Gareth GatesGareth GatesDo you recognise this fresh face?

Yep, it's little old Gareth Gates - and he's a man with a plan...

The Pop Idol runner-up has ditched the cheesy pop covers and is relaunching his music career with his own material.

And he's managed to ditch his stammer.

He told The Sun: "I've spent the last three years working on my speech.

"I'd never say I was cured because that's the wrong way to look at it.

"But being able to speak has changed my life."

But before he can move on he 'fessed up to a few past errors... Jordan being the main one.

"The truth is we did have a relationship. She was made to look foolish because I denied it all, and I regret that.

Gareth back in 2002Gareth back in 2002"I don't blame her for slagging me off over it. I don't regret my relationship with Jordan."

Check out Gareth's past in the gallery above.