Nicky Byrne
- NAME: Nicholas Bernard James Adam Byrne
- BIRTH DATE: October 9, 1978
- BIRTH PLACE: Holles Street Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
- ZODIAC SIGN: Libra
- EYE COLOR: Blue
- SIBLINGS: 1 younger brother, 1 older sister
- WIFE: Georgina Ahern-Byrne
FAVORITES
- MUSIC: Elvis Presley, Phil Collins
- SONG: "World Of Our Own" by Westlife
- MOVIE: Armageddon, Titanic, Die Hard
- ACTOR: Brad Pitt, Bruce Willis
- ACTRESS: Demi Moore, Cameron Diaz
- FOOD: His mom's home cooking
- COLORS: Blue, white, black
- SPORTS: Soccer, snooker, football
OTHERS
- Nicky is the oldest in the group.
- He doesn't like croissants or mayonnaise but he loves Japanese food
- He can bark like a dog.
- Nicky and his wife, Georgina Ahern, welcomed twin boys, Rocco Bertie and Jay Nick on the 20th of April 2007. The twins were born six weeks early by caesarean section.
- Nicky has a tattoo on his lower back.
- Nicky is 5ft 10inches.
- Nicky went to Baldoyle Boys National School in Dublin.
- Nicky has got a scar on his elbow, groin, 2 on his head and a 6inch scar near his belly button.
- When Nicky was 12 he won an award for best goalkeeper at the European Youth Championships.
- Nicky loves to read books written by his sister-in-law, Cecelia Ahern.
- Nicky is very superstitious.
- Nicky is afraid of lifts.
- Nicky was a professional footballer with Leeds United A.F.C in 1995. He played as a goalkeeper. He was with Leeds for 2 years.
- He has a younger brother called Adam and an older sister called Gillian.
- Nicky's first stage performance was at his auntie's wedding.
- Nicky has a Golden Labrador called Keano named after Irish soccer player Roy Keane.
- Nicky has four cars: Audi A4, 4x4 Codillac Escalade EX, a red Ferrari F355 Maranello and a black Range Rover Sport.
- Nicky has both his ears pierced.
- Nicky married Georgina Ahern on August 5 2003.
- He won the 'Best Hair Cut' award at the 'Smash Hits Poll Winners Party' in 2001
- Describe yourself in three words: Thoughtful, reliable, trustworthy
- Bad habit: Drinking tea with the spoon still in the cup
- Rule of Life: "Never think that anyone's better than you, and never think that you are better than anyone else"
- Most embarassing moment: falling over at Elland Road, Leeds United's stadium in front of 30,000 people
- Likes: Football (especially Man U and Leeds cos he used to be the goalie in the junior team), eating out, shopping and travelling home to Ireland to see his family
- Dislikes: Smoking and nasty people
- Worst class(es): I was never any good at maths
- Best class(es): English was easy and geography wasn’t bad
- Most like to meet: Phil Collins, Madonna
- First concert: The Cranberries in DublinU2 or B*Witched: U2
CONFESSIONS
- "I was chatting to this girl on a plane about music and discovered we'd both sold six million albums! I'm thinking 'Who on earth is this girl?' so I pretend to go to the toilet so I could ask our make-up artist. She told me she was the girl who'd just left Destiny's Child! How embarrassing!"
- "I enjoy having a good shit! Nobody knows that do they? Heh-heh! You can't beat a good long number two. I always pick up whatever is in the bathroom - the deodorant can or toilet roll pack - and have a bit of a read. I mean, if I'm in a rush, I'm in a rush, but five or ten minutes is ideal. I'm sure if I was reading the papers, I could be in there for half an hour or so!"
- "I absolutely detest lifts - I always have. And it's become even more of a problem since I've been in the band, because we're travelling the world and staying in these huge hotels which means we have to get into lifts all the time. And the worst thing is, the other four lads keep jumping up and down to make the lift wobble! Last time we were in Acapulco in Mexico, we were staying on the 17th floor. On the last day, I walked all the way down to reception with some clothes in my hand. When I got there I noticed that I'd dropped a polo neck along the way, so I had to walk all the way back up and I found it on the 16th floor, then had to go all the way back down again! Basically, I end up walking all the time and it's a real pain. I have got slightly better over the last year or so, so maybe it'll just take time until I can step into a lift without worrying. That's what I'm hoping. They say you have to face your fears...."
- "Shane and I share a room when we're on the road. We were in Birmingham and I had the bed by the wall and Shane's bed was on my right next to the window. I woke up in the middle of the night and looked over and Shane's bed had disappeared. All I could see was the window! I couldn't figure out what was going on, then all of a sudden I felt an arm on my shoulder. I froze and slowly looked around and I realised I was in Shane's bed and he had his arm draped over me! I quietly moved his arm and went back to my own bed. I don't know how it happened, because I definitely fell asleep in my own bed! I told him about it the next morning and I was so embarrassed!"
