‘We can’t wait to have him back’: Westlife give Mark Feehily update on Late Late Show

The band chatted to host Patrick Kielty on RTE’s Late Late Show and performed a world exclusive of their new single ‘Chariot’

Westlife members Shane, Nicky, and Kian have given a heart-warming update on their fellow band member, Mark Feehily.

Mark has been absent from Westlife tours over the past few years as he battles serious health issues.

Now, Shane Filan has spoken about how Mark is getting on.

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Shane spoke on RTE’s Late Late Show to host Patrick Kielty on Friday night. He said: “He’s fine, now unfortunately he’s not able to join us which is obviously sad, it’s a tough decision for him to make but I suppose we have to respect that.

“He is on the new music, he’s on that song [Chariot] and he’s on all the other songs on the album which is great, this is the most important thing for us.

“But we got to keep it going, obviously it’s the 25th anniversary and he wishes us well. We can’t wait to have him back as soon as possible.”

The audience responded with cheers, indicating their eagerness for Mark’s return to performing with Westlife, reports RSVP Live.

It comes after Shane, Nicky, and Kian appeared on the show fresh off the announcement of their homecoming shows in Dublin and even more dates lined up at Belfast’s SSE Arena.

“It’s one of the best weeks ever in Westlife, it really is, it’s like we are back in 1999 again,” Shane said.

He added that the response to their new song has been fantastic, and they are very grateful to their fans.

“27 years of the band, 25 years of touring… this week has just blown us all away,” Nicky said.

He said he loves hearing people’s memories of the band, adding that a fan approached him recently to tell him their mother had passed away, and the last concert they were at together was Westlife.

Nicky recalled the first tour, adding that the five of them came down on a platform into the crowd, and they were so close to the fans they could almost touch them.

Cian explained that they kept adding dates to the 3Arena residency because of the demand. “We are going to stop at 13, we made that official decision.. there’s seven [shows] up in Belfast.”

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