October 30, 2007 12:00am
HE WAS by his side for one of the most important moments in Andrew Johns' life, but former Origin coach Phil Gould missed the boat when it came to attending the star player's weekend wedding.Secrecy surrounding the nuptials meant guests were phoned or sent a text message with details of the ceremony early Saturday afternoon.According to plan, all those invited were asked to gather at Rose Bay Wharf by 4.15pm, from where they would be ferried to Shark Island for the celebrant service.But Gould, who earlier this year helped Johns navigate a way through his drugs and depression confessional on TV, was a notable no-show by departure time, leaving the boat party to embark without him and his wife. An insider told Confidential a water taxi was arranged to wait on stand-by for any stragglers but waited in vain. When it was noticed the Channel 9 commentator was not among guests on the island, a friend of the bride, Cathrine Mahoney (a Nine Network publicist) again attempted to make contact with Gould, but to no avail. Several further attempts were made to contact him on his mobile phone to check on his whereabouts and confirm his place at the reception at Simmer On The Bay. But it was only after the ceremony, as guests made their way to the reception at Simmer On The Bay, Walsh Bay, at around 6.30pm, that Gould responded. "He reckoned he hadn't received a phone call and then said he'd now made other plans,'' a Confidential source said yesterday. "Andrew and Cathrine certainly wanted him and his wife there.'' Gould did not return Confidential's calls for comment yesterday.
HE WAS by his side for one of the most important moments in Andrew Johns' life, but former Origin coach Phil Gould missed the boat when it came to attending the star player's weekend wedding.Secrecy surrounding the nuptials meant guests were phoned or sent a text message with details of the ceremony early Saturday afternoon.According to plan, all those invited were asked to gather at Rose Bay Wharf by 4.15pm, from where they would be ferried to Shark Island for the celebrant service.But Gould, who earlier this year helped Johns navigate a way through his drugs and depression confessional on TV, was a notable no-show by departure time, leaving the boat party to embark without him and his wife. An insider told Confidential a water taxi was arranged to wait on stand-by for any stragglers but waited in vain. When it was noticed the Channel 9 commentator was not among guests on the island, a friend of the bride, Cathrine Mahoney (a Nine Network publicist) again attempted to make contact with Gould, but to no avail. Several further attempts were made to contact him on his mobile phone to check on his whereabouts and confirm his place at the reception at Simmer On The Bay. But it was only after the ceremony, as guests made their way to the reception at Simmer On The Bay, Walsh Bay, at around 6.30pm, that Gould responded. "He reckoned he hadn't received a phone call and then said he'd now made other plans,'' a Confidential source said yesterday. "Andrew and Cathrine certainly wanted him and his wife there.'' Gould did not return Confidential's calls for comment yesterday.
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