° Serious Talk °

Get to know the guys a little bit better...

Two girls want to take one of you guys home - do you go with them? KIAN: That's every man's fantasy. MARK: (Laughs) I'd really love to have a threesome! SHANE: It depends if they've got nice personalities! MARK: It depends if they look good. SHANE: True. Looks are so important. Looks are like the top for me. KIAN: That's a stupid thing to say! SHANE: Maybe it's not important to you, but it's important to me. MARK: If you're going to have a threesome it's going to be more of a sex thing, not like boyfriend and girlfriend making love. So that's why the girls need to be sexy girls. SHANE: I don't see why that's a bad thing. KIAN: It's a bad thing to say because you say it all the time. SHANE: I'm just being honest here.

You’re in a club and spot a girl coming back from the loo with her skirt tucked in her knickers...whad’ya do? MARK: I reckon you let her have a bit of a walk around, heh-heh! KIAN: I’d run over and pinch her bottom! Only joking! BRYAN: It’d be a good chat up line, wouldn’t it! I’d say something like, ‘Do you always walk around with your skirt tucked in your knickers?’. SHANE: I’d watch for a bit, but I’d definitely go up and fix it for her. I’d say, ‘Sorry, I’ll just get that!’. NICKY: I’d probably die laughing, but then I’d go over and quietly tell her what was wrong. I’d say, (laughing) ‘I don’t mean to interrupt you, but your bottom is showing.’.

If a gorgeous girl asked you to go skinny-dipping in the hotel pool where everyone was staying, would you do it? BRYAN: (giggling cheekily) I’ve actually been in that sort of situation once in Ireland... but that’s all I’m gonna say! MARK: I’d do it as well. But I’d be clever enough not to let the guys catch me! SHANE: Even if the pool was in the middle of the hotel I’d still do it - as long as it was at night... KIAN: You’d be a sad man not to! NICKY: If I didn’t have a girlfriend, then of course I would! It’d be funny if the paparazzi caught you though - I don’t know what I’d say to my mam!

You’re doing a gig and spot a beautiful girl in the front row. She gives her number to a bouncer who brings it back to you...whad’ya do? MARK: That’s a tough situation cos you don’t know if she’s giving the number just cos you’re up on stage... BRYAN: She could be a psychopathic killer for all you know! SHANE: If she was really gorge, then definitely. If she was a psycho I’d be able to tell after 20 minutes and I’d be nice and tell her I had to go. I’ve done that sort of thing before. I’ve dated a couple of fans... NICKY: If I didn’t have a girlfriend and she was that nice and old enough, then I’d give her a call! KIAN: I’ve actually dated a Swedish girl that followed the band before.

You’re all off to a fancy dress party but the code is ‘animals’ ...what would you wear? BRYAN: I’d go as a beaver, cos I’ve got bucked beaver teeth! MARK: I would go as a donkey! SHANE: I think I would go as a horse cos I really love horses. KIAN: Nup, I would go as the horse cos I’m a bit of a stallion you see, heh-heh. NICKY: I would go as a tiger or a fox I think.

How would a girl go about wooing you? MARK: She'd have to be really funny and a good laugh. BRYAN: Just by smiling at me, because I've never been chatted up before! NICKY: Eye contact for me, definitely. KIAN: Just being a nice person - by being herself. SHANE: She'd need to be presentable so I liked her at first glance.

What would she need to look like? MARK: I like different sorts of girls. You kind of know when you see someone that you could get on with BRYAN: I'm not into made-up, fake-looking girls. Someone natural and different-looking. NICKY: Very ladylike and smart, not streety-looking. KIAN: Natural-looking with something different about her. SHANE: Very well-presented but not too much make-up. I don't like girls who look like they've taken hours to get ready.

How would she catch your eye? MARK: Well, to start with, if they were nice-looking and they had nice clothes on. But you'd have to see what they were like as a person. BRYAN: I always notice a smile first NICKY: By looking at me KIAN: If she was good-looking she'd catch my eye anyway! SHANE: A nice smile would do it every time.

What should she be wearing? MARK: Well, I really like Mel C´s style, but then again I think Mariah Carey looks good. I basically like all kinds of clothes! BRYAN: I do like short skirts, and I like smart girls. NICKY: Like I said, classy. KIAN: I like the baggy trousers and sneaker look, but I also like slick girls. Anything! SHANE: Some girls look gorgeous in combats, and some look gorgeous in hipsters, so whatever they look gorgeous in!

What perfume should she wear? MARK: Most girls smell nice anyway, so that´s enough for me! BRYAN: Tommy Girl. NICKY: Eternity by Calvin Klein, definitely! KIAN:I love White Musk. SHANE: Cool Water for Women.

Would you like her to look like any famous gal? MARK: Mariah Carey. I think she´s beautiful. BRYAN: Jennifer Love Hewitt. NICKY: Nope, just herself! KIAN: Any, hahaha! SHANE: Nicole Kidman, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Cameron Diaz are beautiful.

Have you ever had a nightmare girl experience? MARK: Once, some of my friends told this girl I didn´t like that I liked her, so she started chatting me up. I felt really awful, and they all sat giggling in the corner. BRYAN: Yes. I was grabbed a few times by drunk girls when I worked on security in McDonald´s. that was embarrassing. NICKY: This girl that used to follow ma around at shool all the time, and then follow me home afterwards - that was a total nightmare! KIAN: I´ve been sent some very weird, very pervy letters! SHANE: I´ve had girls I´ve chatted to turn into complete psychos and decide that we should spend the rest of our lives together. Scary!

Which Friends girl? MARK: Monica BRYAN: Rachel NICKY: Monica KIAN: Rachel SHANE: Phoebe

Which Spice? Mark: Victoria Bryan: Mel C Nicky: Victoria Kian: Emma Shane: Victoria

You're in a bar and you see a beautiful girl. What do you say to impress her? SHANE: I stare at her like crazy. KIAN: Yeah, and flirt with her. SHANE: But the most important thing is eye contact.(Laughs) Then I'd say, "How are you doing?!" MARK: Yeah, try to catch her eye and start flirting, smiling and talking. SHANE: I'd stare at her a lot and see if she likes me. KIAN: You have to show you like her. MARK: If you just walk over and start saying all the chat up lines, they're going to think you're a total idiot.

A fan asks you out to dinner and you don't have any plans that night. Would you go? SHANE: Is she good looking? If she isn't, I wouldn't go. I'm only joking! MARK: It depends if she's a nice girl. SHANE: If she's a nice girl I'd go. Her being a fan wouldn't bother me. KIAN: Depends how big a fan she is. MARK: If she's a lunatic, I wouldn't.

You've been seeing a girl for some weeks and you both want to take it furthur. She tell you it's her first time - she's a virgin. What do you do? SHANE: I'd tell her: "Don't worry, so am I". (Laughs) MARK: That's terrible! I'd try to make it the nicest experience possible. Not do anything too fast. If it's her first experience, you don't want to put her off. I'd probably be nervous knowing it was her first time. I'm giving her the impression of sex. First impressions last, if you know what I mean. SHANE: You'd want to be good! KIAN: (Laughs) You've got to make sure she's very, very comfortable. And she needs to be absolutely sure she's doing the right thing. It's important the first person you have sex with is someone you love. I was really in love with the first person I had sex with. SHANE: I wouldn't do anything unless I loved her. If I'm in love, that's a good thing. Let nature take its course. KIAN: Obviously guys get nervous when they have to be, like, the first sex experience. You need to be the best you can be. Like Mark said, first impressions last.

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!

Who would you most like to kiss under the mistletoe? SHANE: Ooh, definitely Faith Hill. She’s absolutely stunning. She’s a gorgeous, lovely lady. KIAN: Actually I’d like to kiss me mammy! BRYAN: I don’t have to think about that – Kerry, of course! All this Christmas I’ll have a stash of mistletoe in my pocket and I’ll just keep taking it out. As we haven’t got to be so secretive this year, we can kiss whenever we want! MARK: Angelina Jolie, definitely, but I don’t know what her husband would say about that! But she’s just very, very sexy. She’s over in the UK filming Tomb Raider so you never know, I might bump into her! NICKY: I have to say Georgina! But if not her, then Liz Hurley. I’m still waiting for her to call, but obviously she’s not up for it!

So US girls are more forward? BRYAN: Definitely. They just come straight out and ask us if we want to sleep with them.

Sleep with them? BRYAN: Yep, some of the girls have no shame! There were a lot of girls who wanted us to sign their breasts and also ones who pulled down their knickers for us to sign down there! I just couldn't believe it!

What about the Mandy Moore incident? MARK: Nothing happened with Mandy Moore - honest! We went out a couple of times, but when I first met her I didn't realise she's only 16. She's a lovely girl, absolutely beautiful. And we had a great laugh - but really, nothing happened. We've kept in touch even though we're on opposite sides of the world, but at the end of the day we're just good friends.

Which star that you've met has most disappointed you? NICKY: Christina Aguilera. The first time, we went to her launch, we though she was an amazing singer. She just thinks she's such a star, and she's not. She's a talented singer, but who is she to treat anybody like that? She's just a person. BRYAN: She's a real cow. For such a talented girl to be such a cow is sad. KIAN: I just think she's a real prat. She's just not a nice person. She doesn't talk to anybody, she doesn't say hello, she doesn't mix - she is genuinely stuck-up.

When do you feel sexy? KIAN: Summer's always a good time on the beach, when you're in shape and you come out of the sea and the water's falling off you... NICKY: I feel sexy if I'm pleased with my outfit before going on stage - I just love that feeling. MARK: I never really fee sexy to be honest, sometimes I think I look better than other times but I never really feel sexy. Maybe I do sometimes and I just don't realize it. If I'm in an intimate situation with a girl then I feel sexy, heh-heh!

Who is the sauciest member of Westlife? NICKY: I think that we're all probably pretty saucy in our own ways but we don't let anybody know about it, if you know what I mean! BRYAN: No way. Shane is the sauciest 'cos he loves Ketchup on his chips, heh-heh! Nah, I think it's Shane 'cos he's the best one with the laydees. MARK: Oh I thought I was the sauciest - only joking! SHANE: You wish!

Who talks about laydees the most? NICKY: Shane is probably the worst for spotting a girl and going 'Wow, look at her!'. SHANE: Nah, it's Mark - without a doubt! He doesn't stop talking about women, but then again he hasn't got a girlfriend, so he's allowed, isn't he? KIAN: But Bryan wouldn't be far behind Shane thugh, would he? He's always spotting the birds!

Do you have a favourite part of your body? KIAN: Yeah, my eyes. Only 'cos people tell me they look good and if people tell me they look good, then they must be OK! NICKY: My hands are the best part of my body, they're well cool. They are exactly the same as my sister and my brother's! SHANE: Me too. It's got to be my hands because a lot of people have commented on how nice they are now, so I've come to quite like them! BRYAN: But I've got the biggest hands in pop so it can't be my hands! I'm quite keen on the backs of my ankles, heh-heh! MARK: Between my big toe and the next toe down. It is just a very curvaceous and sexy part of my body, although not many people get to see it.

Have you ever been caught posing in the mirror by a girl? BRYAN: Yeah, our little sweetheart stylist just caught me posing about ten minutes ago! [ho ho ho, I can imagine it now...] SHANE: I've never been caught looking at myself in the mirror, even if I was I wouldn't be that bothered because in this business you have to look after your appearance, and you need to look respectable. NICKY: Yeah, I know what you mean, I don't get caught posing by my girlfriend really, I don't stand there and pose and throw punches or anything. I just get ready and make sure that I look the best that I can before I leave the building. It's not posing! Call it vain if you like, but I just like to look the best that I can all the time!

Have you ever snogged more than one girl in 24 hours? BRYAN: I've snogged seven. Some mates and myself went to a club and we were egging each other on to snog as many as possible, it didn't mean anything because they were all horrible. NICKY: I had 11 girls one night back when I was 15! It was the night of my junior exam results. SHANE: Four in one night. It's okay though, 'cos I was only 14. Me and my mates were just chasing the girls and kissing them - it was a laugh. KIAN: I kissed 15 in the one night once, but I was only about 15 or 16 too! MARK: I've never done anything that bad but... (we can't print that!) KIAN: Mark! I know loads of times when you've snogged two or three birds in the one night! MARK: (embarrassed) yeah, maybe two or three but not 12 or anything. NICKY: And he would have been the most recent to do something like that!

What girls' perfume drives you mad? KIAN: Emporio Armani! NICKY: Calvin Klein Eternity! MARK: I don't really know the smell of many perfumes but I think that just the smell of a girl without perfume is great! Not like the smell of her armpits or anything, but the smell of a clean girl! That shampoo fresh smell! SHANE: Errmm... Cool Water, and Dolce & Gabanna. I smelt Cool Water on a fan the other day and I thought, umm... that's nice! BRYAN: Yeah, me too! I love Cool Water more though!

What does a girl have to do to catch your eye? SHANE: She must have amazing legs, wear a short skirt and really high heels. The legs are the really important part of it though - I love long sexy legs, they really do it for me. NICKY: Just purely eye contact for me! Eyes are a window to a girl's heart... BRYAN: I'd prefer a girl in a tracksuit, I hate it when girls dress tartily, and I hate makeup. I just like girls that look natural. MARK: Eyes and smile do it for me! You can tell so much about what a person is about by looking a the kind of eyes they are giving you!

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