Brian: "I don’t regret anything - It feels like the right thing"
Taken from: Hot stars, February 2005

The new lovebirds reveal all about how they got together and answer those engagement rumours ?

Brian, Kerry, Delta ? it’s the love triangle of the decade that’s had us all gripped for weeks. And although it’s already been several months since Brian McFadden and wife Kerry Katona broke up, the post-split mess has been getting nastier by the week, culminating in Brian’s decision to fight for custody of their daughters.

While they’ve only been together for a few weeks, it’s now rumoured that Brian and Delta have got engaged after she appeared on TV with a ring on her wedding finger.

But the reports have been strenuously denied, with Brian’s spokesman telling us: "Brian and Delta are not engaged. Brian didn’t buy her the ring and I don’t know why she wore it on that finger, I suppose she just felt like it."

With Brian and Delta frantically promoting their new single, ‘Almost Here’, on TV shows including cd:UK, T4, GMTV and Orange Playlist, the couple have finally sat down and split the beans on their romance.

So, without further ado, get comfy and have a good read of what they have to say about the story of the year so far ?

So, you two, when did your relationship really start?
Brian: The rumours started just after me and Kerry broke up. At that point, we had only met once to do the duet. It was only when we started doing the Royal Variety and TV shows that it changed.
Delta: When we started working together, we didn’t have time to even think about anything like that. It was only when things settled down that we started to look at each other.

So, how did you end up working together in the first place?
Brian: I decided I wanted to do a duet, and me and my co-writer Guy Chambers were throwing a few names around. Then I was driving home from the studio and I heard Delta on the radio. I didn’t know it was her, and asked my driver who it was. I recognised her name, but didn’t know much about her. I rang her manager, but he said she doesn’t do duets, plus she didn’t have a clue who I was [laughs]. So I made a demo and sent it to her people in Australia.
Delta: I wasn’t really thinking about duets. Then I realised how fantastic it’d be to have a male vocal on my album. He has such a great voice and I thought I would love to be a part of it. I really connected with the song.

Did you know who Brian was?
Delta: I’d heard of Westlife, but I didn’t know of Brian as an individual."
Brian: Obviously because I was such a quiet member of the group. [Laughs]

But how did you end up getting together personally?
Brian: It was at the Royal Variety show. I fell for you but you didn’t fell for me. [Delta laughs]
Delta: By then we’d been working together and had got to know each other more.
Brian: Things had settled down and I started to think, ‘She’s all right.’

There was a lot of talk that you were together before that ?
Delta: When we did the video, it was only the second time we’d met and we both had a lot of things going on in our lives. So we didn’t even thinking about anything like that.
Brian: There had been things in the papers, but it was very awkward for us, being only the second time we’d met. Everyone was looking at us and assuming things.

So how’s it going? It must be difficult having a relationship because it’s so high-profile ?
Delta: You can’t dictate what happens. We are just enjoying each other’s company and getting on with our work. It’s great because we get to go on promo trips together rather than having to pack up our bags and go on our own.
Brian: At the moment, Delta and I are going well. It’s all cool. But I’ll never be as open about any relationships I have as I was with my first relationship.

It must be good publicity for the single, if you know what we’re saying ?
Delta: We’re not that sort of people. I’m sure it happens. But not with us.
Brian: It’s actually quite a pain. It’s supposed to be about the music. We want to talk about the single, but instead we’ve having to talk about our private lives. It’s still early days for us and we wanted to get to know each other before we told people. We went on holiday together, but then paparazzi saw us.
Delta: But then I guess both our albums are about our personal lives, so we have to bite our lips and get used to talking about it.

Do you feel you are under extra heat because of your relationship with Kerry?
Brian: I don’t regret anything in life. Everything happens for a reason.

You must find it a bit strange, Delta, as you’re probably not used to all the attention?
Delta: It’s taken on a life of it’s own. It snowballs out of all control. There are lots of lies floating about at the moment, but all you have to think is that the truth will come out in the end.

What do they think about it back home in Australia?
Delta: They’ve been fine about it. They know there was no overlapping.

Brian, how are things with you and Kerry now?
Brian: It’s fine. We’ve got our own lives. We are just focusing on making sure the children are looked after.

How are the girls?
Brian: I spoke to Molly last night. She said, ‘I saw you on the TV with Delta. It’s my favourite song.’ She’s so grown-up, she’ll be getting a mobile phone soon. molly has just started speaking French, too - clever little shit! They both love Daddy’s songs, but they’re biased.

It must be difficult for you, Brian, because the papers do seem to be interested in every single aspect of your life ?
Brian: So many people get emotionally attached to what is going on. You want to deal with it yourself and move on, but so many people feel they are involved so it’s dragged out for longer.
No amount of media training could have ever prepared me for what happened when me and Kerry broke up. I’ve never had to deal with people talking such important things in my life. You’re walking down the street and people are shouting ‘home wrecker!’ at you.
It feels a bit sad when everyone in the world has a comment to make when actually no one knows what’s really going on.
Delta: It’s just part of our job. We get to do some really wonderful things and sing a song we really love.

Kerry says she is still in love with you, Brian ?
Brian: Every day there is a different story in the papers. We’ve moved on. We’re still friends and everything is fine.

So, have the two of you met each other’s families yet?
Delta: My mum travels with me, so she has met Brian.
Brian: She loves me. I think she fancied me before Delta did. I could tell [laughs]. Delta hasn’t met my family yet. But I’m sure she will soon. We’ve just been busy so far.

The song isn’t really a love song, is it?
Brian: It’s about falling in love and falling out of love. It was supposed to be a solo song, but we thought it would work well with two people as they need to tell their own sides of the story.

Do you think that you will end up working with each other again in the future?
Brian: We’re not sure if we’ll do a duet again - we have our separate careers - but we are writing some songs together.

Will it be difficult when you have to tour separately?
Delta: We’ve both got our careers to work at. Only time will tell and we will deal with it then.

You could be the next Sonny and Cher ?
Delta: Sonny went into politics. I don’t think Brian should do that. [laughs]

When you see the video now, is it embarrassing?
Delta: Not at all! I love the video and I love the song, too. It’s all really exciting.

Does it feel a bit like your romance is "wrong place, wrong time"?
Brian: No, not at all. Actually, it feels more like right place, right time at the moment.

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