February 16, 2011
By Staff Reporter
But where the lovey-dovey Yanks are running around warbling ?I Got You, Babe? at the drop of a Von Dutch hat, the Dublin-based pair have a slightly darker vibe going on. In tabloid terms, this makes the former Westlifer and the ex-Atomic Kitten worth their weight in gold bricks.
Bryan and Kerry have had quite a busy year, with him quitting his successful pop band and her defeating all challengers to be named Queen of the Jungle on a British reality TV show. Their newsworthiness stretches back a few years: to the birth of their daughter Lily, the Hello!-sponsored wedding, the scandal surrounding Bryan?s bachelor party antics with an exotic dancer, and so on. But at the tender age of 23, the pair seemed to be in danger of using up their combined 30 minutes of fame. So they?ve decided to get some attention by renewing their wedding vows this year.
Yes, I know that the ink is barely dry on their marriage certificate, but these kids feel the need to reaffirm their commitment to one another, for the whole world to see.
?We?re going to go away somewhere, most likely Italy,? Bryan told showbizireland.com. ?We?ll underline our vows and the commitment we made two years ago, because that?s what marriage is.?
Aren?t they sweet? (Sniff.)
In more B&K news, ananova.com reports that Kerry was, like, blindsided by Bryan?s decision to part ways with Westlife.
?I swear I didn?t know he was leaving until five days before it was announced,? she, well, swore.
?When he told me for real, I was heartbroken,? she sighed. ?It has been our whole life. I reckon I was more upset than Bryan was.?
The ironic thing is, though Bryan cited time with his family as his motivation for grabbing his hair gel and calling it a day, he?s been preoccupied with launching a solo career.
?Funnily enough, at the minute he?s really busy with writing his solo album,? she said. ?But it?ll all calm down again soon.?
In even more B&K news, Jungle Jane is juggling a slew of rumors. In a nutshell:
No — She won?t be replacing Mel C., aka Sporty, in a revamped Spice Girls lineup. ?I haven?t been asked,? she sniffed. ?They could never replace Mel anyway.?
No — She won?t be joining the cast of the Brit soap ?EastEnders.? ?I never watch it,? she said.
Yes — She?s a little nervous about working on her first feature film, ?Showband,? which begins shooting next month. ?But they wouldn?t ask me to be in the film if I couldn?t do it, I?m sure,? she chirped.
Farrell: A will to live
It might put an end to all of his drinking and carousing, but the birth of little James Farrell, just 10 months ago, has inspired his movie star dad, Colin, to take a long, hard look at his lifestyle. And he wants to make some changes.
The Irish star told the Daily Mirror that the birth of his son was a watershed moment in his life.
?There are things I may have done before my son was born that I won?t do anymore,? he said.
That?s right, folks: say buh-bye to the Colin, who bragged about ingesting 20 Ecstasy tablets, four grams of cocaine, six grams of speed, half an ounce of hashish, three bottles of Jack Daniels, and Lord knows what else — in the space of a single week. The new Colin has his priorities straight.
?He?s given me a will to live I never had before . . . a will to stay around for a long time because I want to see him grow up,? Farrell said of his son.
Even though the actor has split from his baby mama, American model Kim Bordenave, the relationship between the pair is said to be amicable.
?Please God, there will be shared custody,? said Colin. ?There will have to be timetables and schedules, but I?ll be in his life forever. He?ll always know who his dad is.?
Colin is absolutely besotted with fatherhood — and his bouncing baby boy.
?He?s a little human who can?t quite speak yet and say what he wants yet and it?s wonderful,? gushed Colin. ?I adore him. For me, fatherhood is the ultimate success.?
[Note to any guys reading this page: Colin?s reading on the hunk-o-meter just shot up ten points. Read and learn, fellas.]
The actor plans to take an extended leave of absence from his busy career as soon as finishes work on his next film, ?The New World.?
?I?ll probably take a break,? he said. ?I?ll take six months off to be with my baby boy.?
In more Colin news, the New York Post reports that the Dublin hottie got in one last bit of macho posturing before turning over his new leaf.
It seems that the actor was enjoying a few bevvies at a Paris hotel when a fellow guest started hassling him. Colin tried asking him to feck off a few times, but when that didn?t work, he hauled off and let his fists do the talking. The belligerent bozo was soon seeing stars.
?Colin knocked him out,? reported an eyewitness. ?[Then] the part went on as if nothing happened.?