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How Ronan Keating's ex-wife discovered his affair in simple act
May 17, 2025
Ronan Keating admitted to an affair with Boyzone backing dancer Francine Cornell in an interview with Piers Morgan. He had the affair while he was married to his first wife Yvonne Connolly - but only came clean when he was backed into a corner
Ronan Keating has been married to his wife Storm since 2015 - but his first marriage didn't run smoothly. He tied the knot with first wife Yvonne Connolly in 1998, but after 12 years of marriage and three children together, she discovered he was cheating.
It was 2010 when Yvonne felt a change in their relationship, suspecting something wasn't quite right. As Yvonne, 46, was preparing for the family's home move, she stumbled upon something while packing.
Her worst fears were confirmed when she got hold of Ronan's phone bills and discovered he'd made calls to an unfamiliar number. Yvonne dialled the mystery digits and after listening to the answering machine, realised that it belonged to Francine Cornell. Back then, Francine was 26 and a Boyzone backing dancer who had reportedly been secretly involved with Ronan for seven months.
"She knew something was going on and she got hold of his phone records and called my number," Francine is said to have told to The Sun. "From my voicemail she got my name - that's how she found out. Ronan tried to deny it all at first. He said I was a dancer from the tour and we were just good friends."
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