Ronan Keating apologises to wife on new album

By Myrddin Gwynedd

Herald online·

11 Nov, 2010 10:17 PM5 mins to read

Ronan Keating

has issued a public apology to estranged wife

Yvonne

for the "mistakes" he has made - on the sleeve of his new album.

The couple announced their split after twelve years of marriage in May, amid allegations the Boyzone singer had an affair with backing dancer Francine Cornell while on tour last year.

Keating has chosen the sleeve notes of his new album

Duet

to issue an apology to his wife and pay tribute to her for helping him while he was in a "dark place".

The singer writes: "You are the most incredible, inspirational woman I have ever met.

"For the mistakes I have made in my life, I am sorry. Guess you have to go there to come back. It was a dark place and you were the light to bring me back. I love you."

Soon after their split, Yvonne announced plans for a divorce. A few months later there were rumours of a reconciliation, bolstered by snaps of the pair

indulging in a spot of PDA

while in Sydney - where Keating's been working on the

X Factor

Cancer scare

Jane Fonda

had revealed she was recently diagnosed with breast cancer.

The veteran actress and fitness guru, 72, found a small tumour in her breast a few weeks ago during a routine checkup,

she told

Entertainment Tonight

She says the cancer turned out to be non-invasive, and had a procedure to remove the tumour a few days ago, and is now cancer free.

Fonda wants to assure her fans that she's "fine" and will continue promotional work for her new fitness DVDs.

Paltrow's a country crooner

Gwyneth Paltrow

made her live debut as a country crooner at the CMA Awards yesterday.

Get her and her singing chops!

Paltrow sang the title track off her new movie

Country Strong

at the awards bash, and she went down a treat. She nailed it and was given a standing ovation from the country community, including

Miranda Lambert

Blake Shelton

and

Keith Urban

Check her out below:

Phil's dark thoughts

Former Genesis crooner

Phil Collins

has admitted to having suicidal thoughts in a dark interview with

Rolling Stone

magazine.

"I wouldn't blow my head off. I'd overdose or do something that didn't hurt," he said.

"But I wouldn't do that to the children. A comedian who committed suicide in the '60s left a note saying,'Too many things went wrong too often.' I often think about that."

Collins also said he has grown increasingly uncomfortable with fame and celebrity.

"I sometimes think I'm going to write this Phil Collins character out of the story," he says. "Phil Collins will just disappear or be murdered in some hotel bedroom and people will say, 'What happened to Phil?' And the answer will be, 'He got murdered, but yeah, anyway, let's carry on.' That kind of thing."

Give the guy a hug.

Jessica Simpson

'happy' for

Nick Lachey

Heard the one about

Jessica Simpson

supposedly spitting tacks and packing a sad over her ex-hubby

Nick Lachey

's recent engagement

Vanessa Minnillo

Rumour had it Simpson was "saddened" by the engagement news.

"I don't know where all those rumors came from ... I couldn't be more happy for Nick," Simpson told

Ryan Seacrest

on his radio show.

Simpson is currently loved-up and dating former NFL player

Eric Johnson

"Our relationship was over a really long time ago, and it would be nice if everyone could move on with us and really just celebrate the love between him and Vanessa."

"I am extremely, extremely happy for him," Simpson said. "I really wish them nothing but the best."

No Bond at play

Sources say

Bond

actor

Daniel Craig

doesn't have anything to do with the recent split between Black Swan director

Darren Aranofsky

and

Rachel Weisz

The couple announced their split after nine years together this week.

Speculation spread that the split was catalysed by a supposed dalliance between Weisz and her Dream House co-star Craig. The pair was reported to have grown "close" while filming the movie earlier this year.

But a source tells E! Online: "Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz have been friends since their theater years when they were younger. They are the best of friends, but not lovers."

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Ben Stiller

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Robert De Niro

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