Westlife's Bryan Busy Changing Diapers

Westlife hunk Bryan McFadden is worshipped by thousands of females and hangs out with his mates for a living.

But behind the showbiz glamour, Bryan is also a young dad resigned to dirty diapers and sleepless nights.

Speaking for the first time at length about his second daughter, six- week-old Lilly Sue, the 22-year-old says caring for two children with wife Kerry leaves him exhausted.

Now he thinks performing to thousands of fans every night on Westlife's upcoming tour will actually help him relax.

Bryan said: "I'm looking forward to hitting the road.

"I do my share of diapers and it's hard, tiring work. I can hardly believe I'm going through all that again.

"I haven't been getting much sleep but the tour will be much more relaxing and gives me a chance to rest."

This would seem to be proof he has put his hellraising days behind him.

Westlife's Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Tour will have pyrotechnics and flying stunts that promise to make this run their most ambitious yet.

But Bryan, who also has 18-month-old daughter Molly, would not be drawn away from his family.

He said: "I see my children and know I have responsibilities. I had to grow up.

"Lilly cries a lot more than Molly ever did and is quite a different baby. But Molly is very affectionate and protective of her and doesn't get jealous.

"Being a dad again makes life much more worthwhile and I'm loving it.

"From being single to married, then a dad to family man, there have been a lot of big life changes in the last couple of years. But I handled them well."

Bryan will be joined in wedded bliss this year when band pals Shane Filan and Nicky Byrne walk down the aisle with respective girlfriends Gillian Walsh and Georgina Aherne in December.

But he insists they won't be quitting Westlife to set up house. Bryan said: "I can't see that Shane and Nicky getting married is going to change them. They have practically been married anyway because they've been going out with their girlfriends for years.

"It's not going to make any difference to Westlife. "

He returns to band duties on Monday when Westlife release their latest single Tonight - a potential 12th No.1.

Their planned single, a cover of Cliff Richard's Miss You Nights, was relegated to the B- side after complaints from the band it was "s****".

Bryan said: "Louis Walsh and Simon Cowell chose the song but I don't think anybody in the band wanted it to be a single."

Band pal Mark Feehily added: "We're fed up with cover versions and this was a bad cover version.

"But it's still out on Monday on the B-side because some will like it.

"We reached a turning point when Miss You Nights was lined up as the single and none of us liked the song.

"It made us realise the next album needs to be fresh and different. If we carry on, we'll be bored."