UPDATE: Boyzone Singer, Stephen Gately, May Have Choked To Death On Own Vomit

In our last post on the death of openly gay Irish boybander, Stephen Gately, authorities still did not know the cause of death, though they didn’t suspect foul play. Now it seems that Gately’s end may have been inauspicious indeed. Pink News reports:

Stephen Gately, the gay Boyzone singer who was found dead this weekend, had been drinking heavily on the night he died.

According to reports, the star and his civil partner Andy Cowles, 31, had been drinking at the Black Cat, the biggest gay club in Palma, Majorca, where they were on holiday.

He is said to have been drinking heavily for eight hours and may have choked on his own vomit after going to sleep on a sofa at his apartment.

Gately was found kneeling against the sofa with his head in a pillow on Saturday at lunchtime. Cowles and a family member tried to revive him but were unsuccessful.

A family friend told the Daily Mirror: “The family have been told the most likely scenario is Stephen had a bit too much to drink, vomited in his sleep and choked. It was a terrible accident.”

….Spanish police are currently trying to trace another man who returned to the flat with the couple. Police said that the Bulgarian man, known as Giorgio, is not a suspect but could prove vital in helping them discover what happened.

Apparently Gately had a bit of a reputation for being a boozer. First off, he’s Irish. Second off, he was born on St. Patrick’s Day (the booziest day of the year). Third off, he once famously drank an English rugby star under the table. So maybe he overdid it while on holiday. It sucks when musically talented people die by choking to death on food, especially regurgitated food. Somewhere in heaven, Mama Cass is shedding a tear.
More details as they come to light.