Biography Simon Webbe
Hero: Ice Cube
Villain: Eggs (It's an allergy thing)
Simon Solomon Webbe was born on the 30th of March, 1979, so he's the oldest
member of the group. He was born in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Manchester.
He had a great childhood and loved where he lived. He was good at sports and the
captain of the football team. Football was his passion and he thought that he
would play when he grew up. He admired pop stars like Michael Jackson but never
dreamed of being a pop star. He was a very talented football player, he got
signed to teams like Port Vale and Stoke. He played for England in tournaments
against Ireland and Scotland when he was 14. He had his first kiss when he was
nine, and his first french kiss was when he was 12. His first real relationship
was when he was 15, with a girl he had known since he was 7. Simon was once a
male model. His mate entered him into a Pride magazine competition and he won
the award for Face of 98. This gave him a taste of the good life, he got to
attend celeb parties and met stars like P. Diddy. He started a hip hop act with
his mate DJ Shifty, they were called Criminal Damage. An injury shattered
Simon's chances of becoming a professional footballer, so he headed off to
London and meet the other Blue members at auditions. Antony describes him as
'funny, laid back, easy to talk to with good advice and stylish'. He is a clean
person and likes to take his time with everything, he's the chilled back member.
He also likes to take his pillow wherever he goes.
Ha ha! That's me with my favourite crazy straw! I was curious as a kid,
always asking, "Why?" It must of drove my mum insane! I'd bug her all
the time to let me go out with my friends, until she'd snap and tell me to get
out of her sight!
I ran away out of curiousity too, not for days or anything, just for a short
adventure. Mum would tell me to stay in the backyard, but I'd be wondering why I
couldn't go out the gate. I'd go missing and my family would worry, but everyone
in the area knew me, so I was OK. I never got lost.
On my first day at school, mum dropped me off and I was fine. I didn't even cry
- I just ran over to where all the toys were, it took an hour or two for it to
sink in that she wasn't there anymore. Then I was asking, "Where's my
mum?" and being told she'd be back later to come and get me. Then I was
asking why she left me!
I went to quite a strict Catholic school and I wasn't that naughty cos I didn't
want to get into trouble at home. If a teacher told me off I'd think about how
mum was gonna tell me off more. I was rude but I got away with it.
I didn't have brothers or sister until I was ten, but I had little cousins
living near by and they were my close family. I could bully them but no one else
could! If anyone tried to I'd beat them up.
I was a pretty cool kid. I had little flares and shirts with big collars and all
that. I was a smart man! I had leather jackets like The Fonz and everything! I
was no Mothercare dude!
What was your favourite nosh as a kid?
Grandma's Saturday soup. It was a big stew and each week it was different. Or a
proper Sunday roast round at nan's!
Who were your fave superheroes?
Spiderman! My name's Webbe, so I could relate to him! I had the toys but not the
suit 'cause mum couldn't afford it.
Tell us about your teddy bears...
My aunt got me Snoppy when I was born. When I was 18 my ex threw him away to
spite me. I was devastated!
Who was your first hot crush on?
I think it was that woman from the old TV show Bewitched - the one who did that
funny thing with her nose.