Overview
- McFadden told The i Paper he "probably wouldn't have left" if he had today's mindset, adding he cannot change how he felt then.
- He originally announced his intention to quit Westlife at a press conference to spend more time with then-wife Kerry Katona and their children.
- The remarks surface months after the BBC's Boybands Forever, which The i Paper said depicted some members as traumatised, though McFadden said he felt he was "OK."
- Kerry Katona spoke warmly about McFadden in a September podcast, noting he cared for her well-being while acknowledging he prefers not to revisit their relationship publicly.
- Reports in July said McFadden married long-time partner Danielle Parkinson in a beachside ceremony attended by his daughters.