Ronan Keating has revealed he's 'totally' cut alcohol out of his life, and for good reason, it seems.
The Boyzone star is parent to five children: Jack, Missy, and Ali, whom he shares with his ex-wife, Yvonne Connolly, and Cooper and Coco, whom he shares with his wife, Storm Keating.
Ronan, who turns 50 in March, stopped drinking alcohol three months ago, and he says he's never felt better,
Speaking on BBC Radio WM, Ronan said: 'Look, I've made some choices in life as well, you know, that, regarding my health, my mental health, my physical health.
'And I feel fitter and better than I felt in years and years and years and yeah, I've been in the gym every day. I've cut alcohol totally out of my life.'
The Boyzone singer told presenter Ed Doolan: 'Honestly Ed, you're the first person I've actually publicly told. I've told all my friends and stuff because I've been in scenarios with them.'
'Three months ago, I just made a call and said, "That's that. I'm done". So, I've cut it out, I've never felt better, but I'm not saying I'm not never drinking again, I've just decided that for me, for now, with everything going on with the world tour announcements and finishing this album, I wanted absolute clarity and I wanted to take control.'
Speaking about his reasoning for cutting out alcohol, Ronan reflected on leaning on it after his brother Ciarán's tragic death in a car accident.
He also had his six-year-old daughter, Coco, in mind when he made his decision, saying: 'I want to be here and walk her down the aisle, please God one day.'
Ronan added: 'I'll never have that relationship with alcohol in my life again. One day I might go and, you know, have a few glasses of wine again. But for now, I'm feeling good.'
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