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The boyz have become the first boyband to feature a gay couple in their video.

 

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Stephen teams up with a male actor for the scenes in the video for the next single, “Better”.

The rest of the lads are paired with girls but Stephen wanted things to be different and honest.

He told BBC Newsbeat “For me, it’s just me being me and I don’t think there should be a real big issue about the whole thing anyway.I just think it’s just a beautiful video and I think it works superbly for the song”

The original plan was to have their own partners in the video but they eventually decided on actors for the parts.The decision to include a gay couple in the video was one that the whole band agreed with.

Stephen said: “I came out in 1999 and it was a big issue at the time and I don’t think I could have done this video without having a guy in the video.

“I think it’s important for me to be true to myself.

“The lads were saying, ‘You’ve got to do this’. They were pushing saying, ‘This would be fantastic’. It’s the first of its kind. That’s why I went for it.”

Let us know what you think.

Tonight the BBC go back to the era of disco for a special gathering from the Roundhouse to mark the 30th anniversary of Saturday Night Fever topping the charts in the UK. Bee Gee Robin Gibb performs alongside a star-studded cast, including Ronan and Stephen, Sam Sparro, Sharleen Spiteri and Gabriella Cilmi, accompanied by the BBC Concert Orchestra. Anne Dudley, the Academy Award-winning composer and arranger, is the show’s musical director.

19:30pm – BBC Radio 2.

23:20pm – BBC 2 – TV

Hang up the glitter ball and get out your disco shoes!!

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Here’s a piece of video of Ronan and Stephen and their visit to Sweden for radio shows, ahead of the album launch in November.

 

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Last week Stephen answered questions posted for him on the boyzonegreatesthits.com website. You can read his answers on the site and post your own questions.

Stephen said ‘Wow, it was really tricky answering some of these, it was almost like playing Truth or Dare, I had to really think about my answers. I hope you make them as hard for the other guys!!’

This week you can post questions for Shane.

Ronan and Stephen will be in Stockholm next Monday for Radio and Press promotion.

They will be visiting radio stations RIX FM, Mix Megapol, National Radio P3 and P4 Extra.