Hot on the heels of his super successful tour in Asia, Westlife star Kian Egan has found himself in a spot of bother after being caught speeding.
The 42-year-old pop star admitted to speeding in his Irish hometown of Sligo yesterday.
The boyband star wasn’t in Sligo District Court himself but plead guilty through his solicitor, Mr Fergal Kelly, who was present on his behalf.
The dad-of-three was caught driving at 89kph in an 80kph zone by a speed camera van on the N16 at Glencar on the Sligo-Leitrim border on 21 June 2021, the Irish Mirror reports.
"He was away when the summons and notice arrived at his house," Mr Kelly told Judge Sandra Murphy, explaining the star’s absence.
The court heard that Kian had no previous convictions and fined him €180, which he was ordered to pay within three months.
Westlife have just returned to the UK following the successful Asian leg of their ‘The Wildest Dreams Tour’.
They played the first of two shows in Glasgow’s The Ovo Hydro on October 19, the night before Kian’s day in court.
They played the second show, after the first sold out, last night before they head to Leeds’ First Direct Arena on Saturday.
Westlife are one of Ireland's most successful bands, having sold more than 55 million records since they were formed in 1998.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Kian is the richest member of Westlife, with a staggering net worth of €23.7m.
Kian has worked professionally since 1997, and was in a rock band called Skrod before joining Westlife.
He lives with his wife, former Hollyoaks star Jodi Albert, and their three boys, Koa, Zeke and Cobi, in a stunning mansion in Strandhill in Sligo.
Their home is right beside the ocean and has floor-to-ceiling windows to make the most of the sea views. The family take full advantage of their proximity to the beach by regularly enjoying sea swims and surfing together.
Speaking of his reason to settle in Sligo, Kian said: "I suppose as the years went on and we got married and started having children and talked about the idea of where they would group up and what type of lifestyle we wanted them to have, it just felt like no matter where we went in the world, Strandhill was the place for us.
"As I got older and we had children, I just really wanted to be part of a community and I wanted my children to feel like they’re part of a community because I travelled so much as a kid working that finding that place, where you belong, was a weird thing to me".
