They've made history as the only band to have seven Number Ones in a row, but are Westlife as clean-cut as they seem? Maybe not. Emma Elms met the Irish fivesome (with awful hangovers)...
Bryan McFadden: 21
...on post-baby sex, Mariah's chest and naked Fans
So, Bryan, fathjer ob baby Molly, have you been up to your knees in nappies
lately?
Bryan: Oh yes, I've been changing plenty of nappies, but getting up in the middle
of the night is difficult I just feel knackered and once I'm up I can't stay
awake.
You recently married Kerry Katona (an ex-Atomic kitten) - what first attracted
you to her?
Bryan: Everyone sayys it must have been her boobs, but I didn't even know she
had a great body until about a week later. It was her face and eyes and the
fact she's so cute and bubbly.
What did you find sexiest about Kerry when she was pregnant?
Bryan: The bump, which was so sexy. She was radiant.
Do you ever do a Guy Ritchie and ask Kerry not to wear certain clothes?
Bryan: I have said things like 'I don't think that top suits you' and sometimes
it doesn't becuase Kerry have quite a large chest - if she wears low-cut tops,
she doesn't turn me on. It's much sexier to just see the shape of a woman's
breasts through a top - it leaves more to the imagination.
In the Video for Against all odds, your duet with mariah carey, your eyes had
to be digitally averted from her cleavage. Was it embarrassing when you saw
he afterwards?
Bryan: It was just a glance. Actually I was looking at her legs. When I saw
Mariah the other day I said: 'You wouldn't believe how much shit I got for looking
at your tits.' She said: 'Serves you right for looking.'
You must get to meet so many gorgeous women. Doesn't Kerry get jealous?
Bryan: Not at all. Our security normally won't let girls near us, which is fine
- all it takes is for a journalist to see us chatting to a girl and they'll
get the wrong idea. Kerry and I trust each other, but I don't want to take any
risks that might put stress on our relationship.
Who gets the most female attention in Westlife?
Bryan: Nicky and Shane have Girlfriends, and I have Kerry. Mark plays the field
most. When Kian goes out, he just likes to have a drink with the lads, wheras
Mark likes to go and chat up girls.
But you've had your fair share of female fans throwing themselves at you, haven't
you?
Bryan: Yes, one night I came back to my hotel room to find two naked girls in
my bed. I had to get security to throw them out. I still don't know how they
got there.
That would be most men's wildest dream! weren't you even slightly impressed?
If I were single, then maybe, but I am not into girls wanting to have sex with
me because i am in Westlife. If a normal guysaw two girls in his bed, he'd think
'It's my lucky day'. But even when I was single if I'd done anything it would
have been all over the papers. I was in shock and just stood there for a second,
thinking I'd got the wrong room. When I realized, I was like 'Who the fuck are
you?'
When was the last time you had a good sex session?
Bryan: Last night - and yes, it was really good!!
So it's not true that new parents go off sex?
Bryan: No, after the baby's born it takes a while to get back into your old
routine, but we're there now.
You said you wanted to diet before your wedding. Did that happen?
Bryan: I was only joking when i said that. i am the way I am and i don't care
what other people think!
Nicky Byrne: 23
... on Kylie, posh women and strip poker
You've been with your girlfriend Georgina for seven years. Do you still get
excited about seeing her?
Nicky. Yes of course. Seven years is a long time, but we're stronger than ever.
I am way so much, it's extra special when we do see each other. There's always
something to look forward to. We've just bought a house together.
Congatulations! Aside from the bedroom, which is your favourite room to have
sex in?
Nicky: it has to be the sitting room - it's like a cosy, log cabin with a big
fireplace and huge cream couches, cream carpets and a plasma TV in the wall.
It's amazing.
When you're away do you and Georgina spent ages on the phone?
Nicky: We sent lots of text messages and call each other at least 15 times a
day - first thing in the morning, last thing at night and thousand times in
between.
How did yo first get together?
Nicky: We met at school when i was 15. My mate asked Georgina out for me, but
she said no. Everyone knew her because her dad was the Irish minister for finance
(he's now Prime Minister Bertie Ahern). Georgina was so stand-offish, which
made me want more. A year later she said yes and she's still a challenge.
Which female celebrities do you find sexy?
Nicky: Liz hurley is very, very sexy. I love her elegance and the fact she is
quite posh.
As a red-blooded male, which do you prefer - J.Lo's bum or Kylie's bum?
Nicky: Jylie's far more sexy. I don't find Jennifer Lopez sexy at all. Kylie
was my big childhood crush. I cried when she married Scott in Neighbours and
I used to have her poster on my bedroom wall. I told Kylie when i met her on
CD:UK last year and she just laughed.
What do you consider the sexiest accent for a woman?
Nicky: There are three - a Liverpool accent, a posh London accent and the Northern
Ireland accent.
When was the last time you went drunk and disorderly?
Nicky: Two weeks ago at Jennifer Lopez's Party in Sweden. A lot of people in
the club were unhappy with our behavious because we were knocking back shots
and being lairy. our security decided it was time for us to go, but we didn't
leave until three hours later. Back at the hotel at 6 am we had a huge screaming
match. our security were right, of course - we were just too hammered.
Have you ever flashed in a drunken moment?
Nicky: I played strip poker in a hotel when I was about 14. I was staying in
Blackpool with my football club. We all lost at some point and ended up streaking
down the corridors.
I gather you used to play professionally. If you had to give up footie or sex
for a year, which would it be?
Nicky: I'd have to give up football. Georgina would absolutely kill me otherwise.
You shaved your hair for Westlife's Queen of my heart Video. Do you feel sexier
since going for the chop?
Nicky: I do now. At first it was too short and I couldn't bear to look in the
mirror, but now it's grown slightly I like it. Everyone says it looks really
tough, really harsh - in a good way - although Georgina preferred it before.
Do you think you're sexy?
Nicky: Sometimes, like when the five of us are on TV and we're dressed to kill.
Today I feel good, I like the gangster vibe of the clothes. i feel my best when
we're smart.
Kian Egan: 21
...on stripping off and getting in fights
As a single man, what kind of women do you find irresistible?
Kian: I like dark hair, dark eyes and white teeth, but I'm also a big fan of
the Scandinavian look . natural white blondes with blue eyes and a year-round
tan.
What kind of clothes turn you on?
Kian: I used to like girls in miniskirts, but I'm not into that now. I like
nice, slick back trousers, with a slick shirt and proper high-heeled shoes -
a ladylike image.
Describe your ideal date...
Kian: A weekend away in a log cabin with a nice fire. We'd mess around in the
snow, then go back to the log cabin and have nice dinner and a glass of red
wine. I'm good at cooking italian food, but I'd make whatever she wanted.
Pick a song you think would be good to have sex to...
Kian: Hmmmm. I'm thinking Frank Sinatra's My Way, just for fun.
When did you last have a good kiss?
Kian: About two weeks ago, with this girl I met in a club after a concert. She
was a nice girl, we snogged for a while, but we didn't exchange numbers. YOu
know it wasn't anything intimate.
When you're with a woman, how do you feel about stripping off?
Kian: I'm not too shy about it. But I feel awkward if she does. i don't want
her to feel she has to be naked only if she's comfortable with it.
Are you a lights-on or lights-off man during sex?
Kian: I suppose lights off with a little light in the corner so you can still
see the person. I don't like it pitch black.
What's the sexiest dream you ever had?
Kian: I can't recall ever having a wet dream, if that's what you mean. But when
we were in Paris with the record company once, I fall asleep on the couch and
had a dream about the singer Toni Braxton. I dremed we were sitting in the hotel
having a cup of tea and then we ended up snogging. very strange.
J from Five once said Westlife are wimps. Is there any thruth in that?
Kian: We're not wimpy, we're just not stupid. When J said that, he was just
acting all tough. We get on quite well with him now. It was about three years
ago that the whole thing kicked off between us and Five. J was saying 'You bunch
of pussies' and we just said 'We are not stupid, we're not having our faces
plastered all over the papers saying we're fighting with Five'.
Do you often get men picking fights with you?
Kian: Yeah, a few weeks ago in Stockholm we walked into a bar and our security
overheard these guys saying in swedisch 'There's Westlife, let's start a fight
with them for laugh'. The area had been reserved for us anyway, so our security
asked the guys to leave.
So how different are Westlife behind the scenes?
Kian: If people knew Westlife for what they aaree it'd be a different story.
We're not clean-cut little boys who sit at home and do what mummy tells them.
We're your average 21-year-old guys. We like to have a laugh and live our lives.
If our manager says 'You are not going out because you've got to be up at 7am
tomorrow' we turn around and say 'Look, we are going out.' We never have the
paparazzi following us because they think there are no stories. That might change
when they read this...
Shane Filan: 22
...on weird fans, top turn-ons and staying faithful
What do you find sexiest about your girlfriend Gillian (who happens to be Kian's
cousin)?
Shane: Everything. She's the perfect package. She's not like a glamorous, glitzy
model, she's just unbelievable funny and cute - exactly what I want in a girl.
Being surrounded by so many gorgeous women do you ever get tempted to stray?
Shane: Never! I'm very honest and very faithful, although people probably don't
believe I am. Even if I've only been seeing someone for two weeks, I've always
been faithful. I think being unfaithful is the worst way you can treat a girl
. I'd rather ring up and break it off that night than cheat on someone.
What's the most romantic gesture you've made?
Shane: Gillian's been studying for her final year exams recently and one night
she was feeling down and missing me. I'd been away for two weeks and on my night
off I flew baack to Dublin, borrowed a car and drove three hours to see her.
She couldn't believe it when i turned up with a bunch of flowers!
Describe your perfect romantic evening...
Shane: We'd stay in and I'd cook Gillian spaghetty Bolognese. She'd be in silky
pyjama bottoms and a tracksuit top and we's just hang out and watch a Video.
I don't like going out for dinner because fans come up to me, it's hard to have
a romantic evening. I'd rather have the privacy and just be the twi of us.
Aside from your mouth, where do you most like to be kissed?
Shane: Behind my ears, just on my neck - that's quality!
Which sounds most appealing - sex in a field or sex on the beach?
Shane: I've never done either so I don't know which is best, but I'd say a field
would definately be less messy.
What's the biggest turn-on ever?
Shane: I love short skirts and great legs with stilettos.
What's your sexiest feature?
Shane: I don't know why, but women say I have nice hands.
Which Westlife song do you feel sexiest singing?
Shane: What makes a man . it's got balls. It's a very masculine kind of song,
not just the name of it, but the way I sing it.
What's your weirdest experience with a fan?
Shane: Once a fan pulled me trousers down in the street. She literally ripped
them off and I was left standing in my boxers in the middle of Dublin. That's
the worst thing that's ever happened to me.
Tell me about your last good dream...
Shane: We sang for the pope in the Vatikan before Christmas and I've had brilliant
dreams about that. My mum is really religious and she went with us - for her
it was like the best present ever, one money couldn't buy. It was so exciting.
What's your fist thought when you wake up in the morning?
Shane. 'Oh no, how long have I got to get ready?' There's always someone shouting
'You're late'. We're never, ever early (Cosmo can vouch for that fact - Westlife
were 1 1/2 hours late for this photoshoot)
What was the last text message you sent?
Shane: I sent one yesterday to Gillian saying 'I love you and miss you and I'll
call you in a couple of hours.'
Mark Feehily: 21
...on dating, kissing and one-night stands
How could a girl impress you on a date?
Mark: by not asking too many questions. Even on the first date some girl ask
questions like, 'Do you have many Girlfriends?' I'd rather just relax, have
a few drinks and generally get to know them.
Do you have sex on a first date?
Mark: I suppose it would be nicer not to, but if there's an instant attraction
there's no point in waiting just for the sake of it. Sometimes it just feels
right.
When was the last time you had a one-night stand?
Mark: I suppose there have been a few, but i can't remember exactly when. The
next day sometimes you feel a bit used, but you're prepared beforehand so you
don't get hurt and you soon forget about it anyway.
So you sometimes want to see them again?
Mark: Of course. I haven't had many one-night stands - we might be in London
for a week and I'll meet someone and by the end of the week, it's like 'Well,
I'm not in London till next year, so there's not much we can do about this.'
Any favourity types of women?
Mark: I like going to different places and meeting different women. The more
I meet, the more likely I'll eventually find 'My Type' I love dark hair, tanned
skin and the spanish accent. I love the London accent too. It's very sexy.
Which band member is the most popular with women?
Mark: The grannies go for Bryan, because he's that kind of cheeky, young fellow
and the younger women go for Nicky or Shane.
Are you a cheeky chappie or mr Nice Guy?
Mark: Ot'd be cooler to say a cheeky chappie, but I'm more of a nice guy. There
can be so much negativity and bitchness around - I try to spread a bit of happiness
to make it easier. I always try not to show it if I'm in a bad mood.
Bo you have a calming influence on the rest of the band?
Mark: I hate the stress of arguments so I'd far rather solve a problem without
having a row. The fact I'm like that rubs off on the lads. I bring a chilled
vibe to the band and calm things down.
When was your last drunken night out?
Mark: Last night as S Club 7's Album Launch Party. i felt rotten this morning,
even though I got most of it out my system last night. I had to make myself
feel sick, but at least you don't have to sweat it out the next day. I know
it's disgusting - sorry.
have you and another member of Westlife ever kissed the same girl?
Mark: Ages ago, before bryan was with Kerry, he kissed this girl in a club and
15 minutes later I kissed the same girl. Neither of us realised until the end
of the night, when we saw her go straight from one of us to another.
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