Noel Gallagher
- Profession: Musician - Oasis
- Place/Date of Birth: Manchester, 29 May 2020
- Assiociated with: Liam Gallagher, Meg Mathews
Noel 'nodded' through birth - Sept 26 2007
Noel Gallagher has apparently revealed how he got through the birth of his new son - by nodding.
The Oasis songwriter talked through the details of baby Donovan's birth with DJ Chris Moyles on Radio 1's breakfast show, reports The Sun.
Noel said: "I was in my leather jacket, nodding 'You'll be all right - just get it out before Soccer AM finishes'. I think the worst thing is that you don't have any specific role. You just stand there and nod."
The star's girlfriend Sara MacDonald gave birth to Donovan on Saturday at London's private Portland hospital.
Noel added: "It was all right for me but my missus was giving me stick afterwards, saying. 'You never took your jacket off all the way through!'"
Noel, who has a seven-year-old daughter Anais by ex Meg Mathews, added: "The baby's called Donovan. Sounds like a man who means business."
And when Chris congratulated him on the birth, he joked: "What? For being third in the league?" - referring to Manchester City's recent success under Sven Goran Eriksson.
Noel’s son ’a legend’ - Sept 24 2007
Noel Gallagher has already labelled his son a legend, only hours after baby Donovan was born.
The Oasis songwriter sent friends a text message on Saturday announcing the arrival of the latest member of his clan, reports The Sun.
Noel apparently wrote: "He shall go by the name of Donovan Rory MacDonald Gallagher and he will be a legend. Give thanks and praise."
But it could all have been very different if Noel’s partner Sara McDonald had let him name their baby after Manchester City manager Sven Goran Eriksson.
A friend told the paper: "During the pregnancy, Noel was calling the bump Little Sven. He said he wanted to name the lad after the City boss. Luckily, he’s ended up as Donovan."
Sara reportedly gave birth at 11.15am on Saturday at London’s Portland Hospital after a seven-hour labour.
Donovan is Sara’s first baby, but the second child for Noel, who has a seven-year-old daughter Anais with ex-wife Meg Mathews.
Oasis star a father for second time - Sept 23 2007
Oasis star Noel Gallagher has become a father for a second time.
His Scottish partner Sara MacDonald gave birth at 11.15am on Saturday, a spokeswoman for Gallagher said.
The 7lb 5oz boy has been named Donovan Rory MacDonald Gallagher.
Mother and child were doing well at an undisclosed location in London, she added.
It is the first child for the couple but the second for Gallagher, who has a seven-year-old daughter, Anais, by ex-wife Meg Mathews.
Gallagher split from Mathews in 2000 after a three-year marriage and they divorced in January 2001.
Noel ’to meet with producer’ - June 21 2007
Noel Gallagher is apparently meeting up with top producer Dave Sardy this week to start making plans for the next Oasis album.
The 40-year-old will be talking to the music man - whose credits include the Spider-Man 3 and Casino Royale soundtracks and studio collections for Wolfmother and Jet - about the follow-up to Don’t Believe The Truth.
The Oasis singer told the Daily Star: "We start talking about the new album on Friday. I’ve got 17 songs ready, everybody else has three each. F*** knows when it will be out - 2010. Don’t hold your breath."
The 40-year was snapped partying at the Mojo Awards earlier this week with his pregnant girlfriend Sara MacDonald.
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In April 1984, Peggy (Noel’s mother) took her three boys and left Tommy who is an alcoholic known for his violent mood swings. Noel has not had any contact with his father since then. Noel had planned to secretly wed girlfriend Meg Matthews on Valentine’s Day in 1997, deciding a quiet wedding in the UK would be impossible, they exchanged wedding vows at the Little Chapel of The West in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA on June 5th 1997.
Their first child, a daughter named Anais, was born at London’s exclusive Portland Clinic on January 27, 2000. Noel and Meg were divorced in January 2001. Only two months after younger brother Liam announced his separation from wife Patsy Kensit, Noel announced, September 5th 2000, that he and wife Meg were going their separate ways.
It’s rumoured that Meg couldn’t stand living in the countryside and missed partying with her friends in London. Noel is now dating and living with Sara MacDonald in Marylebone. However he loves Brighton so much he has bought a home which they both spend most weekends at.
Sara works in public relations and met Noel at the Ibiza nightclub Manumission where she was working. Noel suffers from dyslexia, but succeeds at being Oasis’s songwriter and is the brains behind the group, his turbulent relationship with younger brother Liam has calmed down considerably and for the time being they can both be in the same room as each other.
September 2007