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" I've stammered all my life, and it's fair to say that my stammer has shaped my life. It's made me make some decisions that I'm sure I wouldn't have if I didn't suffer with this affliction. "

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" I do find my speech difficult at times, but it's getting so much better as my confidence grows and that's thanks to the position I'm now in, which is totally due to my fans. "

Gareth Gates

Now

Confidence

Speech

" I've got my feet firmly on the ground, I can't see life changing too much. I reckon more girls will talk to me at college and more people will look at me, but they know me for who I am. "

Gareth Gates

I Am

People

" I haven't been the best boyfriend or husband, and that means I don't get to spend every day with my daughter. "

" Living with a stammer is difficult. It's a daily uphill struggle with emotional baggage weighing you down. You can't be the person you want to be. "

" Before all this happened, I always used to see my stammer as being a negative, all my life, but then when I went on 'Pop Idol,' and the first time I saw it on television, it was really, really bad, but also it made me stand out; it made people remember me. So for the first time in my life, it worked to my advantage. "

" Finally having the freedom to speak is a really liberating feeling. "

" I'm very driven, and I always have been. So I'd like to release a successful album, continue in musical theatre, and be more involved in business. "

" I'm part of a speech therapy programme called the McGuire Programme. It teaches you a new way to breathe, a new way to speak, a brand new way of tackling the mind-sets that come with having a speech impediment. Mainly, it teaches you how to slow things down, and that has really helped me. "

" The moment an athlete doesn't train, things start to get a bit rusty. "

" As you know, I was a solo singer, something I just got very much used to. Turns out I'm quite enjoying being in a band! "

" I love musical theatre because I love doing a live performance eight times a week. "

" I like to have quiet evenings and relax. "

Gareth Gates

Evenings

Quiet

" Speech and having a stammer is obviously a big part of my life. "

" In the music business, I found it was much more about interviews, photo shoots and appearances rather than actual performing, which I do best. "

" Musical theatre is something that I always wanted to be a part of, and my first ever role on the West End as Joseph in 'Joseph And The Technicolor Dreamcoat' gave me a taste for it. "

" I always wanted to be with a woman who has the same mindset and wants to look after me like my mum. "

Gareth Gates

Look

" I live for my daughter. Every decision I make is about her and for her. It's great. She's perfect. "

" I was always used to being centre stage - something that had its good and bad points. "

" I'm part of a speech therapy course called the Maguire Programme. It isn't a cure; it's something you need to maintain and work on. I get days where I find things more difficult than others. "

" If I get a bad review, I don't take it personally because everyone is entitled to their opinion. "

" On the McGuire course, there's a technique called 'cancellation' where negative experiences are replaced with positive ones. "

" Sharing the stage while singing my songs was a bit of a daunting prospect. "

" I'm not closing the door on my solo career, but with 5th Story, if the public demand is there, then I'll continue to work with the band. If not, we'll all go our separate ways again. "

" I was terrible when I first started skating and was clinging onto the side for dear life, but it's something I'll always have now, and the tour is always so much fun. "

" My speech is really important to me, but the thing is at the moment it can't be more important than my singing. Until I'm an established name all over the world, my speech won't be more important than my music. "

Gareth Gates

Moment

World

" At the age of 13, I felt it was up to me to decide whether I wanted to go to church or be with my mates, and I chose to go to church. "

Gareth Gates

Age

Church

" Because I see my mum and dad as such amazing friends, I think I'll be a really good dad. "

" I really love it in Belfast. I always stay in the most bombed hotel, the Europa! "

" I had a meal in Pizza Hut and the waitress told me I didn't need to pay. So I decided to be a bit cheeky and ask for more pizza and garlic bread. "

Gareth Gates

Meal

Bread

" No one knows for sure if you can inherit a stammer, and so I worry that my baby might. It's why I want to work on my speech before he arrives. I don't want him to hear me stammer. "