Conrad Gates

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Ben Price as Conrad Gates
First appearance Welcome Wagon
(episode 3.01)
Last appearance Run
(episode 4.09)
Extra Time
(episode 1.01)
Finale
(episode 5.08) (archive footage)
Cause/Reason murdered by Bruno Milligan
Information
Gender Male
Age 38 (at time of death)
Occupation Footballer
Relationships Amber Gates (ex-wife, girlfriend)
Tanya Turner(ex-fiancee)
Children Phoenix
Punderik (deseased)
Portrayed by Ben Price
Created by Maureen Chadwick
Ann McManus


Conrad Gates is a fictional character from the British TV show Footballers' Wives, played by Ben Price.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

[edit] Season 3

He is briefly married to Amber Gates, but he files for divorce after he has an affair with Tanya Turner, however, Conrad also has an affair with Noah, a gay teammate at Earl's Park FC during the season, without any knowledge of this affair ever reaching either Tanya or Amber.

[edit] Season 4

It is not, however, just Tanya and Amber whom he is bedding; teammate Bruno Milligan walks in on him having sex with a golf cadette during their break in Spain (2005).

At the start of series 4, Gates is accused of rape. Soon afterward, Conrad and Tanya get engaged but then he finds out that Tanya switched her baby with Amber's at birth, in order to fool Conrad into thinking he is the father of her baby. On her engagment night, Conrad kicks Tanya out of the house and sends her away to South America. He quickly rekindles his love with Amber, and they move back in together, just when they have gained some stability as a couple however, Conrad is accidently shot by Bruno Milligan, when he and Bruno go on a search for Lucy Milligan who has been kidnapped by Giles Arrowsmith.

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Footballers' Wives
Episode list Season 1 Season 4 Season 5 Official site
Main
Characters
Tanya TurnerJason TurnerChardonnay Lane-PascoeJackie Pascoe-Webb
Amber GatesConrad GatesLucy Milligan-LochhartBruno Milligan
Shannon Donnelly-LawsonLiberty Baker-GidigbiTremaine GidigbiUrszula Rosen
Other Footballers' Wives: Extra TimeFootball Wives