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What's the closest you've come to death?
Shane: When I was six, I was nearly run over by a car. I fell off the pavement and saw wheels coming towards my head.
Bryan: Luckily, I've never come close.
Mark: When I was four, I was going to a football match with my dad. I ran out in the road and nearly got run over by a horse and carriage!
Kian: When I was 14 and fell off a hotel balcony. I was unconscious for eight hours.
Nicky: I once nearly fell off the side of a ferry. That was pretty scary!
What's the most disgusting thing you've ever cooked?
Nicky: My mam cooks for me, so I've never had that problem!
Kian: I'm actually a good cook. I've made a few mistakes, but nothing inedible.
Shane: I once made some ice-cream in Home Economics and put vinegar in it as a joke. The teacher tasted it and spat it out 'cause it was so bad!
Mark: I made a cheesecake once, but as I stirred the base, the spatula melted and became part of the mixture!
Bryan: I cooked myself banana and fish once. Honestly!
What's the best way to introduce yourself to a popstar?
Shane: I usually apologise for disturbing them and just say hello to them. I did that with Whitney Houston and she was just lovely.
Mark: Just be polite. I managed to get Mariah Carey to sign something for me once, and my hand was shaking so much.
Kian: Don't ask them what it's like to be a in a band - that's so boring! Be yourself, you can't go wrong.
Nicky: I'd say "Hi" and shake hands with them. If it was someone like Madonna, I'd say I thought they were a total legend.
Bryan: I'd just introduce myself. I wouldn't plan what to say.
Have you ever let off a fire extinguisher?
Bryan: I once let one off under a church once when I was supposed to be rehearsing with my old band.
Nicky: I've never done it. You'd have got suspended at my school for doing something like that.
Kian: Yeah, I'm not really into that kind of thing.
Shane: It just seems a bit silly.
Mark: I think I've let one off. Once, some lads in my class did it and soaked a teacher. That was funny.
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