He has no girlfriend at present, has had lots of friends who are girls but his ideal girlfriend would be Britney Spears or Rachael Stevens from S-Club 7 with whom he recently sang a duet in the Pop Idol Special screened on the 23rd February.
One of his favourite performers is Robbie Williams, he regards Robbie as an all-round entertainer. He was once on Steps to the Stars on TV where he met Claire and H from Steps. Gareth also loves Westlife, he sang one of their songs, Flying Without Wings, at his audition. It is believed he will join them as part of their tour during 2002.
Gareth is very musically talented. Apart from his obvious vocal talents he can play the drums, the piano and is a classically trained guitarist.
Gareth has said all along that if becoming successful through Pop Idol he would like to help the homeless, hungry and those suffering. He said that if he was not successful on Pop Idol he would most likely return to music but in the form of opera at which he is trained and he already has a place at a music college.
When asked to describe himself in three words he replied determined, hardworking and friendly. His saddest moment during the whole Pop Idol experience was when Zoe lost out and he was powerless to stop the tears from coming on her exit from the show. Zoe had been with him from the beginning and they had become very close friends. Her father also suffers with a stammer and Zoe had been helping Gareth overcome his difficulties. His happiest moment was winning his heat with 63% of the votes and he was ecstatic about the "battle bus" used in the final week of campaigning up to the final.
