SHANE
FULL NAME: Shane Steven Filan
DATE OF BIRTH: 5th July 1979, 12:34 p.m.
MARRIED TO: Gillian, Kian’s cousin
DATE/PLACE OF MARRIAGE: 28th December 2003, in Co. Mayo, Ireland
CHILDREN: Nicole, Patrick and Shane
STAR SIGN: Cancer
PLACE OF BIRTH: Sligo, Ireland
SCHOOL: Scoil Fatima, St. John's Primary & Summer Hill
College, Sligo
BEST CLASS: Accounting
HE NOW LIVES IN: Sligo, Ireland with wife Gillian
COLOUR OF EYES: Hazel green
COLOUR OF HAIR: Dark brown
HEIGHT: 5ft 9
CHEST: 38
SHOE SIZE: 9
TATTOOS: No
SCARS/MARKS: A scar on his head where he fell when he was younger
FAMILY: Parents: Peter & Mae, Brothers: Finbarr, Peter
& Liam, Sisters: Yvonne, Denise & Mairead
PREVIOUS JOB: Hardware store
PREVIOUS BANDS: He has been in a boyband called Six As One
at the start and then I.O.U. with Kian, Mark & three other friends.
SINGING SINCE: A baby…
PETS: Two German Shepherd dogs
FIRST RECORD BOUGHT: “Uptown Girl” by Billy Joel
FIRST KISS: When he was 10 years old
IDEAL WOMAN: good sense of humour, cute, cuddly & one who
loves me
HOBBIES: horseriding, snooker, pitch and putt
MOTTO: “Everything happens for a reason”
I NEVER THOUGHT THAT WESTLIFE WOULD: Still be hugely successful
seven years on
WHAT THE OTHER GUYS SAY ABOUT HIM: That I am generous and a
nice guy!
WHEN HE’S NOT WORKING HE LIKES TO: Change my daughter’s
nappies!
FAVOURITE WESTLIFE MOMENT: Meeting the Pope
FAVOURITE WESTLIFE TRACK: Flying Without Wings
FAVOURITE WESTLIFE VIDEO: Fool Again
DISLIKES: Rude people, rats, insects, snakes & big roller
coasters
LIKES: Sleeping, shop
U2 OR B*WITCHED: U2
BACKSTREET BOYS OR BOYZONE: Both
BLONDES OR BRUNETTES: either
RIGHTLY OR LEFTY: Righty
BOXERS OR BRIEFS: Calvin Klein briefs
FAVOURITE COLOUR: Black
FAVOURITE SPORTS: Horseriding, soccer, golf, rugby, basketball
& tennis
FAVOURITE BREAKFAST: Irish fry-up cooked by his mum or dad
FAVOURITE FOOD: Italian food & his mum's cooking
WORST FOOD: Sushi
FAVOURITE DRINK: Coca cola
FAVOURITE TV PROGRAMME: Friends & The Simpsons
FAVOURITE DESIGNER: Dolce & Gambana & Gucci
FAVOURITE VACATION SPOT: Sydney, Australia
FAVOURITE CLOTHS: his black leather Diesel trousers
FAVOURITE RECORD: “I believe I can fly” by R Kelly
FAVOURITE ACTORS: Tom Cruise & Hugh Grant
FAVOURITE ACTRESS: Nicole Kidman & Catherine Zeta-Jones
FAVOURITE TV STAR: Phoebe from Friends
FAVOURITE SINGERS: Bryan Adams, Michael Jackson & George
Michael
FAVOURITE MOVIE: Armageddon & Titanic
WORST MOVIE: The Talented Mr. Ripley
FAVOURITE PERFUME: Cool Water & Hugo Boss
DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS: Level-headed, generous, romantic