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In the sack with Nicky Westlife

Smash Hits Magazine, January 2000
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From goal kicks to nose picks, no secret is safe when Nicky jumps in the sack. No wonder he moans, "These questions are too hard!"

IF YOU COULD BE INVISIBLE FOR ONE DAY WHERE WOULD YOU GO AND WHY?
(Jenny Crown, Bromsgrove)
There are a few places I'd like to visit, so I'd have a very busy day! I'd start off in our manager Louis Walsh's office to see what he has planned for us, so I know exactly where we'll be going! And I'd take a trip to the girls' changing rooms at some point, (laughing) it has to be done - maybe the Miss World changing rooms or something! I'd also like to take a trip into other bands' dressing rooms. It'd be interesting to hear exactly what they have to say about us!

WHY DID YOU THANK THE BACKSTREET BOYS ON YOUR ALBUM SLEEVE?
(Georgina Adams, Surrey)
Before I was in the band, the Backstreet Boys were a huge influence on the boys from Sligo and Bryan. Not taking anything away from Boyzone, because they're a huge influence for us, being Irish. Before the boys met Louis Walsh he put them on supporting Backstreet in Dublin and it was the first time the Sligo boys had performed in front of an audience. We got together and decided it'd be nice to thank them for that inspiration they gave us. We've met them too and they're really cool guys.

IF YOU WERE AN ICE LOLLY WHAT FLAVOUR WOULD YOU BE AND WHAT JOKE BE ON YOUR STICK?
(Nicola Richer, Surrey)
(laughing) A lolly? Hmm, I'd probably be a banana flavour ice cream with chocolate over the top! Do lollies have jokes on them? I've never seen one before, either that or I've just never noticed. Can it be any joke? Okay, what do you call a bear with no teeth? A gummi bear! That's my favourite joke.

ARE YOU GLAD LEEDS TOLD YOU YOU WERE TOO SHORT TO BE THEIR GOALIE SINCE YOU'VE HIT THE BIG TIME WITH WESTLIFE?
(Hayley Thorpe, Eltham)
Totally! I've got great friends at Leeds and I'm thankful for my time there. I love football and miss it, but I fell on my feet. When I came back from Leeds I was devastated and really depressed. Some nights I'd just sit and cry, but I knew what I wanted to do and knew if I worked hard enough I'd achieve it. I've been really lucky.

IF YOU WERE REINCARNATED WHAT WOULD YOU COME BACK AS?
(D Hunter, Northants)
(sighing) These questions are too hard! I'd like to be a horse or a dog. Horses are such beautiful animals, and I'd love to be able to run fast! Dogs are really cute and man's best friend! If I had to be a person rather than an animal, I'd be really, really famous like Madonna, Elvis or Michael Jackson. It'd be really interesting to see what it's like to be that famous.

WOULD YOU GIVE UP ALL YOUR SUCCESS IN WESTLIFE IN EXCHANGE FOR WORLD PEACE?
(Marie O'Donnell, Glasgow)
(shaking his head and laughing) Oh, no! this is getting to political. Umm (laughing again), oh God, what can I say? (Taking a deep breath) No, I don't think I would. I'd love to have world peace, it'd be brilliant, but I think we can achieve it without people sacrificing careers. People have to have their own lives and I love what I do. I don't think giving up my career could ever influence world leaders, so no, I wouldn't.

IF YOU WERE A SAUCE WHAT WOULD YOU BE AND WHOSE SANDWICH WOULD YOU FILL?
(Louise Chaves, Tottenham)
Hahaha! A sauce? I'd be mushroom and cream sauce. Whenever I eat steak and chips I have to have mushroom and cream sauce, on chicken and mushroom pies too. Anyone who wanted to eat me could. I'd just pop into their sandwich and let them have a good chew on me.

WHICH MEMBER OF WESTLIFE HAS THE BEST LOOKING SISTER?
(Marfua Begum, London)
(thinking) That's debatable. Mark doesn't have a sister and Kian's got a good few. But I'd say it'd between Shane's sister Mairead and Bryan's sister Susan. Mairead's a lot older than Susan and she's sexy. Susan's a lot younger, she's 16 and is gonna be really nice when she's older.

WHY, AT THE WESTLIFE SIGNING, DID IT TAKE YOU THREE HOURS TO WRITE YOUR NAME 100 TIMES WHEN IT ONLY TAKES ME THREE MINUTES, 11 SECONDS?
(Sarah Day, Cheshire)
(giggling) All I can say is you must've had a lot more practice than us! Don't forget there are five of us so you'd have to write your names 500 times, then see how long it takes. Plus we have to chat, kiss people, pose for photographs and stuff like that. If you add all that and smile and be happy, as well as run to the toilet a couple of times, it takes longer. If you can do all that in three minutes then congratulations!

IF YOU WERE A PAIR OF KNICKERS, WHO WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO BE THROWN ON STAGE AT?
(Jemma Downes, Dublin)
(Looking relieved) Phew, I thought you were gonna ask me who I'd like them to be on! (laughing) Probably Westlife, to see it from the knicker angle! Can you imagine, lying on the stage looking up at Westlife, it'd be quite interesting actually (giggles at the thought for ages).

DOES RONAN EVER GET ON YOUR NERVES?
(Jessica Musson, Notts)
Not really, to be honest. Ronan's been very, very good to us in every way possible. He's a very busy guy with a lot of things on his shoulders. We try not to bother him to much, but when we do ring him up and ask him things, he's always there. His voice is amazing, and no matter what it is, whether it's about what shoes we buy, he gives us an opinion. For someone that busy, its amazing. Y'know he's married, he's got a kid, Boyzone, his solo stuff, presenting - he does everything! And to manage us too and be there for us when we need him, is amazing.

YOUR BIRTHDAY IS A DAY BEFORE MINE SO YOU'RE A LIBRA LIKE ME. DO YOU BELIEVE IN HOROSCOPES AND SUPERSTITION?
(Debbie Jeffreys, Bracknell)
I'm very superstitious actually, but I never read my horoscopes anymore, even if someone reads it to me I won't listen. I used to, but not anymore. I went to a fortune teller when I was at Leeds, she didn't tell me anything bad. She said I'd be successful in my career and one day I'd play at Wembley. I assumed it'd be at football, but it'll probably be with the band. Since then I decided I never wanna hear the future again.

WHAT ARE YOURS AND THE OTHER LADS' WORST HABITS?
(Elizabeth Horobin, Conwy)
Picking my nose. I try not to do it in public, but if I rub my nose and I feel something there, I have to get it. I never eat it though! (pulls a disgusted face). Shane doesn't listen to you, he's in a world of his own. Bryan is like a Duracell battery, always on the go. It can be 4am and we're all knackered but Bry'll wanna play football! Kian and Mark are pretty cool, although Kian can get agitated and lose his cool and I'll be like, "It's not that bad, chill." Mark can fall asleep just like that, which can be annoying, you'll turn to talk to him and he'll be, like. (Mark sleeping with his mouth open)!

FANS HOLD UP BANNERS FOR YOU. IF YOU COULD HOLD UP A BANNER FOR YOUR FANS, WHAT WOULD IT SAY?
(Vicki Mann, Somerset)
It'd say, "We love you so much, thank you for all for everything you've done for us."

Nicky's own pick of the post:
YOU'RE VERY PROTECTIVE OF GEORGINA, BUT HAS YOUR RELATIONSHIP CHANGED SINCE YOU JOINED WESTLIFE AND WHAT DOES SHE THINK OF YOUR FANS?
(Joanna, Nottingham)
Georgina thinks the fans are great, to be honest with you. At the start I didn't know how she's accept the female attention, but she's been great. If we're at home and there's a call at the house, she'll go out and speak to the fans. When she's at me mam's she'll quite happily talk all day to them. Even in town now, a lot of people recognise her and she's as nice as she can be to them. I think our relationship has changed a little bit. The fact that we don't see each other a lot has put a strain on it, and I'll freely admit that. But I think we're still as much in love as we were and hopefully it'll continue to be like that. Can I just say thank you to everyone who has been lovely to Georgina and myself, it really means a lot to us.

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