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Gates pops the question

Updated 11.16 Fri Jan 04 2008
Keywords: wedding, Suzanne Mole, gareth gates

Singer Gareth Gates is to marry his long-term girlfriend Suzanne Mole.

The 23-year-old former Pop Idol star proposed to the dancer on New Year's Eve.

"After a great Christmas, I proposed and she said yes. We are both extremely happy and look forward to planning our wedding and life together" - Gareth Gates

He said: "After a great Christmas, I proposed and she said yes. We are both extremely happy and look forward to planning our wedding and life together."

He has been dating the 32-year-old for five years.

The Bradford-born singer, who once enjoyed an affair with glamour model Jordan, is tipped to appear on the forthcoming series of ITV1's Dancing On Ice.

He made a musical comeback last year after shooting to fame as a teenager in the 2002 series of Pop Idol, when he finished runner-up to Will Young.

He went on to bag four number ones and sell 3.5 million records worldwide.

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