Fran Cosgrave is an Irish

Ireland

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 nightclub

Nightclub

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 owner, famous for appearing on reality television programmes and being the former Westlife

Westlife

Westlife are an Irish boy band established on 3 July 1998. They are to disband in 2012. The group's line-up was Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, and Brian McFadden . The group are the only act in British and Irish history to have their first seven singles peak at number one...

 bodyguard

Bodyguard

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Biography

Cosgrave won the first season of ITV

ITV

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's Celebrity Love Island reality show in 2005. In September 2006, the ITV2 series Calum, Fran and Dangerous Danan, in which Cosgrove was seen traveling with Paul Danan

Paul Danan

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 and Calum Best

Calum Best

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 from Texas to Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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 on U.S. Route 66

U.S. Route 66

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 was aired.

Reality Check

Reality Check

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, his autobiography was published in 2006. On 7 August 2006 Cosgrave released his first single "Jetsetter" as Fran Cosgrave & the Inner City Playboys with Skint Records

Skint Records

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.

He has appeared on GMTV

GMTV

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, Celebrity Daredevils, Loose Women

Loose Women

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and The Sharon Osbourne Show

The Sharon Osbourne Show

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and I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here!

I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here! (UK)

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among other programmes. He was a guest on RTÉ's "Would You Believe

Would You Believe

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" programme in October 2008, discussing his faith.
He also took part in a reality show special edition "Fool around with Fran Cosgrave", where he discovered who out of four girls was a true single and he won this show.

Family

He has a son, Josh, with ex-Atomic Kitten

Atomic Kitten

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 singer Natasha Hamilton

Natasha Hamilton

Natasha Maria Hamilton is a British singer-songwriter, dancer and occasional stage actress. She was a member of Atomic Kitten from 1999 to 2008.-Early life and career:...

. Although the couple separated shortly afterwards.

He has a daughter, Patience Elisabeth, with his current girlfriend Elle Crawforth.

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