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BRYAN MCFADDEN
Date of birth: 12th April 1980
Star sign: Aries
Place of birth: Rotunda Hospital, Dublin
Where do you live now: Artane - Dublin
Colour of eyes: Blue
Height: 6ft 2
Inside Leg Measurement: 33
Chest: 41-42
Shoe size: 10
Any tattoos: Two Chinese words on either side of his spine on his lower back that mean "love" and "truth", plus a
peace sign in between them
Scars/marks: Birthmark on lower back
Family: parents Brendan and Mairead, one younger sister called Susan and a dog called Chip. Bryan is married to
Kerry and they have 2 daughters, Molly and Lilly Sue!
Previous Jobs: Bingo caller, Security at McDonald´s
Singing since: 4
Personality
Describe yourself in three words: Fun, shy, Irish
Bad habit: Forgetfulness
Rule of life: "Live life today and deal with tomorrow when it comes!"
Adorable qualities: Bryan ALWAYS licks the side of his mouth when he is thinking, or when he is at meet and greets
Phrase that you use often: What's the Craig!
If you were an animal, what kind of animal would you be? a donkey or a horse
Dream house: Massive house in Ireland
Most embarrassing moment: Getting the presenters name wrong on MTV
Likes/Dislikes
Hobbies: Singing, dancing, music, football
Instrument: Guitar and piano
Likes: Music, females and spending money
Dislikes: School, reading, writing, war, violence, other people's sadness - he likes everybody to be happy
Best class(es): English
Worst class(es): Irish
Fave sport(s): Soccer
Fave actor: Leo DiCaprio
Fave actress: Jennifer Love Hewitt
Fave male singer: Brian Littrell
Fave female singer: Mariah Carey
Most like to meet: Stevie Wonder
Who Would You Have A One 2 One With? Nelson Mandela
Most Impressive Person You've Ever Met: Bryan Adams
Best movie ever: Titanic
Fave cereal: Alpen
Fave food: A fry up from the Carlton Café in Sligo (Shane's family's café!), Japanese
Worst food: Dog food
Fave soft drink: Diet coke
McDonald's or Burger King: McDonald's
Fave place to chill: On the beach or on a boat
Fave place to visit: USA
Fave perfume, men’s: D&G
Fave perfume, women’s: Cool Water
Fave clothes: Baggy tracksuit
Fave designer: Dolce and Gabbana
Fave football team: Manchester United
Fave colour: red or black
Fave book: The General
Fave song: Something Stupid by Frank Sinatra
Fave WL song: What I want Is What I've Got
First record you bought: Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky
U2 or B*Witched: U2
BSB or Boyzone: BSB
Love life!
Blonde's or brunettes: Both
Ideal woman: Jennifer Love Hewitt
Girlfriend? Bry's married to Kerry Katona from pop group Atomic Kitten
Fave one-liner: How ya Love!
Romantic move (e.g. flowers): I sent my ex-girlfriend's mother flowers thanking her for bringing my girlfriend into
the world
Quotes
"God said he wanted to have a fruit that no one could rap about. People can rap about apples and bananas, but he
decided that oranges were going to be sacred."
- On why the word 'orange' doesn't rhymee with anything
"I'll know I'm famous when I have five Ferraris, seven houses, Cameron Diaz on my arm and a little man following
me with a huge bag of money"
"Me & Shane share so you can imagine what it's like - a bit like Beirut!"
- Bryan on who has the messiest hotel room.
"I've worked in a cash and carry store, a wine cellar and McDonald's, which was by far the worst. I was a security
guard for McDonald's in Dublin City Centre and it was awful. I just stood there all day - it was so boring."
- Bryan on his previous jobs
"When I was at school I got lines for dropping a big squelchy, loud fart. My teacher, who was a priest, made me
write 'I must not fart in class' 100 times. I left that school shortly afterwards."
"We were round Ronan's having dinner. One of his friends was having a drink and we swapped his short with a swig
of vinegar. The we started going 'Drink, drink, drink!' He did it, his face turned green and then he puked
everywhere!"
"I bite my finger nails and spit them out. I once spat off a roof and hit someone. I didn't mean to but it was a
direct hit."
"I collected Discovery Magazine. Looking back it was such a boring thing to do cos it's all about stuff like the Kings
and Queens of England. I used to keep each copy stashed away in a file!"
- Bryan on one of his more boring childhhood hobbies
"In Budapest, Hungary...they told us there wouldn't be too many fans there, but as soon as we arrived there was a
big bunch of girls at the airport waving to us!"
"If we wasted our money, we'd blame Ronan"
- Bryan on who they hold responsible forr Westlife's finances
"Bryan never stops talking. We just ignore him half the time!"
- Kian on Bry
"Bryan even talks in his sleep! Once he was asleep and I was on the phone, then he sat up and said, 'Britney Spears
is on the window ledge!' It was hysterical!"
- Nicky on Bryan
"I had to go home for a couple of days. I was just really, really tired."
- Bryan on his departure from the guys' U.S. promo tour in July 2000
"It can get very stressful. The getting up, getting on planes, changing countries and cities all the time. It's exciting
for the first week, but the rest is awful. There are times when I regret what we do...but then I think about it and
realise I couldn't get a normal job in Ireland today because of our success. It would be impossible, not even at
McDonald's."
- how his life has changed
"I miss just having a regular life. Getting up at 8am and coming home again in the evening and being free to do what
you want. Most people can take a day off, we can't. They can get out and get drunk on a Saturday night but we
can't..."
"We still have the winterly ballads...there's a few up-tempos as well, like the Celine Dion-type of up-tempos. It's
not like the stomp of Backstreet Boys. I can't see it doing worse than the first. It can only do better."
- talking about the new album
Did You Know...?
Bryan's nicknamed "Forgetful Spice" because he always forgets things when someone tells him something.
Bry used to spell his name with an 'i', he changed the spelling when he joined Westlife.
Before Westlife, he was in a band called Cartel.
He used to get bullied at school because the other kids said he was fat.
He says his first proper kiss wasn't till he was 17 (bless!)
The other Westlife lads say that Bryan gets the most screams from the audience when they're on tour!
Bryan was called Mr. Lazy when he was at school. He was always, always, ALWAYS late for school. Mornings were so
hard for him to wake up to. Bryan hated school, but now that hes gone he actually misses it!
Bryan was sent home from school on his first day because he flicked an elastic band at his teacher's head and when
he got home and his mum found out, she slapped him round the head.
He's scared of World War and of anything bad happening to his family.
Bryan hates rats.
He loves prawn crackers.
Bry sleeps in the nude!
He's the tallest member of Westlife
He would really love to meet singing legend Stevie Wonder!
Bryan plays piano and guitar
His mum Mairead is a play school teacher
Bryan's mum still moans about the mess in his room!
He used to have a job in a bingo hall
He cried when Swear it Again went to number one!
He fancies Claire from Steps
When Bry met the Queen, he told her he liked her dress.
His mobile phone bill works out at around £3,000 per month
Bryan's fave smell is baking bread
He sometimes wears South Park socks
Bry's fave journey is the flight from London to Dublin
His secret ambition is to become an actor eventually!
Bryan joined the BillieBarryStageSchool in Dublin at the age of 10, but his sister Susan joined when she was only
4 years old!
The video for Against All Odds had to be digitally remastered cos Bry was staring at Mariah's cleavage! Nicky
explained: "There's a bit at the end of the video on the last line of the song which has us all with Mariah in slow
motion, but when we saw the finished version, we're all smiling except Bryan, who is staring at her boobs. Because
it's in slow motion it's really obvious, so the video had to be re-mastered so that his eyes are facing straight ahead
like the rest of us. No one noticed until it had already been sent out to a few places, so there's still a sneaky look
earlier in the video that Bryan's girlfriend Kerry Katona isn't happy about."