Gareth Gates

Gareth Paul Gates is an English singersongwriter. He was the runnerup in the first series of the ITV talent show Pop Idol. Gates has sold over 3.5 million records in the UK. He is also known for having a stutter, and has talked about his speech impediment publicly. Gates used the McGuire Programme to manage the problem and is now a speech coach with the programme.

Gates was born in West Bowling, Bradford to father Paul and mother Wendy Broadbent . He has three sisters, Nicola , Charlotte , and Jessica and grew up with his cousin James who was fostered by the family. His parents regularly foster other children. Gates and his sisters attended Dixons City Technology College in West Bowling, Bradford where Gates studied art and music at GCSE level.

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