I tracked down ex-girlfriend who inspired our monster hit 2 decades later – her daughter couldn't believe the reaction

The Irish Sun

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THE Frank and Walters singer Paul Linehan has revealed how he tracked down the ex-girlfriend who inspired their monster hit After All.
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Frank and Walters singer Paul Lineha tracked down the ex-girlfriend who inspired their song After All
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The Cork frontman dated Katy Linfield in the early Nineties
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The pair lost contact after they split in 1994
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However, when producers of TV comedy
Paul told
'I found a person on Twitter with the same name who might have been her. I messaged 'It's Paul, do you remember me?' Of course she did and we ended up texting.'
The former sweethearts later met up before a
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And the singer shared the news with fans that the woman who inspired After All was in the house when it came time to perform their best-known
Katy told
'I was in the middle of hundreds of die-hard Franks fans and the
all looked around at me and were asking 'is that you?'.
'I'd brought my 16-year-old daughter Tess along for moral ­support and she couldn't believe the reaction. Everyone going crazy for the song, and asking 'is this about you?'. It made me feel very special.'
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Graphic artist Katy was 24 when she first met Paul at
Paul recalled: 'I thought Katy was stunning and way out of my league. But when she told me she was moving to London the following months, I suggested we meet for a drink.'
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Paul and Katy were soon an item as the Cork band took off with the
Paul said: 'I came back upset about an argument we had and the song After All emerged from that. But the song is a celebration of our love. I was in love with Katy.'
Katy was astonished when her song became the Franks' biggest hit, climbing to No11 after the group performed on Top Of The Pops.
'IT WAS A SECRET'
She said: 'I didn't tell anyone After All was about me. It was a secret, really.'
Paul and Katy dated for two years before they split in 1994.
Decades later, Katy now has two daughters and is in a relationship with an artist.
'I GET EMOTIONAL HEARING IT'
She told us: 'I get emotional ­hearing the song. Looking back, it's nice to think it hadn't been for ­nothing because Paul had been such a huge relationship in my life.'
Paul, together with partner Katharina Walter for 20 years, added: 'As I sing in After All, 'I know we fight and our loves gets pushed to the side but it ends alright'.'
The Frank and Walters play The Lighthouse, Dun Laoghaire, on July 12.
Paul and Katy tell their story in
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Katy was the inspiration for the mega hit song After All
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The popular song was used in the finale of the first series of The Young Offenders
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