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The Irish Sun
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Noughties pop star opens up about ‘damaging experience' in band after he was ‘forced to hide' his sexuality
HE garnered overnight fame back in 2001 after being launched on ITV's reality show Popstars before having huge success in the band Hear'Say, but it wasn't all glitz and glamour behind the scenes. 4 Noel Sullivan has opened up about his time in the band Hear'Say Credit: Rex 4 The band released two albums and four singles before parting ways Credit: Dave Hogan 4 Noel said it was a "damaging experience" to be "chucked back in the closet" Credit: Andrew Barr - The Sun Glasgow The singer has now opened up about his experience in the band and said the experience damaged him because he wasn't allowed to discuss his sexuality. He told 'I was 19, 20 years old at the time, so at an age when I should be exploring who I am. 'To be boxed back up and chucked back in the closet was a damaging experience for me, it took a lot of time to find some resolution to that and not feel guilty or shameful because of it.' READ MORE ON MUSIC Noel is now happily married to his husband James after coming out in 2017 and regularly shares pictures of the pair together on social media. This isn't the first time Noel has opened up about his sexuality being a point of contention when he was in the band. In 2017, he took to Instagram to share a picture of himself on his birthday and took the opportunity to get some things off of his chest. He penned: 'As a 19 year old, I was told to shut up about my sexuality. If I wanted a career, I had to be something else. Silent. It ruined me. Most read in Celebrity 'No one was held accountable for the years of depression and self abuse that followed. It got to the point where I felt like I couldn't speak out anymore because my time in the spotlight had passed and I assumed no one would care. 'It was a turbulent time but I took solace in my family and in theatre. Without the crazy, beautiful, supportive and talented people I worked with, lived with and performed for, I could never have found myself. The noughties pop group Hear'say perform their hit song Pure and Simple 'After years of self doubt I finally feel free to say what I need to. Free to let go of the past, free to love myself. But most importantly, free to love. Thank you.' Hear'Say released two albums in their short-lived career, with their debut album Popstars charting at number one in the UK, Scotland and New Zealand. They followed this up with their second outing, in the form of Everybody, which released just nine months after their first, but it failed to have the same momentum, charting at number 24 in the UK. The band had four top ten singles, with hits Pure and Simple and The Way To Your Love bagging the top honours. After the band members went their own separate ways, Noel opted for a quieter life but didn't give up on the entertainment industry all together. He has appeared in several musical theatre productions, including Fame, Love Shack, What A Feeling and acted as Danny Zuko in Grease. Noel has also shown off his acting chops on the small screen, with appearances in Christmas special in 2021. Where are Hear'Say now? Danny Foster Danny, 45, stepped out of the spotlight after Hear'Say split. He is married to Victoria Goddard, who he has been with for nearly two decades. Danny popped up on The Voice in 2013 singing Spice Girls hit Wannabe but none of the judges turned for him. Two year later he suffered a terrifying car accident where he was forced to flee a burning vehicle. These days he runs a retro soul act called Danny Foster & The Kym Marsh Kym, 47, was the first member of Hear'Say to leave the band, later saying she'd had huge bust-ups with Myleene. She was replaced by The star went on to marry EastEnders favourite Kym, who appeared on Coronation Street as Michelle Connor and starred on Strictly, has three children - David, Emily, and Polly. She and Jamie had a son called Archie who tragically died soon after being born in 2009. These days the actor and singer is wowing audiences in a stage version of 101 Dalmatians. Suzanne Shaw Hear'Say split just after Suzanne's 21st birthday with the star, now 42, launching a career in musical theatre. She also appeared in both soapland, as Emmerdale's Eve Birch, and reality telly on Dancing On Ice. Suzanne has an 18-year-old son called Corey from her relationship with Darren Day and eight-year-old Rafferty with businessman Sam Greenfield. She is now a fitness fanatic and plant-based diet enthusiast. Noel Sullivan Noel, 43, said he'd been "thrown on the scrapheap" in his early 20s when the band split, but he quickly found a new career on the stage. He even moved to Las Vegas for 18 months fronting Strictly Ballroom and had a scene-stealing cameo as himself in Gavin & Stacey as Nessa's mate. In 2019, he shocked This Morning viewers after h He is married to James Bennett and the pair have been hard at work renovating their 16th century house in the foothills of the Pyrenees in France. Myleene Klass Myleene, 46, has had a varied media career from hosting The One Show, to presenting shows on Classic FM and of course a stint on Myleene has 4 The performer is now happily married to his husband James Credit: Instagram
Scottish Sun
5 days ago
- Scottish Sun
Notorious Daniel clan hood Francis ‘Fraggle' Green fights back armed thugs after ambush at gated home
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) DANIEL clan hood Francis 'Fraggle' Green was forced to fight off attackers who targeted him at his gated house amid Scotland's raging gang wars, it's emerged. The hardman rammed his car into another motor after maniacs targeted his home in Kirkintilloch. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 5 Francis 'Fraggle' Green fought off armed attackers during the blitz on his home Credit: The Sun Glasgow 5 He is the son of the late crime boss Jamie Daniel (pictured) 5 Dubai-based hood Ross 'Miami' McGill Credit: Collect 5 Investigative journalist Livvy Haydock Credit: BBC And we can reveal Fraggle - son of late crime kingpin Jamie Daniel - is now said to be wearing a bulletproof vest over fears of further violence. Details of the motor attack emerged in the latest episode of a true crime doc charting the history of the long-running feud between Glasgow's notorious Lyons and Daniel gangs. Speaking exclusively to The Scottish Sun, investigative journo Livvy Haydock said: 'One source told us of yet another attack involving Jamie Daniel's son, Francis 'Fraggle' Green, in which a masked and armed man appeared in a van outside his gates. 'And then when the gate opens, Francis actually rams them so hard that they end up abandoning their vehicle. "So it feels like there's a lot going on.' And an insider said: 'Fraggle is no easy touch. "He'll always fight back. "But he's understandably on edge. "It's claimed he's now wearing a bulletproof vest.' The heightened tensions come amid a raging turf war that began in March when Dubai-based hood Ross 'Miami' McGill began targeting associates of caged Edinburgh kingpin Mark Richardson, 38. Jamie 'Iceman' Stevenson's right-hand man CAPTURED in Dubai after 5 Years on the run The carnage then spread from the capital to Glasgow where members of the notorious Daniel crew came under fire amid the worst escalation of gangland violence in years. So far Police Scotland has made 55 arrests under Operation Portaledge - a crackdown on the ongoing violence that's included firebombings and machete murder bids. Fears of worse to come had been brewing and then on Saturday, May 31, Lyons gang kingpins Ross Monaghan, 43, and Eddie Lyons, Jnr, 46, were shot dead in Spain, Fuengirola. Meanwhile, moves are afoot to bring one of Scotland's most wanted hoods - Stephen 'Jimmy' Jamieson - back from Dubai where he's been hiding out for years in a bid to dodge justice. A bonus episode of Gangster: The Story of the Daniels and the Lyons will be available to hear on BBC Sounds from tomorrow.
Scottish Sun
6 days ago
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
What Neil Lennon told ex-Celtic star Paddy McCourt about the ordeal of having bullets sent to him in post
He and another team mate were targeted whilst playing for Celtic WARNING SHOT What Neil Lennon told ex-Celtic star Paddy McCourt about the ordeal of having bullets sent to him in post Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) FORMER Celtic winger Paddy McCourt has opened up on the moment he was sent bullets in the post - and how his manager Neil Lennon helped him through it. Lennon was in his first spell as Hoops manager when he was the target of a similar attack in January 2011. Sign up for the Celtic newsletter Sign up 2 Paddy McCourt in action during his time at Celtic Credit: Kenny Ramsay - The Sun Glasgow Just days later McCourt, from Derry in Northern Ireland, was on the receiving end of a similar sick threat. A third Northern Irishman at the club at that time, Niall McGinn, was also targeted. The envelope addressed to McCourt was found by staff at a Royal Mail sorting office in the east end of Glasgow on January 12 2011. He admits that Lennon's calmness in the face of the threats helped him too stay calm, particularly given his family were panicking. What made them even more worried was the fact they were back in Ireland at the time, with the bullets having been sent from a Northern Ireland postcode. Speaking on the Let Me Be Frank podcast, McCourt said: "At the time Lenny was the manager and he'd obviously suffered pretty high profile incidents like that before. "So having him there I had the ability to speak to him about it and his experiences on it, and you know he was pretty calm with it. "That helped me become calm with it and you know, it was just one of them things. "Thankfully it was a bit of a storm in a tea cup and nothing ever came from it and it seemed to disappeared pretty quickly. "But I think what he said was strange, you know, it was a strange thing to happen. Edouard to return and Schmeichel's last year at Celtic Plus Munteanu LATEST "And it was difficult at the time because my family were still obviously back in Ireland like my mum, my brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews. "My mum was pretty worried and stuff, but, as I say, thankfully it went away quite as it came." 2 Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
Scottish Sun
22-07-2025
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Russell Martin risks everything by refusing to change his philosophy, he proved me & most Rangers fans WRONG says Leckie
LEAVE him on it. The cry of countless defenders down through footballing history when they see an opposition player with the ball at his feet – but not a clue what to do with it. 4 Russell Martin reacts at full-time Credit: Willie Vass 4 Columnist Bill Leckie has given his take on the big showdown Credit: John Kirkby - The Sun Glasgow In other words, don't bother charging in for the tackle, he'll give us it soon enough. Well, what the Greek equivalent is of the phrase, it must have been shouted a hundred times here last night. Because it took roughly five minutes for Panathinaikos to work out that if they stayed in their shape and left Rangers on it, all they'd have to do was wait. And the bottom line is that if they'd even been half-decent once they were proved right, this tie could have been done and dusted inside half an hour. But here's the thing about how Russell Martin wants his men to play. No matter how often they give it away, no matter how often they're caught out and caught short, he refuses to change. He demands that they keep getting their heads up, keep popping their passes around, even if it sometimes means taking two steps forward and three back. Time and again in that opening spell – both of the game and of Martin's reign – they looked confident with the ball at the feet one second then chaotic without it the next. Time and again they let Panatinaikos see the whites of Jack Butland's eyes only for last season's fallguy to keep denying them. Anyone could see where Rangers were getting it wrong. Except an idealistic 39-year-old coach who refuses to take a step back from his philosophy. Even if they keep giving it away. Even if they keep leaving Butland exposed. Rangers transfer special assesses whether Conor Coady deal is OFF, if Hamza Igamane will leave and when the Gers can expect more incomings Even if to do so risks everything. Why? Because he sees the risks as being greater than the rewards – and who can argue with after how things turned around once their visiting ran out of steam and went a man down? Plenty will insist they got away with one here and maybe they'll be right. But the scoreline doesn't lie. Next midweek, Rangers take a 2-0 lead into the meteorological and metaphorical cauldron of the Olympic Stadium in Athens with a priceless lead, one given to them by two terrific goals scored by two guys who – let's be honest – wouldn't have been near this level of occasion had the club been in better shape on and off the park. First 18-year-old Findlay Curtis and then sub Djeidi Gassama cut in off the left, drifting past defending who'd taken Leaving Them On It to extremes and smashed right-foot shots past keeper Bart Drawgowski. And you know what? 4 Martin, the man who broke with more than a century of touchline tradition by swapping the shirt, tie and brown brogues for a crew neck sweater and trainers, will tell you that he'd take it this way every single time. He'll tell you it's about sticking to the plan, wanting the ball even though you gave it away last time, believing in the rewards rather than fearing the risks. Because somewhere along the line, if they commit themselves it completely, they'll get the kind of moments Curtis and Gassama delivered. Suddenly, no one cared that they could have been 3-0 down inside half an hour. No one cared that Butland had probably been the best man on the park. No one cared about anything but the result and what it means. Which, season-defining or not, is one hell of a lot. For the fans, it's a sign that things aren't nearly as bad as they'd feared. For the new owners, it's a lovely release of the kind of pressure they've been under to deliver from Day One. 4 For the players, it's a completely different trip to the Med from the one it could have been, one where they were chasing a lost cause in a furnace. For Martin? Well, it's early days, but there's no doubt this was vindication of a pre-season preparation most – including me – felt would leave his squad undercooked and a raft of signings that on paper looked pretty underwhelming. Most of all, though, it was a marker stuck deep in the centre circle that said: This is how I play and this is what it can do. If he, the board and the fans are honest, they'll admit they'd have more chance of making a dent in the Europa League than the Big Cup. But if he can go over there and finish the job next week, he'll already be exceeding expectations. He'll be building optimism out of the rubble of a pretty damn miserable season gone by. And if he gets his men to keep on getting results they way they did here? Well, it'll never be dull, that's for damn sure. Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
The Irish Sun
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
I'm an ex-Miss Scotland and feel the pressure to look perfect – but I'm embracing wrinkles at 36
A FORMER Miss Scotland has revealed she's embracing her wrinkles after feeling the "pressure" to look perfect. Jennifer Reoch, 36, has taken inspiration from sofa queen Lorraine Kelly in her bid to look natural without cosmetic procedures. Advertisement 5 Jennifer Reoch was crowned Miss Scotland in 2011 Credit: Andrew Barr - The Sun Glasgow 5 Jennifer credits Lorraine Kelly for her 'natural' approach 5 Former Miss Scotland Jennifer Reoch is embracing her natural beauty Credit: Instagram/Jennifer Reoch The ex-model, from Glasgow, was crowned Miss Scotland in 2011 and is no stranger to glam photoshoots and TV appearances. She entered — and won — the annual beauty pageant before finishing seventh in Miss World. But she is more than happy to embrace her natural beauty without the full glam look on a daily basis. She told the Advertisement 'I do feel the pressure to look perfect, but I know that's not really possible all the time. 'I used to come into the Heart studios looking like you'd expect to look at that time of the morning. There are cameras in the studio but I didn't care. That's how I am in the morning!" She added: 'I have friends who might have had a cosmetic procedure and I fully support them if that's what they want. 'I wouldn't criticise them because who knows how I'll feel in a few years' time? Maybe I'll be doing the same.' Advertisement Most read in Fabulous 'Lorraine Kelly is a bit of an inspiration for me, and not only for what she's accomplished in broadcasting. She looks fantastic and she's very natural. I'd love to be more Lorraine.' Beauty queen turned radio breakfast host Jennifer married her fiancé Jamie Hunter in 2023 after 12 years together. I'm a proud pageant mum cashing in £15k - I wax my nine-year-old's eyebrows as I don't think she's beautiful enough, even though she hates it She has been with her GP partner since being crowned Miss Scotland. Her TV debut came when Miss World organisers invited her to front their own coverage of the finals in Bali the following year. Advertisement She went on to head up many STV programmes including The Riverside Show, Live at Five and The Edinburgh Fringe Show. In 2018 she was made redundant after the loss-making STV2 channel folded. 5 Jennifer Reoch is no stranger to glam photoshoots and TV appearances Credit: The Sun 5 She ended her time with Heart Radio this month Credit: Instagram/Jennifer Reoch Advertisement But Jennifer bounced back to become a household name featuring in shows such as ITV This Morning and BBC Getaways. She co-hosted Heart Breakfast Scotland with Des Clarke every weekday morning for two years before ending her time with the radio station this month. The Scots star is now planning a podcast series about beauty pageants featuring in-depth chats with people involved in the industy.
