Ok, guys. Get ready to answer some of the most probing questions ever! First
off, have you ever come close to snogging a member of the same sex?
Shane - Never! Hugging, maybe, but never snogging. I'd rather kiss a dog than
another man!
Nicky - Never, ever, ever - except maybe after scoring a goal when I was a
footballer.
Bryan - No! I love women way too much!
Mark - I've kissed my Dad on the cheek, but everyone does that, don't they?
Kian - I've never come anywhere near it and I wouldn't even consider it!
What's the biggest mistake you've ever made?
Shane - When I was in the band IOU, I bleached my hair blonde. It was a total
disaster - it looked like a bad version of Kian's! Never again!
Mark - I stole my parents' car and crashed it into a post! I was only 16 and
it was really irresponsible. I totally regret that.
Nicky - I regret signing for Leeds Utd and not finishing my exams.
Bryan - Getting caught cheating in a mock maths exam was pretty bad. I had
all of the answers written on my hand - not a good move!
Which members of the band have you seen naked?
Shane - Everyone!
Nicky - All of them!
Bryan - Yeah, all of them!
Mark - None, actually.
Kian - Mark, you have, you liar!
Will any of you quit the fame game in the future?
Shane - I think Mark will. He does this job because he loves to sing, not
because he loves being famous.
Kian - I'd say Mark too. He's a quiet person and likes his privacy.
Nicky - Yeah, he's so laid back and doesn't really care about glamour or fame.
Bryan - He's very homely, too.
Mark - Yeah, it probably would be me. I love what I'm doing now, but one day
I might just go and live on a desert island.
What's the strictest thing that Ronan's ever said to you?
Mark - He's not really strict, but he advises us on things like girlfriend
and how to treat people.
Nicky - We're more like mates - it's not like he's a teacher or anything. He
listens to our opinions and gives us feedback.
Bryan - Ronan's more interested in the songs and the music than anything
else. Louis (their other manager) is the strict one!
Shane - I was late for a TV show once and Ronan just said: "Look, you can't
do that." And he was really serious about it. I haven't been late for
anything since!
Naming no names, who's your least fave person in showbiz?
Kian - The person I'm thinking of is really tall, with spiky hair and looks
quite old! He's got a tattoo, wears baggy clothes, is sometimes unshaven. Oh,
and he's in pop.
Nicky - This person is small and weird with black hair. He's off the wall and
a male solo artist.
Shane - There isn't anyone I hate, but one indie popstar was once very rude
to Bryan Nicky.
Mark - He's a fella, rugged looking, he's got facial hair and piecings in his
ear...
Bryan - He's got shaggy hair and glasses and he thinks that he's John Lennon!
What do you wear in bed?
Shane - Boxers.
Nicky - Nothing but a smile.
Kian - Not telling, I'm shy!
Mark - Shorts and a T-shirt.
Here's a bit of a cheeky one! What's the girliest item of clothing you have
ever worn?
Shane - When I was at school, I was in a play called Annie Get Your Gun. I
wore a long black dress and a bonnet! I played the part of Jessie - one of
the four girls!
Kian - I dressed up as Marilyn Monroe for a variety shoe once. I wore
balloons up my top and a lovely polker dot skirt!
Bryan - For the MTV awards, I wore a jumper with diamonds on the front, It
looked good for that occasion, but I wouldn't wear it normally!
Mark - I wore a jacket that had sequins on the collar and cuffs. People
thought our stylist had gone a bit overboard, but I don't think that people
should take things like that seriously.
Whose wall would you like to be a fly on?
Bryan - Jennifer Love Hewitt's! I think it's obvious why!
Kian - I'd choose Sarah Michelle Gellar's bathroom, so I could watch her
'beauty routine'.
Shane - What about Michael Jackson? I'd love to know how he eats!
Mark - I'd choose OJ Simpson's house, to find out if he really murdered his
wife.
Nicky - Our manager, Louis, to find out what he's planning for us!
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 - Luckly, 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 hit my 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 that 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 ice cream in Home Economics and put vinegar in it as a
joke. The teacher tasted some 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 your self to a pop star?
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 in a band - that's so boring! Be
yourself, you can't go wrong!
Nicky - I'd just say "Hi" and shake hands with them. If it was someone like
Madonna, I'd say that 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 let one off under a church once when I was suppose 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.
What's the silliest argument you've had with another member of the band?
Shane - Bryan and I once had a two-hour argument over a bottle of hair
mousse!
Bryan - Yeah! That was so stupid!
Kian - And I always argue with Bryan about who sits where in the coach.
Mark - If a couple of us order the same meal at a restaurant and they bring
one portion out before the other, we'll always argue over who gets the first
one.
Nicky - I'm growing my hair and Kian accused me of growing it like his. That
was pretty silly!
What's the closest you've come to being arrested?
Shane - When I was younger, some mates of mine mooned out of the window of a
bus on the way back from a rugby match. It wasn't me, honest! Even so, the
police stopped the bus and questioned all of us.
Mark - On my last day of school, everyone got drunk and partied in the
streets. Some people go carried away, though, and started breaking windows. A
lot of people got arrested, but not me.
Kian - I've never come close. I'm a good boy!
Nicky - When I was really little, we set fire to some twigs at the side of a
road and a policeman rode past us on his bicycle. Luckily, he didn't spot us
and just carried on.
Bryan - I was at a football match and there was a bit of a riot. We were
nothing to do with it, though, so we just ran away!
What item of clothing would you like to be and who would you want to wear you?
Shane - Eva Herzigova's Wonderbra!
Mark - The T-shirt Mariah Carey wears on the cover of the album.
Nicky - I'd be Liz Hurley's Versace dress.
Kian - Heather Graham's jeans, or maybe even her bra!
Bryan - A thong worn by Jennifer Love Hewitt!
And why don't you take your tops off for photos? That's no fun!
Kian - Well, we're not strippers! That's not what we're about.
Bryan - Yeah, it's more about the music really.
Shane - A lot of bands did it four or five years ago, but not many do now do
they?
Mark - I don't think we need to get our pecs out to sell records. And to be
perfectly honest, I don't think anyone would want to see my chest, anyway!
Nicky - Yeah, none of us have really great bodies! Kian's is ok, mind...