding Day : 30th April, 1998
He got married on a beach on the Carribean island of Nevis.
RONAN'S GREATEST... ( over the Boyzone years )
...Boyzone Single : Isn't it a wonder...Boyzone Album : Where We belong
...Concert Experience : " Well, the biggest audience we've ever played to was 120,000 at the Prince's Trust Party in the Park concert for Capital Radio ( that's July 98 -- see right). That was incredible. Our biggest show is yet to come this month ( May 27, 1999 ), -- it'll be in the RDS in Dublin ... and it's 30,000 people. "
...Possession : "Easily my darling wife and my little son"
...Boyzone Memory : " I think our very first Smash Hits tour when we got the award Best Show on the Road, which opened the door for Boyzone. We were young and naive and innocent and the world was our oyster. It was a fantastic feeling".
...Boyzone Video : Isn't it a wonder
...Country : "Aaaaah, easily Ireland for me. Sorry ! We love it so much. "
...Hotel : " The best hotel for us is easily the Devonshire Gardens in Glasgow. It's a beautiful hotel and there's a lovely lady, Jeanette that runs it."
...Food : "I have to say Japanese. I love benyhanas. "
...Experience : " I have to say the birth of my son. It was really a magical moment for me. As far as my career is concerned anything really, from our first Number One single to our first Number One album to our first sell-out tour."
...Holiday : His holiday to Nevis when he married Yvonne
...Fear : Snakes
...Film : "I've plenty of movies I like, and I couldn't pick any one. It's anything from the Godfather trilogy to the Star Wars trilogy to State of Greece. There's so many different movies out there that I like to watch at different moments. "
...Record : George Michael's Listen Without Predudice
...Wish : "Well, obviously for my son, wife and family to be healthy and strong. On a personal level, your health is your life. That's the way I see it. Professionally, I'd like to be a successful artist for as long as I can be - with or without Boyzone. "
...Pleasure : "I do enjoy good wine and good food and good
company."...Party : "One of the best parties I've ever been to was Elton John's 50th. But one of the greatest Parties I've ever thrown was my 21st in Dublin." ( The theme was Grease -- see left )
...Night Out : "Haven't had it yet, ha-ha. Like I said : good wine, good food, good company. I enjoy any of that."
...Night In : "Just watching a movie with my wife and Jack."
...Group or Singer : "My favourite singer is abviously George Michael. My favourite group is anyone from The Beatles through the Rolling Stones. Anyone, man. The Jacksons...whatever."
...Person he's met : "I've met a lot of people in the last six years. I've been very lucky to meet some successful artists -- some of the biggest artists in the world. I've also met a lot of 'normal' people and sometimes, it's just the normal people that kind of affect you more and hit you harder than some of theses people that have been around in the business for 40 years. I couldn't pick any one person... Cat Stevens was wild though. He was a nice fellah. He was a trip."
...Piece of advice : "The best advice I ever got was 'Be nice to everyone on your way up, because you'll meet them on your way down.'. The only advice I can give anyone is 'Enjoy your life, for God's sake. Go for it. ' ".
...Disappointment : "Boyzone have been very lucky and have had only minor disappointments over the years. We have nothing really to moan about We've been very lucky. So, greatest disappointment ? ... the last flight I missed. "