Westlife give Mark Feehily update on Late Late Show: 'We can't wait to have him back'

Westlife have given a heart-warming update on their fellow band member, Mark Feehily.

Sadly, Mark has been absent from Westlife tours over the past few years as he battles serious health issues.

Now, Shane Filan has spoken about how Mark is getting on.

Speaking on the Late Late Show, Shane said: "He's fine, now unfortunately he's not able to join us which is obviously sad, it's a tough decision for him to make but I suppose we have to respect that. He is on the new music, he's on that song [Chariot] and he's on all the other songs on the album which is great, this is the most important thing for us.

"But we got to keep it going, obviously it's the 25th anniversary and he wishes us well. We can't wait to have him back as soon as possible," Shane added.

The audience cheered when they heard this, signalling they too can't wait to have Mark back performing with Westlife.

Westlife are playing a record-breaking run of 13 concerts in Dublin's 3Arena, and tickets are on sale now.

"It's one of the best week ever in Westlife, it really is, it's like we are back in 1999 again," Shane said.

He added the reception for their new song has been fantastic, and they are very grateful for the fans.

"27 years of the band, 25 years of touring... this week has just blown us all away," Nicky said.

He said he loves hearing people's memories of the band, adding that a fan approached him recently to tell him their mother had passed away, and the last concert they were at together was Westlife.

Nicky recalled the first tour, adding that the five of them came down on a platform into the crowd, and they were so close to the fans they could almost touch them.

Cian explained that they kept adding dates to the 3Arena residency because of the demand. "We are going to stop at 13, we made that official decision.. there's seven [shows] up in Belfast."

He said the 3Arena as a venue is a perfect shape and it's very intimate. "The way it's shaped... you can see everyone's eyes in the audience."