

She never lived with John and they fought for custody of their daughter before it was decided she would live with him in Dublin. Her daughter Roisin, 25, is the result of her relationship with journalist John Waters. I haven't been very open about that, and throughout most of my life I've gone out with blokes because I haven't necessarily been terribly comfortable about being a lesbian.'ĭespite her confession, her second marriage was to British journalist Nick Sommerlad from 2001 to 2004, while her third was to longtime friend and collaborator Steve Cooney. She told the publication: 'I'm a lesbian. The following year Sinead revealed she was a lesbian in an interview with American magazine Curve. In 1999, she became Mother Bernadette Marie after being ordained by bishop Michael Cox of the Latin Tridentine church. January 2022 - Sinead confirmed Shane's death in a devastating Tweet Sinéad said she was taking a break from performing as she went into a year-long rehabilitation programme and all her 2021 gigs were called off January 2019 - Appealed to fans for help and prayers for her son Shane's wellbeing after he went missingĢ020 - The mother-of-four asked her fans to pray for her teenage son Shane in a worrying cryptic post shared to Twitter Sinead changed her name to Magda Davitt so she could be 'free of parental slave names'Ģ018 - Started using the name Shuhada Sadaqat after converting to Islam in October 2018 Sparked alarm with a teary 12-minute video on her Facebook page in which she stated that she had wanted to kill herself for two years Sparked a police search when she failed to return from a bike ride in suburban Chicago.Ģ017 - Split from Bonadio but remained friends Took to Facebook in 2015 to say she had taken an overdose at a hotel somewhere in Ireland.Ģ016 - Began a relationship with Frank Bonadio. Marriage is believed to have lasted a mere three weeksĢ012 - Reconciled with Herridge before splitting up againĢ014 - Sinead spoke further about her sexuality telling Pride Source she 'wouldn't give a s**t' if the person she loves was a man or womanĢ015 - Sinead became a grandmother for the first time when son Jake and his girlfriend Lia welcomed a baby son into the world Had third child Shane with Irish musician Donal LunnyĢ007 - Told Oprah that before her bipolar diagnosis she had struggled with thoughts of suicide and overwhelming fear Couple had a lengthy custody battleġ999 - Became Mother Bernadette Marie after being ordained by bishop Michael Cox of the Latin Tridentine churchĢ001 - Married British journalist Nick Sommerlad Mid-1990s - Dated John Waters, with whom she had daughter Roisin. 1987 - Married music producer John Reynolds, who co-produced several of her albumsġ992 - Controversially ripped up a photograph of Pope John Paul II on prime-time television
