Ronan Keating's wife Storm shares family update as she opens up on 'darkest hour'
As her husband Ronan Keating's new TV series Wild Atlantic delves into his grief following the tragic passing of his brother Ciaran, Storm Keating has also opened up about that "dark time" for the family.Chatting to Evoke magazine about her jet-setting family lifestyle, Storm said: "Our priorities have shifted, and I'm really grateful in some ways that from the darkest hour, you get a different perspective on life as a whole."It gives you strength to do things that you may not have thought you were capable of doing," she continued. "I feel like, for [Ronan] and I, we don't live in a box. Our choices are not constricted any more."Storm began her career in television production at Channel Nine in Sydney, Australia, where she crossed paths with Ronan while both were working on the Australian version of The X Factor. She continues to maintain a base Down Under for professional reasons, with the family splitting their time between Sydney and Dubai.Storm added: "I kind of feel like we're just very free. If we want to go and spend time in Australia, we'll go spend time in Australia. If we decide to go to New York, we'll go to New York... It's so liberating, especially for someone like me who's spent a whole lifetime working and goals and this and that and the other."Ronan, however, has recently returned to Ireland to reconnect with his family heritage along the west coast."It started as a celebration of the west coast of Ireland — the Wild Atlantic Way, the cliffs, the beaches, the people," Ronan told Bella magazine.Over time, however, his journey evolved into something far more personal. During filming, he found himself back in the striking landscape his late brother had called home, stirring emotions he had never fully addressed.He shared: "The journey became about understanding that decision, what drew him there, what he found there."It turned into a very emotional and beautiful exploration of his love for that part of Ireland," Ronan said.The journey proved unexpectedly therapeutic for Ronan, though he said it unfolded quite organically. He confessed: "I've had a lot of therapy since losing him because I struggled — and I still struggle. I don't think grief ever fully goes away. I don't think I've unboxed all of it yet, to be honest."Ronan also chose to include Ciaran's children in the filming: "That wasn't part of the original plan, but as we were filming, it felt essential," he said.In the aftermath of Ciaran's devastating death, Ronan has also campaigned for tougher penalties for motorists responsible for fatal collisions."We don't want to see some kid go to jail, whose life is going to be thrown away — we don't want that, that's not what we're looking for," he told RTÉ. "What we're looking for is to make sure somebody else doesn't die because of carelessness. That someone else's family is not ripped apart."
