# Fran Cosgrave

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{{short description|Irish nightclub owner|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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| name        = Fran Cosgrave
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| caption     = Cosgrave in ''[Celebrity Love Island](/source/Love_Island)''
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1977|12|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = Ireland
| death_date  = 
| birth_name  = Fran Cosgrave
| children    = 1
| other_names = 
| website     = 
| known_for   = ''[Celebrity Love Island](/source/Love_Island_(2005_TV_series))'' 
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'''Fran Cosgrave''' (born 30 December 1977) is an Irish [nightclub](/source/nightclub) owner. He is known for appearing on reality television programmes and being a former [bodyguard](/source/bodyguard) for the [boyband](/source/boyband) [Westlife](/source/Westlife).

==Biography==
Cosgrave won the first season of [ITV](/source/ITV_(TV_network))'s ''[Celebrity Love Island](/source/Celebrity_Love_Island)'' reality show in 2005.<ref>
{{cite web
|url= http://www.rte.ie/tv/ttv/thecafe/keithfran.html
|accessdate= 2007-09-24
|title= Keith Barry, Fran Cosgrove, The Blizzards
|work= The Cafe
|publisher= [RTÉ Two](/source/RT%C3%89_Two)
}}</ref> In September 2006, the ITV2 series ''Calum, Fran and Dangerous Danan'', in which Cosgrove was seen traveling with [Paul Danan](/source/Paul_Danan) and [Calum Best](/source/Calum_Best) from Texas to [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) on [U.S. Route 66](/source/U.S._Route_66) was aired.

''Reality Check'', his autobiography was published in 2006.<ref name=proof>"[https://www.theguardian.com/theguide/features/story/0,,1993391,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=21#article_continue   Must end soon!]", [The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian), published January 20, 2007, accessed September 24, 2007.</ref> On 7 August 2006 Cosgrave released his first single "Jetsetter" as '''Fran Cosgrave & the Inner City Playboys''' with [Skint Records](/source/Skint_Records).

He has appeared on [GMTV](/source/GMTV), ''[Celebrity Daredevils](/source/Celebrity_Daredevils)'', ''[Loose Women](/source/Loose_Women)'' and ''[The Sharon Osbourne Show](/source/The_Sharon_Osbourne_Show)'' and ''[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!](/source/I'm_a_Celebrity...Get_Me_Out_of_Here!_(British_TV_series))'' among other programmes. He was a guest on RTÉ's ''[Would You Believe](/source/Would_You_Believe_(TV_series))'' in October 2008, discussing his faith.

He also took part in a reality show special edition ''[Fool around with Fran Cosgrave](/source/Fool_around_with_Fran_Cosgrave)'', where he discovered who out of four girls was a true single and he won this show.

Cosgrave also co-founded the DJ/Producing trio '[Futuristic Polar Bears](/source/Futuristic_Polar_Bears)'. They are currently collaborating with several established names in the house music scene.

==Family==
He has a son, Josh, with ex-[Atomic Kitten](/source/Atomic_Kitten) singer [Natasha Hamilton](/source/Natasha_Hamilton).<ref name=agencies>Agencies. "[http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/01/23/1042911477706.html Showbiz bytes 23/01/03]", [The Age](/source/The_Age), published January 23, 2003, accessed September 24, 2007.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|1769977}}

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Category:1977 births
Category:Living people
Category:Irish male singers
Category:Irish television personalities
Category:Reality show winners
Category:Nightclub owners
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)

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