Mark Feehily

2022 - 5 - 13

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Mark Feehily on being fat shamed in Westlife and forced to come out ... (RSVP Live)

Speaking about being body-shamed as the “fat one” in the band beside Shane Filan, Kian Egan, Nikki Byrne and in their early days Brian McFadden, Mark said the ...

"Thankfully in the media industry, they wouldn't even think about doing something like that now. "They want to know if you want to go and talk to them and explain your situation or not, but it is going in the paper either way. He went on to describe a particularly nasty magazine article that had a "circle of shame" highlighting "what was wrong with a celebrity" and Feehily said "it completely destroyed" him.

Mark Feehily was told 'you're fat, lose weight' (RTE.ie)

Discussing the many facets of being in a boyband and how the music industry has changed since he joined Westlife, Mark Feehily said he was told on a number ...

Westlife star Mark Feehily's romance with boyfriend Cailean O'Neill ... (RSVP Live)

The couple were dating for four years before they went public - the same year the got engaged and welcomed their first child. This came after Mark was ...

He said in a statement: "Sadly, Kevin & I are no longer together. my brother has a child, my godchild, so it's not the first kid that I've been around," he told Dermot Whelan and Dave Moore on Today FM. In May 2019, Mark announced that he and Cailean were expecting a baby together. "We won't be answering any questions about this as its a very private matter. He said: "Baby Layla born safe & sound @ 7.27pm on October 1st 2019! I wanted to be the first to say it...

RTE's Ryan Tubridy in disbelief as Westlife's Mark Feehily opens up ... (Irish Mirror)

"Now instead of someone from a music record label it's Twitter or Instagram." Instagram. The singer also opened up on when he was fat shamed in a magazine, ...

He told RTE's Ryan Tubridy that he was always aware of his weight, even before his fame: "I never liked the camera being on me.....I was just conscious of my weight, my weight always fluctuated, it's weird because when I was young I never realised I was, I fluctuated in and out of a little overweight, not really overweight, I always fluctuated in and out of it. "Before you go on TV shows you know theres like 50 million people watching this one and you're like 'oh my god', all I can describe it as, say if the camera is here, the weight on my face, it just wasn't right it felt, it was an inbuilt thing that didn't feel naturally to me at all." The singer also opened up on when he was fat shamed in a magazine, as they zoomed in on a picture of his belly while he was playing tennis, saying it "destroyed" him.

RTE viewers praise 'good guy' Westlife star Mark Feehily as he talks ... (The Irish Sun)

RTE viewers praised "good guy" Westlife star Mark Feehily as he opened up about how he was treated in the music industry over his weight.The singer re.

"All I can describe it as is when the camera's on you...It just kind of felt like a weight on my face. #latelate #latelateShow @westlifemusic." That was a great interview. He said: "I really never liked the camera being on me. Aoife added: "People can be so horrible. If you don't like someone you really don't have to be a d*** about it #LateLateShow."

Mark Feehily praised for speaking about being fat-shamed in music ... (Her.ie)

Westlife star Mark Feehily has opened up about the horrible comments that were made to him throughout his career about his weight.

That was a great interview." He paved the way for so many young gay guys in Ireland," one person said. "Thankfully in the media industry, they wouldn't even think about doing something like that now. "I'm like, I forgot about that until you told me. It’s only when others say it to me.” “It's like'there's 40 million people about to watch you and you're fat.

Westlife's Mark Feehily opens up about body-shaming comments ... (Extra.ie)

The Sligo native reflected on his success as a member of one of the world's biggest boy bands, admitting it wasn't always an easy ride. Speaking to Ryan Tubridy ...

‘I never liked the camera being on me…..I was just conscious of my weight, my weight always fluctuated, it’s weird because when I was young I never realised I was, I fluctuated in and out of a little overweight, not really overweight, I always fluctuated in and out of it.’ Now instead of someone from a music record label it’s Twitter or Instagram.’ Just before you went on camera.’