MARCH 08
Westlife brave wind and rain at Wembley Square of Fame
We reckon Westlife would have preferred a Season In The Sun as a tribute for
playing their 27th concert at Wembley Arena. Instead the veteran Irish lads
braved the wind and rain to add their pawprints to the Wembley Square of Fame,
alongside Madonna and George Michael's. They took home a replica plaque for
playing more concerts at the venue than any other pop band. Nicky Byrne said:
"The first time we played here was 10 years ago. This is the closest to
Hollywood we'll get." He's no fool.
Source -
Mirror Newspaper
Posted - 29th March
Westlife Boys Hit The Town
WESTLIFE celebrated their four-night stint in Glasgow by going out to an Irish
bar. Kian, Shane, Nicky and Mark played a blinding set at the city's SECC last
week culminating with their final night on Saturday. While Shane and Kian stayed
at the exclusive Mar Hall Hotel, Mark and Nicky decided to stay in separate
accommodation in the city centre, preferring the hustle and bustle. But the boys
hadn't really let their hair down until Friday night when they decided to hit
the town. Shane said: "Me and the boys are going out tonight to an Irish bar. We
haven't really been out yet in Glasgow as we've been hanging out with family and
friends, but we decided it was time to thank our crew by giving them a good
night out." The boys spent the majority of their time at Waxy O'Connor's bar in
the city in a private area and left in the small hours of Saturday morning.
Shane also revealed he is delighted that he'll be a father for the second time.
He said: "I am thrilled at the news and I am looking forward to the birth of my
new child. We'll be having a few drinks to celebrate that tonight as well."
Source -
Daily Record Newspaper
Posted - 24th March
Source -
Westlife.com
Posted - 18th March
Westlife boys spare a moment for their No.1 fans from Carlow
THEY MIGHT have been tired but Irish pop sensations Westlife still made time for their loyal fans from Carlow. Lucky cousins, eight-year-old Shania Carr from Idrone Park, seven-year-old Shannon Coakley from John Sweeney Park and ten-year-old Brandon Redmond from Riverview Close, Carlow town, chanced upon a meeting with the famous band on a flight back to Dublin recently. The three were returning from a family get-together in Leeds where they were celebrating the 70th birthday of their aunt Kathleen Kenny, originally from Tullow. The three Carlovians were lucky enough to be the only children on the plane and so were treated to some time with the Westlife boys.
“We did hear that someone had seen them being snuck onto the plane and when we were going to get our seats they were sitting at the front but we were told that they were too tired to speak to anyone,” said Shania’s mum, Tracey Carr. “Once the plane got off the ground the kids went up to them anyway and they were very good to them. They got their pictures taken and they autographed Shania’s High School Musical book. I think they realised there were no more children on the plane so they made an exception,” she said. The only blight was that one of the band members refused to speak to the young Carlovians. Sligo man Kian Egan pulled his hood over his head and went to sleep but his
fiancé, former Hollyoaks actress Jodie Albert, more than made up for his bad behaviour.
“She was absolutely lovely and was very apologetic about Kian but she chatted away to the kids instead,” said Tracey. “The children were absolutely delighted and it was a real treat for them, they are lovely lads.”
Source - Carlow Nationalist
Posted - 18th March
Megan chats with Westlife
Pop superstars Westlife made a Northumberland youngster's day when they chatted to her backstage before a sell-out gig.The Irish fourseome all took time out from their hectic schedule to speak to Megan Armstrong at their concert at the Newcastle Arena earlier this week. The eight-year-old is battling a brain tumour on her brain that was diagnosed when she was a baby.
Dad, Philip, said the youngster had loved meeting the band. "It was great. The fact that the guys gave up some of their time to chat with Megan and make a fuss of her was really good. They were obviously really busy, having been to a charity event earlier in the evening and they were about to go on stage, but they still had time for her. They asked how she was doing and where she was from, things like that. Fair play to them - they were genuinely lovely guys."
The meeting took place before the band performed in front of 14,000 fans. Mr Armstrong said: Megan was absolutely delighted to be there and was very excited. She made them a little picture with stick men on it with their heads stuck on, with her in the middle, with a message on the back. Mark read it out and they were quite touched by it."
After the meeting Megan, eight, joined the audience. Although it took a couple of songs for her sensitive ears to become accustomed to the loud noise, Mr Armstrong said his daughter was soon up singing along and dancing.
Anyone who would like to donate to the appeal set up in Megan's name can visit the website on
www.meganappeal.com
Source - The Journal
Posted - 18th May
Announcement From Shane
Hi everyone You've probably all heard the news by now, but I wanted to let
you know personally that Gillian and I are having another baby! I can't even
begin to describe how amazing we're both feeling right now - as you can imagine,
we're completely over the moon and Nicole is very excited at the thought of
having a little brother or sister to play with. The baby is due in September, so
quite a while to go yet, although I'm sure it'll fly by really quickly.
Gillian's bump is growing by the day and she's extremely happy and healthy. I
look forward to introducing the new member of the Filan clan to you later in the
year!
Love Shane.
Source -
Westlife.com
Posted - 14th March
Westlife's Shane to be a dad again
Singer's joy as he reveals wife Gillian is to have second child.
Westlife star Shane Filan was celebrating last night after revealing he is to become a dad again.
The singer called the Irish Daily Mirror to announce the good news and revealed "I can't believe I'm going to become a pop papa for the second
time."
He and his wife Gillian already have a two-year-old daughter Nicole.
Gillian, 28, is 3 months into her pregnancy and announced the new to family and close friends earlier this week.
A thrilled Shane, 28, said "We're going to be off from the band for a year from the summer so it seems like the perfect time to add to our family.
"I'm absolutely over the moon and it's going to be incredible to have two children. We didn't want to leave it too long to give Nicole a little brother or sister so it's perfect timing. Gillian is an amazing woman and I feel so proud to be having another child with
her."
Westlife have just kicked off their mammoth world tour which includes live dates around the UK, Ireland, Australia and the Far East. Eyebrows were raised at the Meteor Awards in Dublin a fortnight ago when Gillian refused to drink at the after-show party. But the celebrity couple kept the news secret until their all-important three-months scan.
They currently live between a luxurious seven-bedroom mansion in their hometown of Sligo and another sprawling home in Surrey. Shane's Westlife bandmates have also joined the parent club.
Nicky Byrne and his wife Georgina had twins last year while ex-band-mate Brian McFadden has two daughters Molly and Lily Sue with his ex-wife Kerry Katona.
Shane added "It's going to be hectic in the Filan household with two little ones running around but we really can't wait. With the band taking a year off it is going to give me the chance to get really stuck in and be a great dad. I'll be able to give Gillian all the help she needs. All our friends and family are thrilled. Now we are just looking forward to whatever the future brings."
Source - Irish Daily Mirror
Posted - 7th March
Westlife's Shane to be a dad again.
Westlife star Shane filan was celebrating last night after revealing that he is
to become a dad again. The singer called the Irish Dailiy Mirror to announce the
good news and revealed: I cant believe Im going to become a pop papa for the
second time again. He and his wife Gillian already have a two year old daughter
Nicole. Gillian, 28 is is three months into the pregnancy and announced the news
to family and close friends earlier this week. A thrilled Shane, 28 said: We're
going to be off from the band for a year from the summer so it seems like the
perfect time to add to our family.
Source -
Westlife.com
Posted - 6th March
Westlife's Entourage
Westlife have invested in a bigger tour bus for their arena tour this year – as they have got double theThe boyband are currently hitting the road with their massive Back Home Arena tour.
And joining the boys on their tour are their wives, girlfriends, babies and a boyfriend.
‘All our partners spend so much time together on the road they’re like a family,’ said Nicky Byrne.
‘We call them all The Waggabies!’
Check out Westlife’s latest single Us Against The World, out now
Source - the daily goss
Posted - 5th March
'Us Against The World' is here! - 5 March
‘Us Against The World' is the ultimate Westlife anthem, and it's in stores today!
Westlife's beautiful new single is a celebration of ten years of laughter, tears and incredible memories for the band, and they couldn't have done any of it without you. Westlife dedicate ‘Us Against The World' to all their fans around the world; thank you for the support.
You can buy the single on two CD formats, which are:
CD1:
‘Us Against The World'
‘Get Away'
CD2:
‘Us Against The World'
‘Us Against The World' Ashanti Boyz remix
‘Us Against The World' Wideboys remix
You can also buy it on iTunes here.
Let's help Westlife make it to an incredible fifteen Number Ones!
Source -
westlife.com
Posted 6th May
Westlife fill up at Carragher’s cafe
WESTLIFE filled up with some healthy food before entertaining a sell-out crowd at the ECHO Arena.
The Irish boy band popped into Jamie Carragher’s restaurant Cafι Sports England before the show.
They tucked into smoothies and Reds star Jamie’s pasta dish, Penne Carragher, on Friday.
Cafe Sports England manager Jenny Cook said: “People did notice them and were very excited. They came to the restaurant at about 4pm and stayed for a couple of hours.”
Kian, Mark, Shane and Nicky stayed at the Radisson SAS in Old Hall Street after the concert.
Source -
Liverpool Echo
Posted - 6th March
Pre-order live version of 'Us Against The World'!
Westlife's beautiful new single ‘Us Against The World' is in stores on Monday 3rd March, and you can now pre-order a live version of it!
Text ‘Westlife' to 82822 to pre-order the track for just £1.50 plus your standard network rate. The track is redeemable from Monday, and is the perfect accompaniment to the official single.
Please note: this is a UK only service, and not available on Virgin Mobile Networks. Downloads are PC
only.
From:
westlife.com
Posted - 2nd March
New in the forum
Westlife's incredible new tour kicked off last night in Belfast - we hope you're excited; we sure are!
Once you've seen the show, why not post your review in our brand new Tour 2008 Forum? We'll be highlighting our favourite quotes at the end of every week in the News area - so get writing
here.
And while you're in the Forum, you can have a giggle with our ‘Us Against The World' challenge thread. To celebrate the single's release next Monday, 3rd March, we want you to pit things against each other in our new thread - eg: chocolate versus crisps, Paris versus New York - whatever springs to mind! Get involved
here.
Source -
westlife.com
Posted - 2nd March