I've got my feet firmly on the ground, I can't see life changing too much. I reckon more girls will talk to me at college and more people will look at me, but they know me for who I am.

In particular through my own experiences I want to explain how the inability to converse and communicate drastically shapes and moulds people’s lives. Joseph. Gates initially denied the rumours but finally admitted the relationship in 2003.

He was the runner-up in the first series of the ITV talent show Pop Idol. Gates has sold over 3. He is also known for having a stutter and has talked about his speech impediment publicly.