Ronan Keating is finding that hopes to star as a judge in the Australian version of ‘The X Factor’ aren’t going so well, with the show only drawing 1 million viewers in its debut. “Ronan was meant to be the star attraction on this show along with Natalie Imbruglia, but the public just have not responded,” a television insider told The Sun. “It has cost the network [$21 million], but it’s just not working.” The show features the Boyzone star, Imbruglia, ‘Australian Idol’ season one winner Guy Sebastian and radio and TV personality Kyle Sandilands.

Ronan Keating is making inroads in his effort to win back his estranged wife Yvonne. The couple are in Australia with their three kids while the Boyzone star works as a judge on the ‘The X Factor’. “Yvonne and Ronan haven’t been apart for nearly a month,” a family source told News of the World. “They are spending all their time together and doing things a normal family would – days out, dinners and plenty of quality time together. This is the most promising they’ve looked as a couple since their separation in May.”

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Photos of Ronan Keating on stage with his mistress Francine Cornell on stage during a Boyzone concert at Machester Arena last June have been obtained by News of the World. “Looking back, it was obvious from the way Ronan was with her on stage that there was something going on,” a source told the British tabloid. “There was a certain intimacy between them that the other boys in the band didn’t have with their dancers. He would sing into Francine’s eyes and give her the most loving looks. The affection between them was very real and significant.”

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Ronan Keating has promised his wife Yvonne he will never again cheat on her and told her his relationship with dancer Francine Cornell was “the biggest mistake” of his life. “Ronan has held his hands up, admitted he’s acted appallingly but promised he’ll change if Yvonne gives him just one more chance,” a source in the Boyzone camp told News of the World. “There are positive signs for Ronan but Yvonne hasn’t made a final decision yet.”

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Ronan Keating and his wife Yvonne announced they were to separate last Thursday after it emerged the Boyzone star had an affair with dancer Francine Cornell. The Mirror reports that Yvonne ordered the singer to leave their Dublin home immediately, telling him “You’re not welcome here.”

“To say I’m stressed is to say the least,” Ronan confessed at the Zurich airport after performing three nights in the city.

A pal told the British tabloid that the 33-year-old “is praying the separation is only that and doesn’t translate into a divorce. He is desperate to make amends.”