Westlife star reveals struggles with weight and sexuality
Former Westlife star Mark Feehily has been voted the 55th sexiest man in the world by gay magazine Attitude. However, the pop star revealed that he wasn’t always so comfortable in his own skin, and he still struggles with his weight:
“I was chubby in school so was always self-conscious. Westlife helped as there were always complements flying in.
“Nowadays I’ve settled into myself and have good days and bad days… During the second half of my teens, I was struggling to deal with my sexuality and was chubby so that was a big challenge.
“But I was a good singer and I used to win lots of tennis tournaments so it was a roller-coaster, like many teen lives.”
Apparently Mark spent €3000 on a week-long stay at a French weight loss retreat after putting on weight since Westlife split, but that’s not to say he isn’t happy with life at the moment: “But in general I wouldn’t really change anything. I’m happy with what I got.”
Though his Westlife days are behind him, Mark still has ambitions in the music industry. He outlines his hopes for the future:
“To continue to make music, I want to be proud of each and every thing I do from this moment on regardless of chart positions.
“But in saying that, I’m driven and want to be successful too, so those two things combined would be the goal!”
