Ronan Keating's affair with backing dancer before wife met up with her for showdown
09.02.2022 - 17:29
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Ronan Keating found fame in Boyzone at the age of just 16.
The star went on to marry his first wife four years later.
The No Matter What singer tied the knot with model Yvonne Connolly in 1998, and they share three children - Jack, now 22, Missy, 20, and Ali, 16.
But things weren't always smooth sailing for the couple.
As ten years into their marriage their relationship hit the rocks when Ronan had an affair with his backing dancer, Francine Cornell.
Yvonne didn't take the news lying down as she confronted her husband's mistress in a hotel room, resulting in a dramatic confrontation where the police were called.
As reported in The Mirror, Yvonne said that she found out about the affair when she checked heir phone bills, just before they were supposed to be moving into a new house together.
Appearing on Brendan O'Connor's Cutting Edge in 2018, Yvonne said: "We were about to move into our new house. So, no, I didn’t see it coming at all.
"I did get in touch with the girl involved, and I arranged to meet her in a hotel - my hotel, which she did."
"I just needed answers. I just needed the truth, and I needed to make sure stories collaborated. It was very hard to figure out who you can trust.
"So this was the answer to it. I was going to meet this girl, a quick 20-minute conversation, and we’d be done and dusted.
"And in fairness to her, she came and met me. But the 20-minute conversation turned into a couple of bottles of wine.
"After a few hours I realised she needed it as much as I did and I know it sounds very dramatic, but she was as much as a victim as I was. I think we both got something from it."
After the women chatted for hours, they hugged each other and said goodbye having bonded over their shared heartbreak.
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