Shane's Profile

S h a n e Info 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 8 Colour of eyes: Hazel green Any tattoos: No Scars/marks: No Inside Leg Measurement : 32 Chest : 38 Shoe size: 9 Family: parents Peter and Mae, three brothers: Finbarr (30), Peter (29), Liam (27), three sisters: Yvonne (28), Denise (23), Mairead (21) Previous Jobs: Hardware store Singing since: A baby Childhood photos: Personality Describe yourself in three words: Level-headed, generous, romantic 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 (photo below thanks to Kristin Beckner) Likes/Dislikes Hobbies: Horse riding, snooker, pitch and putt 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 Hero: Michael Jackson Who Would You Have A One 2 One With? Michael Jackson Most Impressive Person You've Ever Met: Mother Teresa 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 colour: 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 Lovelife! Blondes or brunettes: either Ideal woman: Cute, cuddly and one who loves me Have a girlfriend: Shane is married to his childhood sweetheart, Gillian Walsh (Kian's cousin). Shane and Gillian were married at at Ballintubber Abbey on 28 December 2003. Read more about Shane and Gillian's wedding. Shane and Gillian have one child, Nicole Rose, who was born on 23 July 2005. Shane is pictured below with Gillian at Nicky's wedding, 9 August 2003 Shane is pictured below with Gillian at a Newcastle United football game, 26 April 2002. Before dating Gillian, Shane was previously rumoured to be going out with Natasha from Atomic Kitten (picture below) 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 Quotes "I'm young, free and single. So if there's anyone out there! Seriously it is very hard to have girlfriends as we are away so much - that's the reality of it and it's going to be worse before it gets better." - Shane on having girlfriends in the business "I felt weird - I was dead paranoid about it. I thought, 'Is everyone staring at me, is it obvious?'" - Shane on having to wear make-up "I used to have a toy cat called Kitty. It wasn't a pink cat but it wasn't a black cat either if you know what i mean. It was something a girl would definitely have had. I'd hide him under the bed when my friends came round." "I was caught speeding past a hospital doing 47 mph in a 30mph zone. There were four of us in the car and it was just after I passed my test. We were on our way to the Irish trials for rugby and we were late so on the bigger roads I was probably going a lot faster. Luckily the cop loved rugby so he let me off although he wasn't too happy with my dodgy number plate." "I went away for a three-day rugby tournament and I forgot