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Gareth Gates

Gareth Paul Gates (born 12 July 1984, Bradford, England) is an English singer-songwriter. He was the runner-up 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.

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I'm part of a speech therapy programme called the McGuire Programme. It teaches you a new way to bre ...

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Young adults living with a stutter is hard work. How do they handle job interviews? What do they do ...

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

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

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Living with a stammer is difficult. It's a daily uphill struggle with emotional baggage weighing you ...

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Musical theatre is something that I always wanted to be a part of, and my first ever role on the Wes ...

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I'm part of a speech therapy course called the Maguire Programme. It isn't a cure; it's something yo ...

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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 ma ...

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I'm not closing the door on my solo career, but with 5th Story, if the public demand is there, then ...

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

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

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Before all this happened, I always used to see my stammer as being a negative, all my life, but then ...

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

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

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

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