Gareth Gates checked in with fans on his blog at MySpace on Thursday (September 11) after particpating in the celebrity UNICEF soccer match Soccer Aid on Sunday, which the England squad won 4-3 over the rest of the world. The ‘Pop Idol’ season one runner-up writes:
Hey!
Long time no speak I know, but I’m currently having lunch with a friend and we are waiting for desert so I thought I’d take this opportunity to say hello!
So did any of you watch the Soccer Aid football match game on Sunday? It was the most amazing experience. I walked into the dressing room on the first day of training and saw my shirt hanging next to Alan Shearer’s… So bizarre!! The whole week was certainly a highlight of my life and walking out onto the pitch at the new Wembley Stadium was just incredible – I got such a rush walking out of the tunnel that our national team walk out of.
Winning the match was bloody amazing, and the team were just so chuffed that we won, but the bottom line was that whilst we all got to play our favorite sport, we also helped to raise a huge amount of money for Unicef.
Thanks to all of you who came along and supported me and the team, it was such a lot of fun and I’ve made a fair few new friends too.
There are lots of exciting things happening just now but I can’t say anything yet. As soon as I can you will all be the first to know.
Can’t wait to see you all again.
Lots of love,Gareth x