WESTLIFE'S CASH LOAD
As reported earlier, Westlife will earn £2 million each from their latest tour. The boys are being paid £14,000 for every one of their 68 World Of Our Own concerts. In addition, they are getting £800,000 from merchandising and £300,000 from their lucrative deal with Adidas.
Kian said, "It's great being in this position but it could all end tomorrow so we've invested a lot of our money. Obviously we've bought cars and clothes but the majority is stashed away."
Shane has invested a lump sum to build a huge country estate for his parents. He said, "Investing in property is one of the best ways of earning you more money. There's no point just squandering money because it doesn't last forever." Shane will earn even more if he takes up offers from Armani and Gucci to be the face of new campaigns worth an estimated £1million each.
During the concert in Oslo, Norway, Westlife made their entrance from a huge flying globe and launched into a blistering set. It included a medley that contained the Bohemian Rhapsody. After their Oslo concert, Westlife partied at a nightclub into the early morning hours. By 2am, Bryan was ordering his 11th beer.
He said, "I've always loved a drink and have spent quite a bit on nights out, but hey, you work hard and you play hard. I've also bought three houses in the last year but sold one of them recently. Obviously my daughter Molly is taken care of for the future, but I still like to spend money on things for my wife, Kerry, my parents and my friends. It's nice to do things like that once in a while."
In addition, Nicky commented, "I definitely want to get married one day and settle down and have children but Westlife comes first at the moment." Nicky has bought a house with his girlfriend, Irish Prime Minister's daughter Georgina Ahern.