During a recent episode of the Voice of Germany, Ronan Keating was deeply moved and emotionally overwhelmed when a contestant's performance triggered memories of his late brother, Ciaran.
Struggling to hold back tears, Ronan, who has been grappling with the profound loss since Ciaran's tragic car crash in July, acknowledged seeking professional support to cope with his grief.
Ciaran was en route to his son Ruari's football match when the accident occurred and was declared dead at the scene.
The poignant moment unfolded as singer Johann Bardowicks performed Coldplay's "Fix You".
Although Ronan attempted to compose himself, the raw emotion became palpable to both the live audience and viewers at home.
Despite not explicitly addressing the reason for his tears on the show, Ronan later shared a clip of the performance, captioning it with "tears for my bro."
Earlier this month, while participating in a panel discussion on Loose Men, Ronan opened up about the challenges he and his family have been facing, stating: “Yeah, we’re struggling to be honest.”
Reflecting on the past few difficult months dealing with the sudden and unexpected loss of his brother, Ciaran, he shared: “It’s been a tough few months dealing with it because it was so quick, so immediate, so fast. Unexpected. We’re still figuring it all out.
“What we are doing is we’re talking to each other, and we have each other to lean on. That’s really, really important.”
He elaborated on the challenge of people offering condolences but not fully grasping the depth of his grief adding: “That’s a big part of it because a lot of people come up to you on the street and say, ‘So sorry to hear about your brother, I lost my dad’ or ‘I lost my mum’ or ‘I lost my brother.’”
He continued: “You know, it’s their way of sharing and trying to be on a level with you and understand. But you’re in your own head, you’re in so much pain. It’s just like ‘You don’t understand. You don’t understand what I’m going through.’”
Watch full performance here.
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