Irish singer Ronan Keating lives in fear for his family's safety after a brush with a "lunatic" stalker.

The former BOYZONE singer was threatened this year (04) by someone who said they would "kill" the entertainer, his wife YVONNE and their kids, JACK, five and three-year-old MARIE.

Keating explains, "There were two people hassling me.

"One of them was harmless - just a diehard fan - but the other one was threatening to kill my family.

"And it's because of my kids that I worry. There are a lot of lunatics our there.

"I mean, look at the attempts to kidnap Victoria Beckham's kids."

24/09/2004 17:31