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12 hot questions about the richest Westlife bloke, why can't shane get a date,
most unpopular member of the band, mark's new haircut and many more!! you'll sure get to know them better!
Will Westlife ever stop doing covers?
That's about as likely as Victoria Beckham winning a Grammy! Following the enthusiastic reception of classics like 'Seasons in the sun', 'More than words', 'I have a dream', 'Against all odds' and their latest, 'Uptown girl', Westlife are eagerly planning their next cover: Bing Crosby's 'White Christmas'. The soppy, seasonal fare is a perennial year-end fave and should be making an appearance on the charts this winter, if all goes as planned. The band's record company is optimistic of single's success and reckons it'll be "snapped up by older and younger fans". Woohoo!
Why are Westlife unnerving everyone on Planet Pop?
Frankly, we don't have a clue! There's that well-publicised feud with the Spice Girls (Mel C called them "a useless bunch of talentless tossers" while Bryan branded the Spice Girls "rubbish"). Ex-Boyzonners and fellow Irishmen Keith Duffy and Shane Lynch also dissed them in their cover of Milli Vanilli's 'Girl You Know It's True', rapping cheekily: "Westlife, lowlife, go out get your own life".
Giggle! When the Vengaboys released their 'Forever As One' music vid comprising behind-the-scenes footage, they were forced to edit out a clip of Westlife greeting the dance group backstage. Cor! Irish rockers Ash are so unimpressed with their music, they held a "funeral pyre" for 300 Westlife CDs! (In retailation, Bryan claimed he'd never even heard of Ash, and suggested they put a 'TR' in front of their name. Hoho!) Even Steps insist Westlife keep scoring No 1s only because "they always seem to release in a week where there's no competition"! And bad lads Five hate them so much, J and Rich ended up in court for getting into a scuffle with some anti-fans, who taunted: "You're not as good as Westlife". Oh dear!
Who is the most unpopular member of the band?
Not that we want to point fingers or anything, but Kian seems to be getting himself into sticky situations with alarming frequency. On 19 March, the blond hottie was the recipient of the two black eyes, an unsightly bruise on the nose and a cracked tooth when two men attacked him outside a fast-food joint in Hometown Sligo, Ireland. According to reports, the assailants were former classmates and jealous of Kian's massive success and money-spinning pop ventures. Although battered from the vicious encounter, the trouper (his injuries had to be concealed by lashings of make-up!) flew to Dublin to perform a sell-out gig. "I'm really annoyed! I've got a hell of a broken nose! The doctors took a look and said i was okay and that i was upset and in shock more than anything else," starmed the muscled hunk.
Jealous school rivals aside, Kian also incurred the wrath of one Stuart Cable, drummer of Welsh indie band Stereophonics. The latter, who christened his baby boy Cian, is even considering changing it to avoid association with the Westlife heart-throb! "Imagine, my son being named after a bloke in a bloody band," he ranted. In case you’re feeling sorry for Kian, we’ll have you know he isn’t exactly Mr Congeniality. He labelled supermodel Claudia Schiffier "extremely boring and dull" after working with her on the video of Westlife’s charity single ‘Uptown Girl’. "We only had her in it because she did it for free," he tittered. Sheesh. With a tacky tongue like that, no wonder the man’s got enemies!
In the ‘My Love’ vid, what is Bryan muttering to Shane as they stroll along the beach?
Were they mouthing off about the Spice Girls? Or scheming against arch enemies Five? Turns out, they were discussing….the weather! "Bryan was saying, ‘I hope it doesn’t start to rain again’, because it was raining a lot before the video shoot," explains Kian. D’oh! PS ‘My Love’ earned Westlife their second ‘Record of the Year’ in the UK, beating stiff competition from the likes of Robbie Williams, Craig David and All Saints!
Why can’t swoonsome Shane get a date?
Nicky has been seeing Georgina (daughter of Irish Prime Minister, Bertie Ahern) for six years; Bryan’s happily engaged to ex-Atomic Kitten Kerry, even Mark has been romantically linked to Mandy Moore. So why can’t Shane, who’s been voted Best Looking pop star by a UK mag, get his girl? Mebbe it’s because the paraniod bloke reckons most gals are after his money! "They just want to go out to fancy clubs, get free drinks and show me off. I can’t tell straightaway. I know within five minutes if she’s doing it because she wants to be with a Westlife person or is chatting to me," says a suspicious Shane, who recently splahed out 20,000 on a brand new Gucci wardrobe. The stylish singer, who was once rumored to be dating Atomic Kitten’s Natasha insists he’s very single and available, definitely "looking for love" and wants "to have five children" within the next seven years!
Where was Bryan and Kerry’s baby conceived?
According to the tell-all pair, Baby McFadden came into being at London’s Canrad Hotel. Reveals the happy mom-to-be: "It was the night before I shot the video to the Atomic Kitten single ‘Whole Again’ ….i just can’t wait to get dead fat and lie around!" Proud fiance Bryan reckons "it feels better than having No 1s" and boasts they’ll be "the best parents in the world". Oh, and get this: the pop parents plan to christen their child a traditional-sounding Dylan James or Mallie. None of that fancy Phoenix Chi/Brooklyn/Rocco name-calling, then!
Gasp. What’s this about Bryan leaving the band?
Oh, stuff and nonsense! He’s reportedly launching his solo music career this year with the help of wrinkly balladeer Bryan Adams, and has signed up with Ireland’s Aer Lingus football club (d’oh!), but he was absolutely no intention of ditching Westlife. The strapping blond will be performing alongside the rest of the lads when they take their world tour to Singapore and Malaysia in June. He’ll also join them in America on an intensive five-month promo tour, soon as Kerry delivers their baby this September. Hurrah!
Is Nicky really getting married?
Yes! Nicky and childhood sweetheart Georgina Have already bought a 750,000 love-nest near Dublin and plan to marry soon as he can squeeze in a break from his Westlife duties. "No matter what the future holds for me, I just pray I’m with Georgina. She is my morning, noon and night," blubbers the romantic groom-to-be. Did you know, the couple met when Nicky was just 12? "I told my mum, ‘I’ve found the girl I’m going to marry,’ and she just laughed at me. How could I possibly know whom I was going to marry at that age? But I knew." Awww…..
Say, why did Mark razor off his hair
The apple-cheeked cronner, who once admitted he gets the least fan mail among the gang, decided to jazz up his blah image to score points with the laydees. (The bashful bloke is so shy, Shane actually spread a rumour about him and Mandy Moore "to get him dating"!) Inspired by David Beckham’s $500 ‘do, frugal Mark darted into a barber’s in Spain for a buzz-cut that cost him just $4! Looks like the snippy makeover is a success. The skin-head hunk has since dated ‘n’ dumped a glamour model and has been spotted traipsing around town with video extra Lauren Gold (the DJ) from Robbie Williams’ ‘Rock DJ’ clip)!
How much money do Westlife make?
Enough to finance their Gucci ‘n’ Guinness ways for the next few decades, we reckon! The fab five, who were a collective fortune worth 20 million, pocketed 5 million in earning last year. They were placed 10th on the Top Earners’ list, after folks like Beatles (who top the list at 55 million), Sir Elton John (35 million) and the Spice Girls (5 million)! The minted charts champs spent their hard-earned cash on flashy BMWs (except for Mark, who has a Range Rover) and swanky bachelor pads in Ireland. Live it up, fellas!
Who’s the richest Westlife bloke?
If we had to make an educated guess, we’d put our money on the ruthlessly business-minded Kian. "Nobody’s going to rip us off - I’ll see to that. I have meetings with our accountant and lawyer once a month. I look at everything and account for every penny we make. We aren’t just puppets!" Crikey! Apparently, Kian was so certain he’d be rich ‘n’ famous one day, he scribbled himself a manifesto when he was 12. "It says, ‘I’m going to be a millionaire by the time I’m 21. - Kian Egan’. My parents still have the note!" crows the loaded lad, who bagged his first millionat 20. Sadly, this ‘Lifer is in danger of turning into a miser. He takes his dates out for pizza and "when we go to the cinema, I make them pay!" Yikes!
How many girls have they (giggle!) snogged?
Here’s the score: Shane once kissed four gals in one night when he was 14! "Me and my mates were just chasing the girls and kissing them." Nicky had 11 girls while poor Mark had a piddling "two or three". Bryan scored a respectable 7, altho "it didn’t mean anything becos they were all horrible!" And the winner is ….Kian, who boasts a tongue-numbing record of 15 gals when he was a sweet 16. Smooch!
All articles courtesy of Westlife Online, none of these may be used without written permission of the webmaster.
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