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28th September 2016
02:41pm BST

Me: That's fair enough. Let's move on. What happened after Nadine came clean?
Paul: She was very forceful with me, that's for sure. Luckily I am robust and can survive even the harshness of a washing machine. It almost seemed like Nadine was angry with me, when all I did was my job, ya know? I'm not the bad guy here. I've never told any lies and yet I was turned into some sort of a villain in this situation. It wasn't a great time, to be honest.
Me: No, I'd imagine it wasn't. You poor thing. Tell me, what happened when everything died down?
Paul: I expired a few years after the Popstars debacle. I got snipped (snipped is a term that expired passports use to describe when they get their four corners clipped to signify that they are no longer in use) and have been relaxing ever since. I tend to keep to myself, at the end of the day I did my job and whether that caused hardship or not, I can look back and feel proud that I did the right thing.
Artist's impression of a passport that has had the snip
Me: Absolutely. If I can pry a little, to the people that suggest that you deliberately set out to foil Nadine's plans of stardom, what do you say?
Paul: At the end of the day, my haters are my motivators. I've read some disgusting forums online where I've been called scum, a dark stain on Irish history, a degenerate, and worse. I've been portrayed as a villain and that couldn't be further from the truth. People took it upon themselves to decide that I maliciously ruined Nadine's career because I could tell that Six wasn't going to last. None of that is true. Like everyone else, I thought Six were going to be the next Beatles. Nobody could foresee that they'd be a distant memory 15 years on.
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Me: It's true, we all wanted to believe that they were the saviours of the Irish music industry. It was a tough pill to swallow when they split so soon. Looking to the future, what lies ahead for you, Paul?
Paul: Not much, Ciara. I'm still in Nadine's knicker drawer in her parents' house in Derry. I hear she's got a new passport now, one of those fancy ones with a hologram apparently. I just hope they're happy together and she treats this one with the respect that he/she deserves. I don't want what happened to me to happen to anyone else. I've set up a charity called 'Passport To Respect', which raises much needed funds for passports that have been damaged or neglected in the past, then provides rehabilitation and financial support.
Me: Fantastic. It's great to hear that you've turned your experiences into something positive. Paul, it's been a pleasure to talk to you and I truly wish you the very best with everything that lies ahead.
Paul: Ciara, thanks a million. Really appreciate it. All the best!
You can find out more information about Paul's charity 'Passport To Respect' here.

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