'Louis Walsh made our lives hell': Boyband Westlife on how their manager drove them to despair

By REBECCA HARDY 'We know now we can just be men': From left: Westlife members Nicky Byrne, Shane Filan, Mark Feehily and Kian EganThe lads from Westlife would sooner stick pins in their eyes than turn the clock back 12 years. Those early years, says Shane Filan, were 'fecking horrendous.' Manager Louis Walsh was forever on their backs. There were fights, rivalries and days of deep, dark despair.