Meeting incredibly cute and talented guys is a typical day's work here at
Tiger Beat. We've lunched with *nsync, gone shopping with Backstreet Boys,
hung out in the recording studio with LFO, etc. And though we don't mean to
be a drag, you've got to be pretty darn incredible to make a dent in our
swoon-o-meter. But swoon we did when the Irish lads of Westlife dropped by
our offices for a chat over brunch. They were so sweet, so charming, so
cute, and their impromptu a cappella perfomance left us weak in the knees.
Nicky, Shane, Kian, Bryan and Mark reminded you blasé, TB editers that, at
heart, we're just as susceptible to captivating crooners as our readers. And
apparently, we're not alone.
Westlife's three singles in the UK - Swear It Again, If I Let You Go, and
Flying Without Wings - all debuted at number one on the charts, stirring up
Westlife mania all across Europe! That's a record breaking feat you'll
understand when the guys' debut album makes its way Stateside this March.
Keep your ears perked for their single, and find out why we love Westlife
right here in this intimate chat with TB!
Nicky Byrne
Birthday: October 9, 1978
Toothbrush color: Green and white
Favorite Movie: Armageddon
Favorite singer: AJ from Backstreet Boys
Celebrity Crush: Elizabeth Hurley
What do you look for in a girl?
Kind of a posh girl. You know, really elegant, really sexy - kind of short
skirts. Eyes are very important to me, really. Eyes are the most important
thing, really. That's the first thing you see in a girl.
What's the most romantic thing you've ever done for Valentine's Day? When I
was playing soccer in England, I went out with a girl and on Valentine's Day
I filled her room with balloons and flowers. Another time, I had been away
for two or three months, I flew home without her knowing it and drove
straight to her house and went and rang the door bell. Her mom answered the
door and I was like "Where is she?" And she goes, "She's up in the shower."
So I went into her bedroom and waited for her. She came in and she was like
drying her hair and she was like "Ahhh!" She just came in and she was
shocked. I remember she was shaking because she hadn't seen me in so long.
Shane Filan
Birthday: July 5, 1979
Toothbrush color: Purple
Favorite Movie: Armageddon. We all went to see that together. We all nearly
cried, we were all like 'sniff'. We were all just trying to cover ourselves
up.
Favorite Singers: George Michael, Michael Jackson, and Brian from Backstreet
Boys
Celebrity Crush: Catherine Zeta-Jones. She's quality
What do you look for in a girl? Lools are important to me but aren't the end
all. Cute face. I think Catherine Zeta-Jones. Nice legs. Good personality,
someone you can really have fun with. Cute looking face, that's what I like.
What's the most romantic thing you've ever done for Valentine's Day? Just
cards and roses.
Kian Egan
Birthday: April 29, 1980
Toothbrush color: No favorite color, just a toothbrush.
Favorite movie: Titanic
Favorite Singer: AJ from Backstreet Boys. I went to Virgin Records and got
all the Backstreet Boys videos that you can't get int he UK.
Celebrity Crushes: Heather Graham, Cameron Diaz
What do you look for in a girl? Just a good personality and someone who can
have a good laugh but can be serious at times. I'm not really fussy, she
doesn't have to be blonde hair and blue eyes or dark hair and brown eyes.
Just a nice person.
What's the most romantic thing you've ever done on Valentine's Day? The most
romantic thing I've ever done, I think, is right before the band started. I
sent her a bunch of red roses. I haden't even left and she thought that was
very romantic. I think little things are more romantic than big things like
a bunch of flowers and stuff. Spending time with a girl - if you've got a
girlfriend - and just being romantic in general.
Bryan McFadden
Birthday: April 12, 1980
Toothbrush color: White and blue
Favorite movies: Patch Adams, Titanic, and Matrix
Favorite singers: Brian from Backstreet Boys, Brian McKnight, Frank Sinatra
Celebrity Crush: Jennifer Love Hewitt
What do you look for in a girl? I like cute girls. I am not into big sexy
girls - wearing tight clothes and short skirts. I don't really like that. I
like a girl who's cute and attractive. Just in a pair of jeans, not really a
tomboy but just really natural looking. Not wearing much makeup. I like
girls who have a laugh, not really stuck-up. They're just really down to
earth. But I'll take Jennifer Love Hewitt.
What's the most romantic thing you've ever done for Valentine's Day? When I
really fancied this girl - it was two years ago, when I was 16 - I wrote a
song about her and went to her front door and knocked on her door and I sang
the song to her. She slapped me. So I walked off with my tail between my
legs. But I thought that was romantic.
Mark Feehily
Birthday: May 28, 1980
Toothbrush color: White and blue
Favorite movies: The Nutty Professor. I like big movies like Titanic and
Amrageddon, wacky movies.
Favorite singers: Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson and Destiny's Child.
Celebrity Crush: Mariah Carey
What do you look for in a girl? I don't think looks are 100 percent
important, but when you see someone, unless you can read people's minds, you
can't tell what they're like. It's the first inital thing that attracts you
to someone, the way you look, so it's slightly important but it's not very
important. There's no particular type of look of a person that I like.
Generally being able to have a good laugh or whatever. Just be kind of happy
and not be the kind of person that is negative.
What's the most romantic thing you've ever done for Valentine's Day? I can't
remember anything romantic. I just remember breaking it off with a girl on
Valentine's Day!
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