 On 10 April, The Daily Mail, Irish Mirror, Irish Sun, Independent, Evening Herald and Irish Times all carried quotes from Holden and pictures of him with his wife at the funeral.On 29 May, Holden released an official statement from his Facebook page to deny rumours that he was to become the brand new frontman for legendary 80's pop group Spandau Ballet after the news broke on a Spanish radio station and website.Irish and UK websites also broke the news.