Westlife’s Markus Feehily talks fatherhood since becoming a dad with Cailean O’Neill
Mark's daughter Layla turned one last October.
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Westlife singer Markus Feeily has opened up about life as a father alongside fiancé Cailean O’Neill.
Mark and Cailean welcomed baby Layla on 3 October 2019 – just months before Coronavirus took over the world.
Nevertheless, the time between Layla’s birth and the first lockdown allowed time for the ‘Swear It All Over Again’ singer to hit the promo trail with his Westlife bandmates.
“They were literally helping me change nappies”
Speaking on BBC One’s The One Show earlier this week, 40-year-old Mark said: “Honestly they gave me loads and loads of advice.
“Not too far after she was born we were doing promotion because we had our last album Spectrum out, so they were literally helping me change nappies, warm up her bottle.
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“They’ve been fantastic.”
Speaking on Loose Women this week, Mark furthermore added: “[The music world is] going to be very different. I think there is going to be a lot more early mornings and a lot less late nights.
“Layla wasn’t born the last time we were on tour, she was born just afterwards.
“We were getting ready for her to arrive while all the last gigs were happening, but all the lads had their kids on that tour.”
Sounds stressful.
Westlife – also comprised of Shane Filan, Kian Egan and Nicky Byrne – are known for hits like ‘Uptown Girl’ and ‘What Makes a Man’.