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9 hours ago
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Liam Gallagher's fiancée Debbie Gwyther is credited with encouraging the Oasis star to 'keep performing' after he went into 'freefall' and nearly quit music
Liam Gallagher 's fiancée Debbie Gwyther has been credited with encouraging the Oasis star to 'keep performing' - ahead of the band's highly-anticipated reunion tour. Debbie, 40, has been in a relationship with the frontman for 10 years, after they met in 2013 when she worked as his personal assistant after taking a job with his then management company Quest. After Liam divorced All Saints singer Nicole Appleton in 2014, the two began a relationship, going on to get engaged in 2019, when Liam proposed during a trip to the Amalfi coast in Italy. The band - which Liam forms with his brother Noel - are back this summer with a series of reunion concerts in the UK and abroad. And now a new book A Sound So Very Loud reveals how Liam was on the verge of moving to Majorca to retire and quit music until Debbie changed his mind. The book was written by journalist Ted Kessler and Hamish MacBain, with Ted recall ing how he met Liam in a London pub in 2016 just two years after his group Beady Eye disbanded. Ted writes in the book in an extract shared with The Mirror: 'In the pub, over pints, Liam explained what had been going on for the past two years. He'd spent a while in freefall.' 'He had tumbled out of the bubble to such an extent that for a while, he considered jacking it all in and moving to Majorca, living 'Sexy Beast-style' 'Debbie also firmly reminded him that he was the greatest rock 'n' roll frontman of his generation, he was only 43 and there was lots of mileage left on his engine.' According to the book, Liam then explained: 'She just told me to stop being a d**khead. She got me out the house, introduced me to new people outside my world, got me doing new things.' It comes as Oasis brothers Liam and Noel returned to the stage together for the first time since their reunion tour was announced last year. But rather than being the result of hours of rehearsals ahead of their first show on July 4, the brothers have recreated the look that helped solidify the Britpop movement, with a new campaign for sporting brand Adidas. A brand new image, posted on Adidas' social media on Thursday, showed the duo dressed in specially designed pieces boasting their band's name, and was captioned: 'The band with three stripes.' And in a three-minute advert that was broadcast on Channel 4, the 1994 Oasis anthem Live Forever can be heard, and there are scenes reminiscent of the band's early gigs, with fans dressed in new Adidas pieces boasting the band's famous logo. A tambourine can be heard hitting ice, and Liam's voice says: 'There are days when you are in the zone, you know what I mean? 'You just stand perfectly still while there's all this chaos going on around you. Not feeling the need to join in the madness, just thinking, this is the best feeling in the world. Just absolutely still.' Viewers then see Liam and Noel heading to the stage to play a gig, and the final shot of the ad features the pair reunited and posing together. Taking inspiration from the styles that Oasis immortalised in the 90's - the adidas Originals x Oasis Live '25 collection features a co-branded 26-piece range of timeless adidas staples in various colours. Prior to this campaign, the only images of Liam and Noel had been in a promotional shoot to announce the Oasis tour, sending die-hard fans of the pair into meltdown. This may be no surprise to some, as insiders previously told the Mail that while Liam, 52, and Noel, 57, publicly buried the hatchet on their 15-year feud last year, they are still spending no time in each other's company. It was previously reported in April that Liam and Noel landed a 'multi-million-pound deal' with Adidas, having both previously released collections with the brand. The Oasis Live 25 tour kicks off on 4 July at Cardiff's Principality Stadium before playing sell-out gigs at Manchester's Heaton Park, Wembley Stadium in London, and Edinburgh's Murrayfield stadium. The pair will then embark on a global tour taking in shows in Japan, Argentina, the United States and Brazil. Oasis fans had feared they would never see the two brothers in the same room again, after they spectacularly fell out following a backstage fight in Paris in 2009. Noel said at the time: 'I simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer.' However, last August, Liam and Noel reconciled and announced Oasis were reforming for a string of stadium dates in 2025 which will net the brothers an estimated £100m payday. It will be a much needed boost to Noel's bank balance, after his expensive £20m divorce settlement to ex-wife Sara MacDonald in 2023. In a statement announcing the tour, Oasis said: 'The guns have fallen silent. The stars have aligned. The great wait is over. Come see. It will not be televised.' But when tickets went on sale the tour was slammed for using 'dynamic pricing' when tickets went on sale for hundreds of pounds last August. Fans were furious after waiting up to 15 hours to get to the front of online queues. Ticketmaster's pricing method was described as 'scandalous' after tickets for the original dates shot up from £148 to £355.
Daily Mail
25-05-2025
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- Daily Mail
Liam and Noel Gallagher's fitness regime is revealed as they aim to get in 'best shape' ahead of Oasis reunion tour
They are gearing up for one the most hotly anticipated tours of the decade, but first they're on a mission to get in shape. Liam and Noel Gallagher delighted fans last year when they announced they would be reuniting after years of feuding for a number of huge Oasis gigs. And as the tour draws ever nearer, it has been reported the brothers have been hitting the gym in order to be in the best shape they can before taking to the stage. Liam is said to be making the most of his French home's swimming pool and going for jogs around London's Hampstead Heath. Meanwhile Noel has hired a personal trainer as he reportedly isn't as self motivated as his brother when it comes to fitness. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. A source told The Sun: 'Both brothers need to be in the best shape of their lives for the physical onslaught of touring, they're no spring chickens and are both in their fifties. 'Liam has politely declined personal trainers but brother Noel is taking all the help he can get.' They added of Noel's plans: 'He's not as motivated as Liam but realises he needs to be in the best shape possible for their tour.' It was revealed last summer that in preparation for the tour, Liam and his partner Debbie Gwyther relocated to the Cotswolds for a dose of outdoor living while their London home was being renovated. According to reports from The Mirror, the star has begun eating a healthy diet and embarking on running sessions and has given up smoking and alcohol ahead of Saturday's first gig at Sheffield Utilita Arena. A source close to the singer told the publication: 'He's getting lots of country walks with their rescue dog Buttons and eating healthily, cutting down on alcohol and going for bike rides and runs. 'He knows how quickly these Definitely Maybe gigs sold out and wants them to be epic shows. Rehearsals have gone really well and now he just can't wait to get on stage and have it.' And speaking about his new health regime in March he revealed he hoped to 'undo years of partying' amid his arthritis battle and dealing with an autoimmune condition. He admitted how his age is catching up with him after years of drinking and drug taking and that he now has a very different lifestyle. In 2023 Liam revealed that he needed the joints replacing in his hip due to arthritis as a result of a longstanding thyroid problem. He then underwent a major hip operation. Before that in 2017 he was diagnosed with Hashimoto's disease, an autoimmune condition of the thyroid gland. In addition he also suffers with the skin condition psoriasis. He has now told The Sun: 'You've got to undo all the bad work you've done through f***ing getting off your head and all that. 'It's time to undo it all now and get back to reality. All that stuff that you thought was cool in the early days . . . it's time to get healthy.' His 'health trip' has seen him cutting back on booze and stop drug taking and he now gets up at 4am every day. Liam told the publication: 'As you get older, life is precious, do you know what I mean? I'm a pretty happy-go-lucky guy. I love waking up early in the morning. 'I'm definitely on the downwards slide, though. But we're all going to die, aren't we?' Speaking about his hip issues last year he said: 'My hips are f***ed, I've got arthritis, bad. 'I went to get it checked out and my bones are mashed up. The lady was going, 'Oh, you might need a hip operation, a replacement.'' He said at the time he didn't want the operation because of the 'stigma'. 'I think I'd rather just be in pain. Which is ridiculous, obviously. I know that. Just get them fixed. But it's the stigma, saying you've had your hips replaced. What's next?' He told MoJo magazine: 'When the weather's cold, my hips are like snap, crackle and pop. I need warmth. 'I can't sleep at night for the pain. Tossing and turning. So I'm on herbal sleeping tablets and they've saved my life. One of them, seven hours out, no pain, nothing. 'My new thing is Deep Heat. Caked myself in it on the knees and hips, the calves, then into the steam room for as long as I can handle it.' Liam, a keen jogger, was told by doctors to run less to help manage the condition.
