Backstreet's brekkie!
Double helpings and extra sauce, please! That's what we got when he had brekkie with the Backstreet Boys...
'Get my toast outta your mouth, AJ,' says a disgruntled Nick Backstreet
as he lunges at his older bandmate, 'I said, get it out of your mouth.'
Oops! Things aren't looking good between Nick and AJ. We've only just
started our brekkie and Nick's already having a fit 'cause nasty ol' AJ's gone
and swiped half his breakfast. A fight breaks out on the sofa as the cute blond
one struggles to get back his toast, just as the hyper one crams the last slice
into his mouth. Now that's really annoyed Nick - he was enjoying his toast
and strawberry jam. Could a band punch-up be in the offering?
Unfortunately for us, they don' do anything outrageous. In fact, the Backstreet
Boys are on cloud nine. Why? 'Cause they've just found out they've got the
whole of December off. One month free from continual hype, crowds,
rehearsals, performances, interviews, photoshoots and all the other hassles
that come with being one of the world's most successful boy bands.
Time Off
Kevin plonks down on the sofa, calms down and confesses, 'The past
four years of our lives haven't been normal, that's why Christmas time is so
important to us. We can go home and just be kids again.'
But although December's free, the boys have decided that today they
want to talk especially to Bliss. So, hey presto, we're in their très
posho London hotel room sharing a crumpet or three with them. Quick give
us a cuppa before we get too excited.
Mad meal
This is not ordinary breakfast. There's no polite small talk about whether
you'd like on lump or two. It's a mad malarkey and although the lads have
been up since 6am, they show no signs of flagging. So it's not surprising that
the convo's turned to girls. The Spice Girls, to be precise.
Kevin's thinking about who his fave Spicey is when Nick pipes up, 'It's
Vicc-tooorrr-iiia.' He's got a cheeky grin on his face and he's hoping he's
embarrassed Kevin. But when we ask Nick if that's who he fancies, he turns
bright red and mumbles, 'No, no, I was just saying they're all nice.'
So if he can't name his bestest Spicey, then who's his fave member of
the Boys? Kevin thinks again for a few seconds, but is interrupted by Nick
holding up a jammy knife and yelling, 'Me, me. Say it's me.' Kevin doesn't. He
just decides that all the guys are great.
So what will he tell us about? Ah yes, his way of getting away
from all this madness, 'I'd like to drive to the South of France from Paris,' he
begins. But that's all we get out of him 'cause Nick starts waffling on about a
Charlie Brown cartoon while AJ stuffs a cuddly toy down the front of his
dungarees. Purlease!
After we rescue the poor cuddly toy, Brian comes over and introduces
himself to us (like, we don't know how he is) and shakes our hands (which
we're never washing again).
Brian flings his arm round Nick for a piccie and puts on a cheesy ad-
voice to tell anyone who's listening, 'I put lotion on my face, 'cause it gets
very dry . There you go, that's one of Brian's top beauty tips.' Er thanks a lot,
Brian.
Let's face it though, what we really want to know is whether the guys
are seeing anyone. All keep schtum except Brian who tells us he's single at
the moment. According to Brian, the guys are through pretending they're
squeaky clean. 'There's no sense in letting my career put a halt on whatever
else I want out of life,' he says. "If I want a relationship, I'll have one. And I'd
be prepared to tell our fans if I had a girlfriend - they deserve that.'
From what we've seen, they've got a long wait until their hectic
schedule leaves enough time for serious love interests. It's hard enough
keeping up with them having brekkie - better start working out, girls. Now
where's my treadmill?
Mad meal
This is not ordinary breakfast. There's no polite small talk about whether you'd like on lump or two. It's a mad malarkey and although the lads have been up since 6am, they show no signs of flagging. So it's not surprising that the convo's turned to girls. The Spice Girls, to be precise. Kevin's thinking about who his fave Spicey is when Nick pipes up, 'It's Vicc-tooorrr-iiia.' He's got a cheeky grin on his face and he's hoping he's embarrassed Kevin. But when we ask Nick if that's who he fancies, he turns bright red and mumbles, 'No, no, I was just saying they're all nice.' So if he can't name his bestest Spicey, then who's his fave member of the Boys? Kevin thinks again for a few seconds, but is interrupted by Nick holding up a jammy knife and yelling, 'Me, me. Say it's me.' Kevin doesn't. He just decides that all the guys are great. So what will he tell us about? Ah yes, his way of getting away from all this madness, 'I'd like to drive to the South of France from Paris,' he begins. But that's all we get out of him 'cause Nick starts waffling on about a Charlie Brown cartoon while AJ stuffs a cuddly toy down the front of his dungarees. Purlease! After we rescue the poor cuddly toy, Brian comes over and introduces himself to us (like, we don't know how he is) and shakes our hands (which we're never washing again). Brian flings his arm round Nick for a piccie and puts on a cheesy ad- voice to tell anyone who's listening, 'I put lotion on my face, 'cause it gets very dry . There you go, that's one of Brian's top beauty tips.' Er thanks a lot, Brian. Let's face it though, what we really want to know is whether the guys are seeing anyone. All keep schtum except Brian who tells us he's single at the moment. According to Brian, the guys are through pretending they're squeaky clean. 'There's no sense in letting my career put a halt on whatever else I want out of life,' he says. "If I want a relationship, I'll have one. And I'd be prepared to tell our fans if I had a girlfriend - they deserve that.' From what we've seen, they've got a long wait until their hectic schedule leaves enough time for serious love interests. It's hard enough keeping up with them having brekkie - better start working out, girls. Now where's my treadmill?
Nick on...FAME
"Our fans knock at the door even when I'm round my family's house. Mind
you, if I knew where Michael Jackson lived, I'd be straight round there."
Howie on...MONEY
"Everyone thinks we're total millionaires, but that's just not true. We've still
got a long way to go - there are still a lot of debts to be paid off."
Brian on...TOURING
"During a concert, a girl threw a box of macaroni and cheese on stage and it
hit me on the head. I picked it up and put it in my pocket, but never got round
to cooking it.'
Kevin on...HIS FANTASY DATE
"I think Liv Tyler's totally cool - she's a really talented actress and she's just
so...cute."
AJ on...GIRLS "I like girls who have the nerve to make the first move - I get intimidated if they're really shy. If a girl cooked for me, she's definitely win me over."
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