CHUBBY Westlife star Bryan McFadden has secretly
continued his romance with Atomic Kitten Kerry Katona -
while publicly claiming it's all over.

The two pop stars decided to say their love affair had
bitten the dust after Westlife's management warned
them to cool the relationship.

Apparently Westlife's deluded legions of fans found the
idea of Bryan having a real-life girlfriend too much to
bear.

So you can imagine my surprise when one of my trusted
spies spotted the pair canoodling in Liverpool gay bar
The Escape on Thursday night.

What's more, the Westlife singer was accompanied by
another band member who is also rumoured to be
dating "Red" Kitten, Natasha.

Trouble is, like so many of us, my trusted spy - a fan of
Atomic Kitten - had no idea of the Westlife band
member's name!

The Kittens, who most recently hit the Top 10 with See
Ya, were performing to a small audience at the club.

But they brought some heavyweight support in the form
of Bryan, 19, and chum.

After a brief set, Kerry made a beeline for Bryan and the
pair began tickling each other's tonsils. "They looked
very much together," my spy reports.

"We couldn't believe it when we saw the Westlife lads at
the club.

"Then we saw the big guy from the band, Bryan, all over
Kerry and the penny dropped."

My revelation comes just days after Kerry allegedly
punched a fellow nightclubber when they mocked her
"ex" Bryan for being "chubby".

Kerry's defence for that spontaneous attack was that
Bryan was still a close friend. Hmmm.

"He isn't fat at all," Kerry, 19, protested later, adding "but
now Bryan and I have decided to cool off our romance to
concentrate on our careers."