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Exclusive westlife revealed (week starting 9th Jne; The Irish sun 4 day special ...
Topic Started: Jun 9 2008, 01:10 PM (1,725 Views)
JoanneVIP
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youre very welcome :) yes MARKIEs turn tomrorw xxx
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JoanneVIP
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Now its Marks turn

Westlife's MArk Feehily has told how helping other gay men deal with their sexuality makes him prouder than the lads huge career sucess.

Mark came out to the public in August 2005, six months after he started dating singer Kevin McDaid.

Since then he has had many young men confess his announcement ,gave them courage to admit they were gay, and Mark says he has been touched to the core by their personal stories.

The 28 year old revealed, "If i could help someone in a similar situation to mine, give them strength, a few ideas, or even a little bit of confidence to come out, and make their life happier, then that would mean the world to me.

"More than any number one,any sell our tour, iTs very special to me to have that positive effect on someone elses life. "

"One particualr occasion stands out, About a year after i came out, a young lad came up to me in a nightclub and told me how my coming out had helped him"

This young lad said him mum had a newspaper with an article about me and he mentioned it to her and then seized the moment to come out to hs parents.

"He said it was all brillaint after, and he just wanted to thank me personally for helping that happen. I was choked. "

"There were definite tears in my eyes and i was stuttering but i stayed composed. After he had gone i couldnt stop thinking about his story and what had happened. It had a huge impact on me. When something like that happen to you it litterally, makes you want to cry with joy. "

"It is somehting i will take with me when i leave this planet, as one of my proudest moments in my life. "

The deep thinker of the band, mark, from Sligo is happier now than ever. But he does admit that being a gay man in rural Ireland, wasnt easy.

For years he kept his sexuality secret, and even denied it to himself.

In Westlife new book. Westlife - Our Story, Mark says. Im the type of person who has to be myself to be truly happy.

"For a long itme in Westlife and me personal life, I couldnt do that as the public didnt know i was gay. "So there was a time in my life when it was underlined by darkness and unhappiness. "

"I wasnt consumed by this issue all day. During that periso i wasnt ready to confront my feelings. "

"But if there was ever a quiet minute alone, Id sit down and there was a definite sadness in me "

"I wasnt pretending, i just hadnt come to a conclusion about it yet, There was still a dailogue in my head that was unresolved. "

"Then i met Kevin and everything changed "

And since making the life changing decision the shy gay with the big voice had realised it was the best thing he ever did.

He admitted that meeting kevin.....

"There was however a 6 month window, when we kept our relationship quiet, but i hated it, sneaking around, being evasive, it was dreadful. "

"But my growing feelings for Kevin, became the catalyst for me to come out. I had fallen in love with someone whos im wanted to share everything with, I was in heaven but only in secret. "

"Well i wasnt having it, I began to think, "You know what, Im loving this and am so happy ,eveyrhting im doing is good, nothing here needs hiding or covering up. "

"Before i knew it i wanted to come out in public, and the day came i was very veryhappy. "

"You might think of a gy pop star siting crying in the house, and thinking of the fall out. "

"Nothing could be further from the truth, I knew it was going to be in eveyr paper the next day, and i welcomed that. It was exciting. I can honestly say i have not had one bad remark or one bad letter ."

"Things have really changed so much better in the society. "

"And my grandparents, parents, family and friends all went out of their way to make sure I knew that they loved me, and how proud of me theyre were. "

"The thought of never coming out, as some people sadly do, and living to a ripe old age, behind a mask it just to awful. "

"Talking openly about im being gay wasnt the only struggle within Westlife. "

In the earlier days with the band, he also battlled with his weight, and dealing with the pressure of fame, and a life in a million away from his modest country upbringing.

Mark added "Theres a huge focus on appearance and image, and that has been something ive had to deal with over the years. "

"I felt under pressure about my weight for a long time. Once somebody from the Westlife camp went into my hotel room and removed all the sweets from my mini-bar, "

"It wasnt until about half way through the bands first ten years that i decided, I had to let all of it go. "

"I was used to be seen by some people as a "Product". I was used to being spoken about a fat. But i didnt like it. "

"But i knew i wanted to continue with my dream, and the band, and if that tohappen i knew i had to stop worrying baout these things. "

"Once i let go of all that not only did i enjoy the band more ,I also realised these comments, these people, these attitudes had toughened me up, which in the long run has helped me.


The Irish Sun.Mary for scanning and me for typing.

Picture to follow later xxx
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Gloria
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Thanks so much Jo for typing up this article about lovely Mark,he really is the most loveliest guy on the planet.He is so sensitive & appreciative.I'm so glad he came out about being gay.He is so happy & in love with Kevin. & that is what life is all about,he is a very truthful person & it must have been awful not saying anything about his relationship with Kevin.Go you Marky,you are just lovable.Love you loads. :D gr8 blow a kiss for MARKIE & a big big bighug iluvmark hugs markisamazing
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When I knew that Mark is gay man I really socked and it hard to accept this truth. After reflection for a while :unsure: I just knew that Marks absolutely great person,great man b) cuz he braved it out and he has had proud himself :rolleyes: .That isnt wrong.hehe :D .And I still like him & iluvwestlife.Thax Marry and Jo hugs xx
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Villy Feehily*McDaid
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Thaaaaanks for them all Jo and Mary :D What would we do without you being so far from the UK and Ireland, thaaaanks bighug
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Thank you Jo and Mary bighug Marks interview made me cry .

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JoanneVIP
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Youre all welcome. but id be lying if i said i wasnt fed up of typing lol..

Thank you so much mary

yes Mark is adorable and such a cutie xx
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JoanneVIP
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here is Marks scan

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Nicky's Angel
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Sara
the scans are lovely so sweet :D
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Villy Feehily*McDaid
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Awww yuuuuuuuummy so gorgeous :D :D :D Thanks for posting Jo and Mary for scanning :D
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JoanneVIP
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no problems x
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irishdreamer
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Thanks a million again girls. I don't normally want weekends to go quickly but I can''t wait til Monday !!!
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JoanneVIP
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Yes are you buying a book...... It sout in shops already... some people already read it
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Gloria
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I bought 2 books today from Woolworths because they were having an offer.I haven't read it yet. I'm waiting for Monday when hopefully I will get 2 more & have them signed by the lads.My daughter-in-law Jill is coming with me.xx I'm buying them as presents,so I don't want to ruin the pages.xx :)
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JoanneVIP
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Ye sin understand... Good luck at signing.....
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