Full Name: Shane Steven Filan
Date of birth: 5th July 1979, 12:34 pm
Star sign: Cancer
Place of birth: Sligo, Ireland
School: Summer Hill College, Sligo
Where do you live now: Sligo / on the road with band
Height: 5ft 9
Colour of eyes: Hazel green
Any tattoos: No
Scars/marks: No
Shoe size: 9
Family: parents Peter and Mae, three brothers: Finbarr (30), Peter (29), Liam (27), three sisters: Yvonne (28), Denise (23), Mairead (21)
Rule of Life: "You only live once, so live a good life!"
Phrase that you use often: You know what I mean If you were an animal, what kind of animal would you be? a horse
Dream house: Very big with swimming pool
Instrument: Guitar
Likes: Sleeping, shopping, hot weather, girls, going out with his friends, horses (his family have a lot to do with the world of horses) and singing
Dislikes: Insects, rude people, rain
Worst class(es): Science
Best class(es): English/Maths
Fave sport(s): Soccer, horse riding
Fave actor: Tom Cruise
Fave actress: Catherine Zeta Jones
Fave male singer: George Michael
Fave female singer: Mariah Carey
Most like to meet: Michael Jackson
Best movie ever: Titanic
Fave cereal: Corn Flakes
Fave food: Spaghetti, Mum's cooking, steak and chips
Worst food: sushi
Fave soft drink: Coca Cola
McDonalds or Burger King: Both
Fave place to chill: At home
Fave place to visit: Tenerife
Fave football team: Liverpool
Fave perfume, men’s: Polo / Sport
Fave perfume, women’s: Beautiful / Chloe
Fave clothes: Long sleeved shirts
Fave designer: Dolce and Gabbana
Fave color: Black
Fave book: Anything by W.B.Yeats
Fave song: I Believe I can Fly by R Kelly, Take That - Back For Good
Fave WL song: What I want Is What I've Got
First record bought: Uptown Girl - Billy Joel
First concert: Status Quo in Sligo
U2 or B*Witched: U2
BSB or Boyzone: Both
Ideal woman: Cute, cuddly and one who loves me
Have a girlfriend: Not at the moment
Lovelife: was dating Gillian, Kian's cousin, also was rumored to be dating Natasha from Atomic Kitten
His first kiss: he can't rightly remember the first one but was kissing lots of girls in his teens- and his memory gets a little cloudy with names!
Fave one-liner: Too many to mention
Romantic move (eg. flowers): Buy a lot of balloons for her bedroom
Shane's nickname is "Country Spice" because of all the horses that his family owns!
Shane family have 40 horses, they all have the first name Carlton after the family restaurant, Carlton Café. Shane's favorite is called Carlton Flight.
Shane's parents gave him a horse for his 21st birthday, Shane called it Carlton Clover
It was Shane's mum Mae who originally got in touch with Louis Walsh to try and persuade him to get involved with Westlife!
Shane wasn't too much trouble at school and he always talked his way out of everything. He had a charm with the teachers and admits that his school days were the best days of his life! He wanted to get out of school like Bryan but now he actually misses that he's gone!
Shane hates rats, tarantulas and all spiders!
His scariest moment was when he was younger and he was kicked in the head by a horse. He said it wasn't too bad cos it was a small pony and didn't get him right. But it happened really quickly and Shane didn't know where he was cos he was so dazed afterwards!
Shane is getting a new house built for his family, which should be finished later this year!
The first time Shane rang Louis Walsh he was on the loo!
He loves singing in the shower
Shane never answers questions about sex in interviews
The best place Shane says he's ever been to is Sydney, Australia
He reckons his triceps are flabby!
His favorite subject at school was English language
One of his biggest ambitions is to meet Michael Jackson
Shane is godfather to his nephew Killian
He says his hands are his fave part of his body
His fave color is black
If Shane wasn't in Westlife, he would be studying accountancy.
The rest of the lads reckon Shane has the worst fashion sense!
Shane always wears black socks
He has a scar on his head from when he fell over as a kid
He believes in aliens
Shane's fave smell is Hugo Boss
