Shane’s Profile
Info
Where do you live now:
Sligo / on the road with bandColour of eyes:
Hazel greenPrevious Jobs
: Hardware store
Personality
Describe yourself in three words:
Level-headed, generous, romanticLikes/Dislikes
Lovelife!
Blondes or brunettes:
eitherHis first kiss
: he can't rightly remember the first one but was kissing lots of girls in his teens- and his memory gets a little cloudy with names!Quotes!
"I'm young, free and single. So if there's anyone out there!
Seriously it is very hard to have girlfriends as we are away so much -
that's the reality of it and it's going to be worse before it gets
better."
- Shane on having girlfriends in the business
"I felt weird - I was dead paranoid about it. I thought, 'Is everyone
staring at me, is it obvious?'"
- Shane on having to wear make-up
"I used to have a toy cat called Kitty. It wasn't a pink cat but it
wasn't a black cat either if you know what i mean. It was something a girl
would definitely have had. I'd hide him under the bed when my friends came
round."
"I was caught speeding past a hospital doing 47 mph in a 30mph zone.
There were four of us in the car and it was just after I passed my test.
We were on our way to the Irish trials for rugby and we were late so on
the bigger roads I was probably going a lot faster. Luckily the cop loved
rugby so he let me off although he wasn't too happy with my dodgy number
plate."
"I went away for a three-day rugby tournament and I forgot all my
boxer shorts. We were in the middle of nowhere and I had to wear the same
pair day in, day in, day out, even during the matches. They smelt after a
while!"
"My perfect day off would be home in Sligo, somewhere peaceful where
I'd be able to chill out, then go up to the land and see the
horses!!"
"Boxer shorts, or sometimes nothing, but usually boxer
shorts..."
- on what he wears in bed
"Ronan's a lovely guy, but don't disturb him when he's tired - you
wouldn't like him when he's angry!"
- Shane on their pop star manager
"All the time, the worst thing is that my dad and my family have a
restaurant. it's like my house is open to the public. Girls just walk in
and sit there all day..they'll have a cup of tea for like, 10 hours."
- Shane on whether fans come to his house
"Mum and Dad have lived above the family fish and chip restaurant in
Sligo for 32 years. I've promised them a house in the country."
"I ride horses."
- on what he does when he's not performing
"About 70 per cent of the girls who talk to us are only interested in
the band and our money. We could take advantage but it is not our style.
It makes you very cynical about people."
Shane on the problems of being single, famous, and in a band...
"The worst thing is if I'm with a girl and I realize she doesn't give
a s**t about me or my feelings. They just want to go out to fancy clubs,
get free drinks and show me off. I've met a few girls and now I can tell
straight away. I know within five minutes if she's doing it because she
wants be with a Westlife person or is chatting to me for me."
"My whole world changed when Michael Jackson brought out the Bad
album when I was about eight or nine. He took over my whole life and from
then on I wanted to be Michael Jackson. I watched his videos for hours and
learned how to dance like him. I would push back the chairs in the room
and learn his dance moves. I even taught myself to moonwalk."
"Sometimes Shane doesn't listen to you. He stares into space while
you're going, 'Shane. Shane. SHANE!' then he goes, 'WHAT!?' That's
annoying."
- Mark on Shane's most annoying habit
"I always cry when I leave my mum, because I hate seeing her face
when I go. I know she's going to start crying -- I can see the tears
building up, it's like she's holding a river in her eyes. We're really
close."
Mark on Shane: "He can be quite serious at times and he switches
off"
Shane suffers from a knee injury he got 3 years ago from falling off a
horse. He has to dance through routines with Westlife which makes the knee
sore. He says "it's 90% better, it's not too bad!"
Shane's nickname is "Country Spice" because of all the horses
that his family owns!
Shane family have 40 horses, they all have the first name Carlton after
the family restaurant, Carlton Café. Shane's favourite is called Carlton
Flight.
Shane's parents gave him a horse for his 21st birthday, Shane called it
Carlton Clover
It was Shane's mum Mae who originally got in touch with Louis Walsh to try
and persuade him to get involved with Westlife!
Shane wasn't too much trouble at school and he always talked his way out
of everything. He had a charm with the teachers and admits that his school
days were the best days of his life! He wanted to get out of school like
Bryan but now he actually misses that he's gone!
Shane hates rats, tarantulas and all spiders!
His scariest moment was when he was younger and he was kicked in the head
by a horse. He said it wasn't too bad cos it was a small pony and didn't
get him right. But it happened really quickly and Shane didn't know where
he was cos he was so dazed afterwards!
Shane is getting a new house built for his family which should be finished
later this year!
The first time Shane rang Louis Walsh he was on the loo!
He loves singing in the shower
Shane never answers questions about sex in interviews
The best place Shane says he's ever been to is Sydney, Australia
He reckons his triceps are flabby!
His favorite subject at school was English language
One of his biggest ambitions is to meet Michael Jackson
Shane is godfather to his nephew Killian
He says his hands are his fave part of his body
His fave colour is black
If Shane wasn't in Westlife, he would be studying accountancy.
The rest of the lads reckon Shane has the worst fashion sense!
Shane always wears black socks
He has a scar on his head from when he fell over as a kid
His fave Westlife song is Fool Again.
He belives in aliens
Shane's fave smell is Hugo Boss
He bought a Jeep for his 21st birthday!