13.10.08

Nicky Hits The Big 3-0... Westlife's Nicky Byrne received a wonderful gift for his 30th birthday - a Hello! Magazine deal. Wow! What a way to celebrate your big day – tight security everywhere, PR people stressing around your every move and of course, a team photographers capturing every moment at 8 frames a second... Should have just gone down the pub lad. Ronan Keating Your modern day celebrity really has gone off the deep-end and dived into a lucrative pool of cash, control and restricted access. With glossy UK mags buying up their Weddings, their kids' Baptisms, and now even their birthday parties. The day is fast approaching when you average Z-lister won't take a dump without OK! or Hello! in the loo with a cheque-book. Sad. Ronan Keating, Yvonne Keating At the weekend Westlife's Nicky Byrne had his 30th Birthday in Grand Hotel out in Malahide. And you guessed it folks, Hello! Magazine bought up the rights to party with a bonus package of a photo shoot his twin babies thrown in for good measure... Clllllassy. Shane Filan, Gillian Filan Now that we're getting rather accustomed to getting around the security measures of the British 'Glossies' - we still managed to track down the location of Nicky's party and even get a few frames off of guests at The Grand Hotel (mainly coz some went in the wrong entrance). Westlifers like Shane Filan and his wife Gillian were ushered past windows with bodies in the way to block our camera lenses. Shane Filan Needless to say, all our paps could get were lots of scratchy shots of the backs of heads and half-cocked glimpses of celebrity guests. But damn it, we tried folks. Begorrah, we're not gonna let those Brits come over here and steal our jobs and eh, our women. Na-ah. Not on our watch! Cecelia Ahern And just to think that Nicky's wife Georgina, the daughter of our former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, would take the Queen's shillin' during this sparse time of recession? Let the Irish paps eat cake! Grrrrr. David Keoghan We reckon that celebs have well enough money and can't keep using the old cliché excuse: "the magazine deal took away all organisation hassle from the big day." We're not buying that one anymore... Ken Doherty, Dave Egan If Robbie Keane and Claudine Palmer's free-for-all wedding taught us anything, that's a celebrity's special day is a much more classy affair without blacked-out cars, massive umbrellas covering everyone, guests asked to leave mobile phones and cameras at home, and crazy tight security up the wazoo... You need to take it handy lads. Nicky Byrne Jacket Guests at Nicky Byrne’s 30th Birthday (that we saw) included: Ronan Keating and wife Yvonne, Shane Filan and wife Gillian, Cecelia Ahern and boyfriend David Keoghan, snooker player Ken Doherty and Lillies Bordello's former owner Dave Egan. Not surprisingly Mint restaurant's celebrity chef Dylan McGrath was off the guest-list as was poor old ShowBiz Ireland. Not bitter much.

*Users can ONLY comment via the ShowBiz.ie site Leave a Comment hannah – laindon October 27, 2008 - 21:20 I fink dat at the end of da day nicky has da rite to enjoy his bday with whoever he wonts don't matter who he is with as long he is happy :D becky – England October 17, 2008 - 17:53 if he didnt let hello magazine take the pics tha wud have been anuva fing for everyone to moan about prob. u wud hate it if u had to come out on ur bday coz sum one wanted a pic for your bday .. let him enjoy his life .. fair enuf hes a celeb tha every1 includin me adore but get real people Sarah – Manchester October 15, 2008 - 16:06 Before you start shouting hurl and abuse at Nicky, WHY THE HELL should he come out and have a picture taken with or without fans?! It's his BIRTHDAY, he just wanted to enjoy his birthday party, and yes I think he was very polite and kind to give Hello Magazine the rights to take pics at the party, so he could let us all see the pics, but please PLEASE remember that Westlife are taking a year out, so Nicky is NOT working! I don't call Nicky having a birthday party, working! He can do whatever he wants to, it's his birthday party and clearly he just wanted to enjoy it! Jen – Co Dublin October 15, 2008 - 11:27 That Ronan Keating would want to get hair cut pronto. State. Vicky – UK October 14, 2008 - 12:03 o my god how awful for any Westlife fans to be treated like dirt. Obviously the lads were not aware of the nasty way the security were.maybe security people were not the usual company hired by westlife many of whom would recognise regular Westlife fans from concerts,The bouncers may have been hired in by Hello mag & were just told to keep anyone without invite well away from party area. Babs – Dublin October 14, 2008 - 11:58 ya we previously intended to go up to Grand hotel Malahide too but when we read in a paper that the party was exclusive to Hello magazine we didnt bother .we heard later next day Sat 11th that there was a seperate private entrance organised for Nicky's guests to enter via darkened windows etc .Why didnt Nicky at least come out for a quick photo with those few fans that made the journey in the rain ....... So much for Louis Walsh sayin in his book about singers to treat fans with respect.we heard that some large brutes were on door duty Lorna – Dublin October 14, 2008 - 10:22 what a shame Nicky sold out to mag so much for bein avail to their fans who showed up too !ahem ........ Shame on u Nicky ;& rude security to boot where did they learn their trade TAG – Link Finder October 14, 2008 - 00:39 Westlife: www.westlife.com Cecelia Ahern: www.ceceliaahern.ie Lillies Bordello: www.lilliesbordello.ie Leave a Comment * Your name * Your email address (will not be published) Your location Remember me ? ? Powered by TalkBack 1