The illicit affair lasted over seven months and was uncovered after Keating's then-wife Yvonne discovered texts between the singer and 27-year-old Francine Cornell on a secret mobile phone.
Leeds-born dancer Francine later went on to claim that boyband frontman Ronan had done all the chasing, bombarding her with messages during May and June 2009, reported Daily Mail.
"It's been a tough couple of years
