BOYZONE heart-throb RONAN KEATING's marriage lay in tatters last night after his
wife threw him out and accused him of cheating.
Ex-model YVONNE, 36, ordered the singer to leave their Dublin
home
after a late-night showdown.
Ronan, 33, and Yvonne, who have three young children, insisted their
split was
"amicable". But a source said: "Yvonne threw him out, with all his
clothes,
on the doorstep.
Agony ... Ronan Keating outside his family home last
night
"She was screaming at him and accusing him of cheating on her."
And it follows rumours that Ronan had got close to a dancer on the
band's tour.
Chums ... Ronan Keating with
tragic pal Stephen Gately
The bombshell comes just months after Ronan, 33, suffered the agony of
bandmate and close pal STEPHEN GATELY's sudden death.
A band source said: "Ronan left home on Monday after Yvonne asked him to
leave. There was lots of arguing again on Tuesday over everything from
rumours about other women to his upcoming work in Australia and they
decided
to split.
"Telling the kids was heartbreaking. They were both just devastated and
never
thought it would happen. Custody and things like that have not been
talked
about yet, it's just too raw."
Heart-throb ... Ronan with
his Boyzone chums
A statement on Ronan's website said yesterday: "With great sadness Ronan
and
Yvonne Keating today announce their separation. The separation is
amicable
and they will continue to work together in order to provide the best for
their children."
Ex-model Yvonne, 36, broke the news to son Jack, 11, and daughters
Marie,
nine, and four-year-old Ali at home in Malahide, Dublin. Meanwhile Ronan
flew to London to perform Boyzone's latest single Love Is A Hurricane on
TV.
He tried desperately to hide his pain as he spoke in an interview of
family
life.
He wore his wedding ring as he told GMTV host LORRAINE KELLY
about his
band's tour and his new role on X Factor in Australia.
Renewing her
vows ... Yvonne in 2000
NI SYNDICATION
On Wednesday he appeared on ITV's Loose Women and talked about being a
good
husband.
But the band source revealed he was breaking up inside as he grinned and
answered questions.
He said: "Ronan wanted to be professional and go out there to do his
job. He
was never going to announce it on national television.
"When the questions were put to him, he just answered them normally. But
behind the scenes, everything was falling apart.
"Ronan had to do that interview knowing the split announcement was
coming.
He'd already told the other Boyzone lads who were really upset."
X Factor star LOUIS WALSH, who manages Boyzone, was among pals
who
expressed their shock last night. Louis, who formed the band in 1993,
said:
"I'm absolutely stunned. If you asked me one couple I thought would
never
break up, it would be Ronan and Yvonne. They've been together since they
were kids."
Another friend said the announcement was a "bolt out of the blue" -
adding:
"Something very serious must have happened.Everyone, including Yvonne,
had
thought they would last forever."
The couple enjoyed a weekend break in Venice earlier this month. And
just last
week Yvonne showed no signs of strain as she appeared at a charity
lunch.
One guest said: "She looked blissfully happy."
Ronan spent yesterday at the family home, where Yvonne sat drinking tea
with
pal Lisa Duffy.
The singer, wearing dark sunglasses, was later seen leaving with the
suitcase.