![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/celeb-sas-gareth-gates-lost-virginity-to-katie-price-in-wild-night-that-ended-career/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/0_DFB_ML_Feel_The_Noise_2002-024JPG.jpg&description=In 2002, Pop Idol Gareth Gates was riding a high, with his first album What My Heart Wants To Say achieving double platinum success - but it all came crashing down after he lost his virginity to a then-pregnant Katie Price The year proved to be a life-changing one for the then-17-year-old Gareth Gates, who skyrocketed to household name status after competing on music competition show Pop Idol. Although he narrowly missed out on the prize to winner Will Young, runner-up Gareth, now 39, still enjoyed plenty of success, with his debut album My Heart Wants To Say achieving double platinum success. Gareth's career took an unexpected turn however after his wild night of passion with Katie Price, then best known by her glamour modelling name Jordan, came to light. Katie, who was pregnant with son Harvey Price at the time, took Gareth's virginity at the height of his fame, with the fling made public after CCTV footage captured the popstar sneaking out of her hotel room. At first, Gareth, who is currently competing in Channel 4's Celebrity SAS, denied anything had happened, but finally admitted it was true a year later, explaining to Heat magazine in 2003 that he hadn't wanted his family to know about his sex life. Adding that he'd been "flattered" by the attention from Katie, Gareth told the publication: "I was 17 years old and had just moved from Bradford to London when, to be honest, I was pursued by her. I was bemused as to why she went to the press with it as I see relationships as private. "That was the very reason I didn't talk about it. I was embarrassed by what was said and didn't want my family to find out about it in this way. They obviously know now as I have been open with them." At the time, Katie, who claimed to have had a three-month fling with Gareth following her split from Harvey's father Dwight Yorke, wasn't happy at all about his denial, and later expressed regret about the romp. During a 2009 episode of Piers Morgan's Life Stories, Katie reflected: "Whe){kind=link}
In 2002, Pop Idol Gareth Gates was riding a high, with his first album What My Heart Wants To Say achieving double platinum success – but it all came crashing down after he lost his virginity to a then-pregnant Katie Price
The year proved to be a life-changing one for the then-17-year-old Gareth Gates, who skyrocketed to household name status after competing on music competition show Pop Idol. Although he narrowly missed out on the prize to winner Will Young, runner-up Gareth, now 39, still enjoyed plenty of success, with his debut album My Heart Wants To Say achieving double platinum success.
Gareth’s career took an unexpected turn however after his wild night of passion with Katie Price, then best known by her glamour modelling name Jordan, came to light. Katie, who was pregnant with son Harvey Price at the time, took Gareth’s virginity at the height of his fame, with the fling made public after CCTV footage captured the popstar sneaking out of her hotel room.
At first, Gareth, who is currently competing in Channel 4’s Celebrity SAS, denied anything had happened, but finally admitted it was true a year later, explaining to Heat magazine in 2003 that he hadn’t wanted his family to know about his sex life. Adding that he’d been “flattered” by the attention from Katie, Gareth told the publication: “I was 17 years old and had just moved from Bradford to London when, to be honest, I was pursued by her. I was bemused as to why she went to the press with it as I see relationships as private.
“That was the very reason I didn’t talk about it. I was embarrassed by what was said and didn’t want my family to find out about it in this way. They obviously know now as I have been open with them.” At the time, Katie, who claimed to have had a three-month fling with Gareth following her split from Harvey’s father Dwight Yorke, wasn’t happy at all about his denial, and later expressed regret about the romp.