It is 2022 and here I am, watching Gareth's clips on youtube. Still admire him, so adorable and great!!

He was unbelievably brave to do this, I have a stutter and i know i could never have the gut to go on tv with it

The funny thing is I didn't remember is stutter, but is talent. But saw him of This Morning, and it's great example to speak in public. Very inspiring .

We saw him in Footloose a few years ago in York - he deserves his fame - he was very, very good, and has overcome some serious personal challenges. Well done to you, Gareth Gates.

I'm an American - still love his music, and a few songs of the newest CD (pictures from the other side, changes) are fantastic! He's authentic, as you know, some people just hate happy cheery types that make others smile - because they're morbidly depressed, God help them.

'Stupid Mistake' will always be a masterpiece.

I was in love with him when i was eleven, he is wonderful and i love his voice! =)

Omg I feel old lol I remember this bless his heart I remember seeing him live in concert as 12 or 13 year old lol

My own son has a stammer, I know the agonies this brings. He over came massive obstacles on his journey to fame. Simply an inspiration.

u go m8 iv been stuttering for 40yrs so proud of u xxxx

was at pop idol concert and always thought he should of won he was an still is gorgeous

the window at 1:48 slays me every time I've seen this! and I love hearing flawless, absolutely flawless (the massively important and talented George Michael!) it's funny hearing the hate directed at him in this comment section. wtF is wrong with you guys saying the mean stuff? he's a nice man, he beat his stammer, and I know him in America. He had some big hits around the world, "Unchained Melody", "Spirit in the Sky", "Suspicious Minds", "Anyone of Us", and CHANGES is one of my favorite songs. Love you dude, wherever you are, singing and bringing smiles to your fans

makes me cry every time cause iv been stuttering all me life and it has hold me back cause of it xxx

He’s amazing.

Gareth was an absolute cutie.

Met him last night. Childhood dream complete!

Such balls! I love this guy. It really shows his determination when he's stuttering and he goes "COME ON LAD!" to encourage himself.

So touchin'..love him and so proud of him...

"You can struggle with words, but you don't struggle with melody", It's exactly the same when a person that stammers talks along with other people e.g reading a book out loud is hard, read it along with other people is easy. Please someone, find a connection, and find a fucking cure.

Loved him then and love him now :D

Watching again after seeing Gareth on GMB with Ed Balls. Very emotional

I love my super star !❤

He came to my school today! Oh my god he sang 3 songs, only 1 was his. Lol

I love his eyes!

He has a lovely voice

he was soooo great- great voice great guy

Omg I remember watching Pop Idol all them years ago D:

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Breath Taking.beautiful voice

Wow! Just shows you that you have to believe in yourself... I didn't know he was a pop singer. I saw him perform Empty Chairs at Empty Tables here on youtube and thought he was incredible! Love a success story always!

Go Gareth!! still luv ya, good luck in everything you do mate!!!

I have a lisp and was badly bullied at school. It defines them not me. Now aged 53, I have been married for 30 years, still very much in love with my stunning wife, seen some great things and worked with some good people and some idiots who point out my lisp. People ask me why I don't get speech therapy. Why should !? My lisp doesn't bother me. If it bothers you, tough!

He lives in England. He's not asthmatic, he stutters.

so adorable!

omg he is sooooooo sweet and has a beautiful voice :)

that was soooo long ago. Still remember it.

awwh he is so cute !!

No one: My brain everytime I put my head on my pillow: 1:51

he is so cute ...and i love his voice

Hello i like this video it is good and i have done a thumbs up four this video also.

Oh, he is so charming! :D

i love your voice >

SO CUTE!

So sweet.my son has a stammer since he was about 3yrs x

I am canadian...first time i watched this. i have to say i stutter myself. but when i sing i dont sutter at all. Dumple, stutters arent freaks. when we are talking our brain is thinking about other stuff...not the words we are saying. but when we are singing the lyrics are in our head. stuttering can be embrassing especially for the stutter. trust me i know. he is soo brave.

I agree!, and What success he has had!

good (look + voice + attitude) = success

help the poor? my left bollock he helped the poor, if by his definition of poor he meant himself, then kudos to him.

He Has A Stammer!! Fk Sake he's the same as us all!!

me too...when i was 15...but it took around 6 monthes to overcome...it's hard at first, but just try relaxing before speaking out ^^ don't rush, take a deep breath, say it slowly..and you will one day recover ^^ good luck ^^

Never believed he'd make it. Loved Will Young on his third song, didn't like him before. Loving Simon's anti-gravity hair!

he still stutters but not as bad as before :)

He had stammer... A person with stammer had difficulty when speaking.. They are like: stuck sometimes when they wanna say something... I know because i had it too...

Terrible to see him struggle like that! Love him!! :D

It's embarrassing how much I loved him 10 years ago.

Thanks for the approval.

NICE MR GATES VERY NICE 😍😍😍👍👍👍👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

Spot on!

Such a beautiful simile...

Served me in Tescos last week. Still can't talk properly.

2.52 she's right!!! i saw him 2 days ago playin marius in les miserables!! he was amazing and i really wanted him to win this xx

sooo cutee x

i'm from Thailand.. and i know him.. Gareth Gates.. but never known he came from Pop Idol.

He sang Westlife's song!♥

Awwwwwwww

@Pmccaff2009 No, I saw him performing Joseph and the Amazing Techni-colour Dreamcoat and at the talking parts he had no stutter at all. He's overcome it a lot now :D I think it might come back every now and then but rarely ;)

"This boy is going to be a big, big star!" Oh deary me! :|

What a brilliant artist with a great singing talent. It must have been very scary for him the on the day of the interview.

I like his hair

2022 now... My gareth!❤️

Sang with Gareth gates yesterday :)

he is sooo cute :D Simon Cowell already knew Gareth Gates and told him to audition for pop idol!

same here i get mad like him when i cant let words out

Do you think he ever helped the hungry and the homeless??

aaww bless him!

Gareth Gates is a superstar.

Very handsome##

My favorite westlife song yeh

Bless him and his dads suit jacket

Talk about a blast from the past! Yeah, if he'd of auditioned this year, he wouldn't of even got past the first round!

THIS IS THE FUCKING DREAM BOIS

Oh, I didn't know abt his problem. Great guy and great singer.

on stage doing a british tour of les miserables of its 25th anniversery and doing it brilliantly may i add

@dondons37 dont cry....i stammer too, along with thousands of other people, the only way to tackle it is to take your time when your try to speak.

couldn't be any cuter than those scenes with George Michael's Flawless playing! LOL

the G's get me everytime too

I loved him when I was in school...thought he was robbed on the final night! Will Young always annoyed me

Yes my idol

They auditioned together first. But the judges thought they didn't work well as a duet so they told Gareth to come back and audition by himself-x

@Naruto0519 he's in Les Misérables doing tour for the 25th anniversary atm, i think he likes being in the theatre. i know no new songs :( he was on dancing on ice 2008 also.

1:48 haha. :D he's cute.

He should have won

aww i feel so sorry for him when he stutters lol i love him though =D

I guess he sang the full versus and chorus as the most do. However, in this clip the acapella performance was cut down to just a few lines.

Omg he's bloomin awesome he's gorgeous omg brilliant how old was he??

I like him, I do. :))

Used to love this guy.... What happened to him

brain wired that way so that music can come off the tongue, but speech was a problem, he learned how to stop stuttering so much.

Some people who stutter can hide it by avoiding the stutter-words; he has the bad luck that he stutters when he says the G! But I love him :)

I have seeing him