I'd like to keep singing - whether that's small or big. To stop singing for a living would break my heart.

The couple of years before I was declared bankrupt were the roughest. The bank letters, the pressure, the stress was awful. You're in this twilight zone of not knowing where your life is going, and yet you're in Westlife. Everything was great with the band. I was earning money, and it looked good.

For Westlife, the music will never stop as long as our fans are around inspiring us to keep on making beautiful music together.

Together with a team of financial and legal experts I have spent months exploring all possible alternatives to bankruptcy but to no avail.

My wife is my best friend. The thought that people are afraid to go home to their partners for fear of being abused physically or emotionally makes me feel sick. It's not easy but you need to get help and get out.

I put all my eggs in one basket and invested in property. I didn't do anything internationally - it was all in Ireland.

My mum and dad ran a family cafe in Sligo for 35 years and worked long hours. We grew up in a very hard-working family and had a lovely atmosphere, as we lived above the restaurant. It definitely made me want to work hard, whatever I chose to do. As the baby of seven kids, I was definitely a bit spoilt.