From Five To Four, Yet Fans Want More - August 2006

 

HE was always the quiet one in the background, leaving his more outspoken bandmates to face the limelight.

 

But ever since Westlife heart-throb Mark Feehily admitted to being gay, the spotlight has come to rest on him.

 

When The New Paper spoke to him over the phone from London, he sounded positive and energetic.

 

'My fans have accepted me for who I am, and I am still doing the one thing that I love the most, and that is singing,' said the 26-year-old.

 

Following Feehily's public outing, Lance Bass of US boy band 'N Sync also declared that he was gay in July.

 

Does Feehily think he has started a trend?

 

The dark-haired crooner laughed it off. He was more candid about how Westlife was getting on without former member Brian McFadden.

 

'We've settled very comfortably as a four-member band. Bryan will always be a friend, but I really don't think we miss him anymore.'

 

This year marks the eighth anniversary of the Irish band, who will perform in Singapore for the third time on 8 Sep, as part of their Face To Face Asian Tour.

 

With their growing fan base, Westlife seems set to remain on the scene for a few more years.

 

Feehily said: 'We're not like the Spice Girls with Geri (Halliwell) and Take That with Robbie (Williams) - great bands that have met with internal disagreements and fallen apart.'

 

'The boys and I have been friends since we were 10 and understand one another.'

 

However, he already has a Plan B should things go wrong.

 

'I'll sing my days away,' he said. 'Be it in theatre, or just a regular pub, I know that I will always be out there singing and performing.'

 

Credit/Source: http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg