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KIAN EGAN 2013
HIS son Koa might be only 13-months-old but doting dad Kian Egan is already planning baby number two. our son, is 13-months-old now," said the 32-year-old former Westlife star. "He's a perfect baby, but I'm sure our second one is going to make up for it. We'll probably wait until Koa is two or three before we try for another." The Voice judge said the birth of his son had a profound effect on him and his wife Jodi. "Koa was a great newborn. He'd wake up smiling; have a feed, then go back to sleep. "We've been through a lot. I lost my dad before Koa was born, and Jodi's mum has been battling cancer for the last year but she's doing quite well now. "When you have a child your perspective changes. All the stuff we worry about, you realise this is what matters – being there for that child, guiding his personality in the right direction." And former Hollyoaks actress Jodi Albert (29) says she feels an automatic bond with mums. "I think the best thing that has happened to me since having a baby is the connection I actually feel with other mums who have been through the same thing," she wrote on her blog. "I am never stuck for conversation with other mums. I talk about stretch marks, that my boobs are dropping a little bit and I can chat about it all day". Kian married Jodi in Barbados in 2009. And Kian says he will never forget their Big Day. "I was flabbergasted to see my fiancee walk up the aisle. I remember being gobsmacked, getting that butterfly feeling in my stomach and thinking 'Oh My God, this is real. This is it."
 The new series of The Voice of Ireland a new coach Jamelia joining returning coaches Bressie, Sharon Corr and Kian Egan for the first of this season's 'blind' auditions, where the coaches can hear, but cannot see, the hopefuls. KIAN EGAN
Not content with TV stardom former Westlife star Kian Egan apparently now has his sights set on a solo career. Following the news that former band-mates Mark and Shane have penned solo deals of their own it now seems Kian wants a bit of the action. The singer is said to already have a few tracks in the bag which he has produced with boyband McFly and his Voice of Ireland co-star Bressie. But Kian, who is planning on shopping the tracks to various record companies, isn't putting all his eggs in one basket. Egan is still keeping up with his TV work making regular appearances on This Morning as a presenter. The star is also said to be shooting a documentary for ITV about US music but has denied that he and former Wonderland star wife Jodie Albert are filming their own reality TV show. Rumours were rife that he and Jodie were to begin shooting a 'fly on the wall' style show but Egan insists that allowing camera's into their everyday life with his wife and baby son Koa is not something he is keen on. I can't say I'm not a little disappointed, who wouldn't love a peek at the lives of the rich and famous.
2013  Westlife singer Kian Egan has told of how he's enjoying living a "normal life" since the band retired. The Voice' coach has embarked on a presenting career since the popular music group hung up their microphones last summer. Egan splits his time between Ireland and the UK with wife Jodi Albert and their son, Koa, who celebrated his first birthday on December 20. The father of one told the Irish Independent that he's adapting well without the band and can't wait to embrace more of life's simple pleasures, like making a cup of tea and putting his son to bed at night. "Life is at a nice pace now. I'm not travelling as much and I'm getting to spend more time with Koa and Jodi, which is amazing," he said. "But I'm still working hard. It's a shift in life, but feels good. I'm looking forward to settling down that little bit more again and having a normal life because since I was 17, before Westlife, I haven't had that. "I want to wake up at home every day and spend time with my family." After a successful stint on 'The Xtra Factor' and ITV's 'This Morning', Egan has been taking on more work in TV. In what may be his biggest project yet, the 33-year-old was in the US with an ITV crew in December to film a programme which explores American music of the south. He also admitted that he and wife Jodi would love to have more children in the future. "Fatherhood is amazing. It surpasses anything else you've ever done," he said. "We definitely do want more kids down the line, as we wouldn't want Koa to be an only child -- but not yet."
A SECOND Westlife star has run into house problems. KIAN Egan will have to take down a timber fence from around his Sligo home after falling foul of planners. But unlike bankrupt Shane Filan, who cannot get any offers for his mansion even at the knockdown price of €999,000, Kian and his wife, Jodi Albert, have simply been ordered by to take down a timber extension to the boundary stone wall. The couple said they wanted the fencing for two years until landscaping and foliage matured to hide their home from the road, but Sligo County Council has refused their application The luxury home is just half a mile from a beach where Kian indulges his passion for surfing. The home's impressive kitchen was custom-made and features Asian fretwork door with distressed antique mirrors. In the past three years, the couple have extended and modified the five-bedroom house at Carrowdough, Strandhill, building into the attic and fitting out a music and entertainment room. They've doubled the bungalow's size to 5,231sq ft. Antique Kian is a judge in RTE's The Voice of Ireland and Jodi starred in the Channel 4 series Hollyoaks in her native England before settling in Sligo. The couple married in Barbados in May 2009 and their first baby, Koa, was born on December 20, 2011. The couple named their son after the Hawaiian koa tree. "Some of the best surfboards are made from its wood, so when Koa was born it just suited him," says Kian. 
Westlife star Kian Egan is enjoying living a normal life and spending time with his nearest and dearest since the boys disbanded last summer (12). The hunky singer has now tried his hand at TV presenting, becoming a judge on the Irish version of hit talent show The Voice alongside The Corrs stunner Sharon Corr and sultry songstress Jamelia. Kian splits his time between Ireland and the U.K. with his wife, former Hollyoaks star Jodi Albert, and their gorgeous son Koa, who celebrated his first birthday on 20 December last year (12). Since Westlife hung up their microphones, the star admits he is embracing life's simple pleasures and is looking forward to having more kids in the future. He tells the Irish Independent newspaper, 'Life is at a nice pace now. I'm not travelling as much and I'm getting to spend more time with Koa and Jodi, which is amazing. But I'm still working hard. It's a shift in life, but feels good. I'm looking forward to settling down that little bit more again and having a normal life because since I was 17, before Westlife, I haven't had that. 'I want to wake up at home every day and spend time with my family. Fatherhood is amazing. It surpasses anything else you've ever done. We definitely do want more kids down the line, as we wouldn't want Koa to be an only child - but not yet.'  
'VOICE of Ireland' judge Kian Egan has been ordered to take down a 'privacy' fence which he erected around his country mansion. The Westlife star and his wife, Jodi Albert, put up the wooden fence on top of a stone wall around their Strandhill, Co Sligo, home and then applied to Sligo County Council for planning permission on February 1. Despite no listed objections to the fence being lodged, the council has refused the singer and his actress wife permission to retain the fence around the perimeter of their home. No reason was given for the refusal of planning retention for the fence. The couple must now decide either to appeal or be obliged to take down the fence as soon as possible. In their application, which cost €102 to lodge, the couple claimed the fence was only to be in place for two years, to give shrubbery time to mature and develop as a natural screen. "The fence provides protection to the landscaping as well as providing security," the application stated. The house is located on the outskirts of the popular tourist and surfer town of Strandhill. Over the past six years, the couple have lodged four separate applications for planning permission, as they constructed their large home on the site of a former house and constructed a gateway and access route to the house. The celebrity status of the couple frequently draws fans to the perimeter of the largely stone dwelling, hoping to catch a glimpse of the Westlife crooner or his 'Hollyoaks' actress wife. One local said he was surprised that the council refused permission for the temporary wooden fence. "It's not exactly an eyesore and nobody has ever really passed any remarks on it," he said "Kian and Jodi keep themselves to themselves and never cause anybody any real bother,"he added.
THEY may have survived the gruelling battle rounds, but Kian Egan has sent out a warning to the contestants on this year’s series of ‘The Voice’ – as every judge will be forced to cut their teams by a third in the first two weeks of live shows. The former Westlife singer was speaking to Ryan Tubridy when he revealed the shake-up to this year’s live shows. “We will all have three contestants for the first week, the audience will put one through and it will be down to us to decide who stays”, he said. “That will happen again the following week. For the first two weeks we lose a contestant each — people are going to go home very fast." The Sligo native said the changes were made to keep the show fresh and different from other talent show rivals. “Last year it kind of felt like we got into the live show and it was just another live show with the contestant coming out on-stage. “It was pretty generic and became very similar to all the other shows on TV, but now we are going to get to see the real talent really standing up.” The talent show has been a ratings smash for RTE, regularly pulling in just shy of a million viewers every Sunday night. 
POP hunk Kian Egan has admitted the reality of Westlife’s break-up still hasn’t hit him yet. The band went their separate ways last summer following a sell-out Farewell Tour. But the singer, 32, has revealed how the finality of the split hasn’t sunk in — because he’s busy working on The Voice of Ireland. He said: “Ask me a year or six months from now and I’ll feel a lot different about it. “But whenever I do feel nostalgic, I remind myself we had 14 amazing years together.” 
Here we go again! 
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