Girls, there is a God. They’re single!
They may be the newest band on the block, but Blue are already making waves in the pop world. Celebrity hang outs, phone pests, and naughty e-mails - it’s all in a days work for these lads.
So, boys, are you attached?
All: Nope!
Lee: I like to “see” girls - going out with them doesn’t interest me.
Simon: I’ve seen a few girls I’m interested in but nothing’s happened... yet. I’m a young man with hormones all over the place.
Antony: Me yoo, so send in your pics.
Duncan: I’ve been divorced 5 times .... only joking, I’m single!
Are you on the market for a celebrity girlfriend then?
Lee: I’m trying.....
Simon: I don’t know if I’d want a celebrity girlfriend, I think I just want someone normal who doesn’t know who I am. I’m kind of feeling Tina S Club though, but only if no one else is feeling her!
Antony: I don’t know really, I’m too extrovert to settle down at the moment - with anyone.
Duncan: I’m not gonna go out with somebody just because they’re famous. You should be with someone you can fall in love with whether they work in a shop, they’re a singer (winking) or a journalist...
Cheeky! Are you regulars at trendy clubs now?
Simon: We haven’t had much time to do anything, it’s been so mad.
Lee: I did all that before. I like Sugar Reef and all those kinda places - you get fit birds there.
Antony: It’s expensive but when you go into town you have to pop in, don’t you?
Duncan: I’m not really into all that, I’d rather just go to the local with my mates. I’m not a big drinker ‘cos when I’m drunk I get really naughty, and end up taking my clothes off!
Are you getting on each other’s nerves yet?
Lee: No way! They’re my boys - we’ve all been friends for ages now. Antony just cracks me up, Duncan and I talk rubbish all the time and Si chills me out.
Simon: Antony makes us all laugh and so does Lee. He’s scatty and hyperactive all the time!
Duncan: Lee’s funny, except when we’re tired. Then we’re like “shut up!”
Antony: We know everything about each other now, all our faults and stuff - it’s cool. I nick all of Simon’s trainers, he owns about 50 pairs!
How are you coping with the trappings of fame?
Lee: To be honest everything goes over my head a bit, I still feel the same, not like a popstar at all!
Simon: How’s a pop star supposed to feel? I don’t like it when people treat me differently, especially old friends from back home.
Duncan: We haven’t actually had time to realise what’s happening, it’s been mad.
Antony: Yeah! We went to this party the other day and Lisa Snowdon came up to us and said she liked the video. I was well chuffed.
Have you got any obsessive fans?
Lee: Nah, not really. I have my number out by accident and this girl phones me all the time. She wants me to be her boyfriend.
Simon: I don’t think I’m that popular. People say I look moody, but I’m not. I’m not silly enough to give my number out though!
Antony: It’s mad, especially when we’re at places like SM:tv. I love it - I’ve been practicing signing my autograph for years!
Duncan: Some got hold of my e-mail address the other day. Now when I get home there’s about 50 messages - it’s reallt flattering. Some of them say rude things - but they’re for my eyes only....
Thanx to Smash Hits magazine for this interview. May 2001.
That was one of the 1st interviews with Blue, just after they'd released "All Rise".