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15 August 2006 – Are Louis Walsh’s pop acts in constant danger, or are these stories just clever publicity stunts?
RAMPAGING rhinos, charging lions, freak tidal waves and death defying stunts… it’s all in a day’s work for Irish boyband Westlife. The pop quartet are no strangers to being in peril. Their latest terrifying encounter was with a two-ton rhinocerous while touring Knowsley Safari Park in Merseyside last weekend. Only their quick-thinking guide saved the four – currently on a UK tour to promote their Face To Face album – from certain disaster.
They said “We had to beat a hasty retreat. The rhino was sweltering in the heat and we got a bit too close”. That ordeal was the latest in a long line of near-fatal escapades for Shane, Kian, Mark and Nicky. Just last year, Kian escaped being eaten alive by a lion during another safari trip, this time in South Africa.
Bizarrely, Westlife are not the only acts looked after by music biz veteran Louis Walsh who have diced with death.
Boyzone, Girls Aloud, Samantha Mumba and flop girlband Bellefire have also suffered near-misses. And they also seem to happen when the stars in question have something to promote.
So are Louis Walsh’s acts really lucky to be alive, or have we all (us included, from time to time) fallen for a serious of outrageous publicity stunts? Take a look at the evidence and decide...
Shane Filan swept out to sea – May 2005. The Westlife star almost drowns on holiday in Miami after being swept out to sea by a freak wave. He is rescued by a lifeguard at South Beach as his pregnant wife Gillian watches in horror. Shane says “I thought I was going to die. I’m lucky to be alive. It was one of those moments when your life flashes before your eyes”.
Promoting: The single You Raise Me Up.
Kian Egan chased by lion – April 2005. Fellow Westlifer Kian is nearly savaged by a lion while on safari in Durban, South Africa after he leaves his tour guide’s vehicle. Kian says “It was the most terrifying few seconds of my life and I have never run so fast”.
Promoting: Tour of South Africa.
Mark Feehily could lose his sight – October 2004. More misery for Westlife when Mark is warned he could go blind due to the band’s flashy lifestyle. Mark is told by doctors that he runs the risk of permanently damaging his peepers after excessive exposure to camera bulb-popping. He says: “Photographers complain and ask why I sometimes wear sunglasses but I have no choice unless I want to ruin my eyesight for ever”.
Promoting: Launch of album Allow Us To Be Frank.
Kian Egan in death-stunt drama – April 2002. The hapless Westlife singer is left hanging 50ft in the air and moments from plunging to his death when a stage stunt in Belfast goes wrong. He says “It was the most terrifying ordeal of my life. I kept thinking, ‘Oh god, this is the end!’. I thought I was going to die”.
Promoting: World Of Our Own tour.
Source: www.mirror.co.uk
 

 

 

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