Date:16th Dec.,2002

Mr Filan's braced himself, ready to be probed, prodded and pilfered with your personal questions. What are you waiting for? Get stuck in!

If you could fill a room with one smell, what would it be?
Anna Scorer

Probably just a fresh smell - oh, actually, the smell of roast dinners cos it reminds me of home. I love that smell of roast beef and baking cabbage. Mum's cooking - there's nothing like your mum's cooking, you grow up with it. So it's in your sense of smell all your life. And you go home and you feel all cuddly, like. Like when you go home at Christmas and the house is really tidy and you walk in and you're like, 'Oh, I love home.'

If you had to have one of your band mates' hairdos, which one would you choose?
Lauren O'Halleron

I'd have Mark's one today cos it's mad. Mark does actually experiment, and today it's mad - he wants to do one of those psycho looks. He's just daft, ha-ha!

What plastic surgery would you have if it was painless and you could keep it a secret?
Lianne James

I wouldn't have plastic surgery unless I'd had a bad accident. Then I'd get whatever I had to have done to make myself happy - if I could fix my nose or my face, whatever. But other than that, I wouldn't change anything about myself - God makes you what you are, in my eyes. You are what you are.

Have you ever been sick from eating too much Christmas dinner?
Isabella Russell

Oh, yeah, one year...eurgh! I think it was when I first joined the band, and I felt about 30 stone - eurgh! I ate my dinner and laid down in front of the fire on the rug. I was nearly crying! (Makes whimpering noises) Then I waited ten minutes and let out the hugest burp - mwaaaaap - so I was feeling 100 per cent! 'Some more trifle there, lad? Bleeugh, ha-ha! It's the best day of the year - you can always fit a bit more in, can't you? I love the turkey, the cabbage, the potatoes...mmm.

When you have time off, do you still go horse riding?
Gemma Bradshaw

Not as much as I'd like to, becasue when I go home, there's always so much other stuff to do. I love jumping and all that, though. That's what I do when I ride, cos we have, like, a big standard arena. We're building an indoor one at the moment, as well. It's three times the size of a normal room with loads of fences.

How many different denim jackets do you own, cos every time I see you you're wearing a different one?
Cali Ahmet

That's a good question! I have honestly, ooh, I don't know, about 20, i'd say. I collect jackets - I live jackets. I must have about 100 jackets, different kinds of leather ones, different colours, long, short and three quarter length. I've got a big wardrobe thing built and I have all my jackets lined up - leather to denim to cord to suede, long, short, too short, too long - all in a long line.

Have you ever stopped to help someone change a tyre or repair a car?
Eve Turnbull

I have stopped before, with my brother or whatever, when an old woman had a puncture or a young girl or young fella was looking like he couldn't do anything. If I'm on my own I might not stop though - I'd just be afraid, if I saw two lads, that they'd turn out to be psycho's, you know what I mean? I can change a tyre, although Gillian can change a tyre better than me, believe it or not! I got a flat tyre a while ago, as it goes. I didn't know where the wheel was, and Gillian was like, 'Just lift that out.' She's very good when it comes to cars - she started driving a year ago and loves driving and knows everything about cars, whereas before she hadn't a clue what a BMW was, I like that about her.

If you had to write an autobiography, what title would you chose and why?
Tara Welch

If I had to write an autobiography, I'd call it Shane In His Own Words, or something like that. If I got paid loads of money off some publishing company, I might try it, ha-ha!

Have you ever seen Santa Claus?
Toni Winslow

I did, yeah, when I was about seven - well, I'm pretty sure it was Santa Claus anyway, ha-ha! He was in my sitting room and, when he came in, we were all hiding behind my couch!

Is it true that you and Bryan have both had your chests waxed?
Nicola Saunders

I don't know about Bryan, but I had it waxed for the Flying Without Wings video shoot. And, about two days later it turned into a big red rash all over me, I'd never, ever do it again. It's the worst pain - it's the worst thing a man can do to himself. No matter how much money you're gonna get paid, it' not as important as the pain you go through. Hopefully girls don't have to get theri chests waxed, but I sympathise with girls when they have their other bits done!

What's at the top of your Christmas list?
Helen Judd

Top has to be my mum and dad's present, or Gillian's present. I got my dad a watch last year, a really cool Rolex. It was something he'd always wanted and it was lovely giving it to him. I was so proud. Little things like that mean a lot to people, you know - 'Thanks, Dad, for everything.' I got Gillian a computer last year too, a big PC, and she loved that.

What ring tone do you have on your mobile phone?
Abby Archer
I don't know - Gillian always seems to have my mobile lately. She's robbing it a lot, ha-ha! She's like, 'I wanna keep the phone.' I don't think I'd ever have a Westlife song as the ring tone. My sister has World Of Our Own - I was in the car one day, driving her somewhere, and I heard, 'Da da da da da da da dah.' And then she had Uptown Girl! Can you believe that? Ha-ha!

Cool sis u got there shane LOL