Stephen Gately Died- RIP

[IndyJ]

I just found out- didn't wake up after a night out and was found dead in his bed while on holiday in Majorca.
Member of Boyzone and played Joseph in 2004 at the West End- I went and saw the musical- i was only 9- but i remeber it was definitely Gately that played Joseph.
He was only 33.

Very sad.

[MariaLionza]

OMG

Stephen Gately is dead
Boyzone singer Stephen Gately is found dead in his hotel room while on holiday in Majorca.

[IndyJ]

Shocking is an understatement- Shock isn't what people are feeling- it's more like complete bewilderment and and unsettlement.- if that makes sense

[Allsinging]

very sad and at 33, such a shame

[elski]

I find this far more shocking than Michael Jackson, he so young. Never been a boyzone fan but they all seem like nice chaps. Very sad news.

[IndyJ]

Does nobody else care?

Anyway, post mortem revealed fluid on the lungs- cause of death stated as natural causes.
Further tests to be carried out and he will be buried on Saturday.

[opas]

Yes, I do. It is very sad. I remember the Boyzone / Take That rivalry - it was a big part of being a young teenager in the early 90s! Have to say I wasn't particularly keen on Boyzone but my sister was and she was a big fan of Stephen when we were growing up. Very sad that he has passed away so young. RIP.

Did they say what caused the fluid on the lungs IndyJ? - I haven't had a chance to read/watch the news today but I'll check later.

[Allsinging]

I really hope it is natural causes; its so sad when people are remembered for the wrong reasons, bless him. I've never been a Boyzone fan but he had such a rough time 'coming out' it made you want to save him from all the gutter press...with natural causes they will hopefully leave him alone

On a lighter note that first audition on an Irish TV show where the band mimed and Stephen and the others danced to 'burn baby burn' was pure classic

[IndyJ]

N, they haven't said what caused the fluid on the lungs yet. They're running further tests.
I've just read in yesterday's paper that he was going to appear on X-Factor to help Louis mentor in a few weeks time and that he was really looking forward to it.

[NickyF]

I have found his death and all the horrid headlines incredibly upsetting.

This article may have hit the nail on the head.

‘Sudden Adult Death Syndrome’ killed Stephen Gately?

Stephen Gately from the band Boyzone could have died of ‘Sudden Adult Death Syndrome,’ medical experts believe.


The preliminary reports of post mortem have suggested that the singer died of natural causes following which the officials have dismissed the report that he had choked to death on his own vomit.

“That did not cause his death,” the Telegraph quoted a court official as saying.

“Preliminary results of the autopsy found acute pulmonary oedema indicating Stephen Gately died of natural causes,” the official added.

Meanwhile, medical experts are of the opinion that the death must have been caused by an undiagnosed heart condition.

Dr Sanjay Sharma, a consultant cardiologist at Kings Hospital and the UK’s leading expert on Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS), explained: “It shows his lungs have been water-logged very suddenly suggesting the heart had failed. In layman’s terms that is a heart attack.

“In young people like Stephen, under 35, the vast majority of cases are caused by either hereditary diseases affecting the heart muscle itself or an electrical fault of the heart.

“If I was a betting man I would say it was an electrical fault, when the heart goes into a fatally fast rhythm, around 300 beats a minute.

” That would only need to happen for a couple of minutes to result in death. A medic would have had to have got to him within minutes.

“Often in these cases a first symptom of the condition is death, however he may have suffered palpitations and or blackouts.”

Spanish authorities have revealed that the singer’s toxicology results would take several weeks to be out, but the tissue and fluid samples taken during the post-mortem would be sent to a forensic laboratory in Barcelona for further tests.

The court official added: “The judge is sending samples away for analysis and if these steps confirm natural causes the case will be closed.”